Our research activities within the KCO community impact business, research, the academic community and students:
Impact on business
- Explore the role of communities (internal / external / mixed) in the development of companies and innovation.
- Promote experience sharing (good and bad practices), mutual aid and experimentation
- Benefit from the experience of renowned academics in the field, from Kedge and the Kedge international academic network (HEC Montreal, Beta CNRS-University of Strasbourg, Etienne Wenger, University of Grenoble, University of Technology of Troyes -UTT etc.)
- Develop new tools and practices to serve the communities
- Develop consulting, training and coaching in the field of communities
Impact on research
- Conduct relevant research and publish research articles based on case studies on communities drawn from KCO member companies
- Publish a special issue, in a ranked journal, associated with each KCO Symposium
- Test the relevance and resonance of our academic developments (hypotheses, methods, concepts) with KCO companies
Impact on the academic community
- Give voice and access to our events (KCO Symposium, KCO Research Seminars, KCO Workshops, Kedge Insights Breakfasts...)
- Meet and talk with Etienne Wenger-Trayner
- Collect and share academic publications
Impact on students
- Write case studies or classroom exercises based on real-life situations - testimonials from business leaders in class
- Enrich the "internship and work-study" offer for students, especially in business engineering