Co-operative Action Research, An Approach Adapted to the Resolution of a Complex Problem in International Business
This article presents a co-operative action research (CAR) approach within a multinational company, with the objective of solving a complex problem encountered by the company’s stakeholders, in the management of their partnership relations within their international production system. In this article, we highlight the challenges of CAR: the role of co-researcher attributed to practitioners, the stages in the development of change actions as well as the academic and actionable knowledge thus created. We also evoke the necessary skills of the researcher in the conduct of this type of approach.