Le performing/patterning, moteur d’évolution des compétences collectives ? Le cas de la gestion forestière en contexte de grands défis

Abstract

Key element of competences management, the collective competence concept is the subject of a substantial literature. Yet, the question of its evolving process remains opened. This research proposes to explore this question by mobilizing the notions of performing and patterning from the theory of routine dynamics. The research is based on the study of a reshuffling collective of actors to adapt the local forest management of a public forest facing grand challenges. As outcomes; we show that performing can be interpreted as a process through which the attributes of collective competence emerge and are transformed, and that the constitution of these attributes forms a new guide for collective action, a process akin to patterning.