Research seminar: Professor Brice Dattee

Join us in welcoming Professor Brice Dattee from emlyon business school to Trinity Business School on Thursday, 5th of November 2026.

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Seminar Title: Future-making and the circulation of organizational power

Abstract: In this paper, we bring together work on future-making and power to examine how future-making can lead to the circulation of power. While the connection between future-making and power has been explored in terms of how power dynamics affect future-making, there has been little work on how future-making can affect the distribution of power in an organization. Drawing on a case of a foresight intiative carried out by the canton of Geneva, we explore how future-making resulted in the circulation of power and what mechanisms underlie this unexpected result. Given the increasing interest in future-making and temporality in organization and management theory, our study makes important contributions to our understanding of how future-making can result in changes in the power positions of different coalitions involved in the process.

Authors:

• Brice DATTÉE (emlyon business school, Paris, France) - Presenter
• Thomas GAUTHIER (emlyon business school, Lyon, France)
• Nelson PHILLIPS (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Bio: Brice DATTÉE is Professor of Strategy at emlyon business school, Paris campus, France. His research is based on longitudinal process studies which focus on competitive dynamics in technology-based industries, ecosystem strategy, and organizational adaptation. He is the Director of the Global Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) at emlyon.

Note: Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be served between 12 - 1 pm on the Lower Ground Floor.

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