The nuclear industry worldwide is experiencing significant transformations driven by various trends. They include rising energy demands, technological advancements, climate crisis challenges, international cooperation agreements, growing public concerns and evolving threats. These trends require robust competences development in the nuclear area to ensure the safe and secure use of nuclear energy. This paper analyses the […]
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Organizing for resilience in high-risk organizations: The interplay between managerial coordination and control in resolving stability/flexibility tensions in a nuclear power plant
To avoid accidents, organizations operating in high-risk environments must develop resilience in the face of uncertainty. While uncertainty can be reduced through anticipation and prevention via procedural barriers—ensuring organizational stability—it can also be managed through actor autonomy, allowing for prompt, localized responses that enhance organizational flexibility. This qualitative case study of a European nuclear power […]
Deep Leadership: a Critical Realist Approach to Revisit the Role of Leadership in High-Risk Organizations
Paper presented at the 37th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, held online and in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 8 to 10 July 2021. More information:
Developing resilience in high risk and regulated environment: dangers of overpassing organizational limits of managerial coordination and control
Paper presented at the 39th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, held in Cagliari, Italy, from 6 to 8 July 2023. More information:
Organizational embeddedness of leadership for safety: crossed perspectives on individual and collective tensions in high-risk organizations
Paper presented at the 38th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, held in Vienna, Austria, from 7 to 9 July 2022. More information:
The role of mindfulness in the management of projects: Potential opportunities in research and practice
Mindfulness is receiving growing attention in the project management community, probably due its proven beneficial effects at individual, team and organization levels in other management domains. Indeed, 80% of the 50 publications identified in this paper were published over the last decade. This review addresses the disparate extant publications related to mindfulness in the field […]
