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Meta-organizational Expertise: the case of the Collectif des Festivals' sustainability expertise

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  • Sihem Mammar El Hadj

    (EGEI - Éthique et Gouvernance de l’Entreprise et des Institutions - UCO - Université Catholique de l'Ouest, GRANEM - Groupe de Recherche Angevin en Economie et Management - UA - Université d'Angers - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)

  • Laura Sabbado

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Ingrid Mazzilli

    (LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Expertise has usually been analysed at the individual or at the group level, but it is a key yet understudied issue for meta-organizations. In meta-organization studies, expertise has indeed been looked at through the lens of members' diverse expertise and how this helps metaorganizations take decisions. However, what is the expertise of a meta-organization and where does it reside exactly? The very nature of meta-organizations raises specific questions about expertise implying interactions with members and non-members. In his chapter, we build on an in-depth case study of a meta-organization in the cultural sector, which has developed a specific expertise about sustainable practices. Our findings help us define metaorganizational expertise as a set of skills built through a relational process founded on on a voluntary commitment of the members that results in accumulating and disseminating knowledge.

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  • Sihem Mammar El Hadj & Laura Sabbado & Ingrid Mazzilli, 2026. "Meta-organizational Expertise: the case of the Collectif des Festivals' sustainability expertise," Post-Print hal-05547394, HAL.
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