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French overview of the liberated-company movement: pioneers, adopters (Décathlon, Michelin, MAIF...), critiques, key sources.
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French overview of the liberated-company movement: pioneers, adopters (Décathlon, Michelin, MAIF...), critiques, key sources.
· Academic authors
Balanced academic assessment of liberated companies, their promise and critiques.
· Change the Work
Getz on the first generation (Gore, USAA, FAVI, Semco...) and the second (Poult, Chronoflex, HCL...).
· My Happy Job
Practitioner overview with French examples and Getz's definition.
· Blog
Notes on the documentary and on Arte's 'Le Bonheur au travail' (2015); traces the term to Tom Peters (1993).
· Master's students
French academic dossier reviewing Getz & Carney and the FAVI/Poult/Chronoflex cases.
· ADP RH Info
Sceptical analysis: no demonstrated link between liberation and product innovation; Poult's revenue fell 14% 2010–15 despite the 'happiness' documentary — a needed counterpoint.
· LaborAgora
Overview of the liberated-company wave in France with Gore, Harley-Davidson, Chronoflex and Poult.
· SSTRN
Synopsis of Meissonnier's film: end of the pyramid, egalitarian practices, removal of controls and bosses, shared information.
· Jean-François Zobrist
Zobrist's own account: FAVI from 80 to 650 people with 20%+ cash-flow for 30 years, without 'learning to manage'.