Jérôme Ballet

Purpose: This study aims to examine how corporate social responsibility (CSR) is practiced in small informal enterprises in Surabaya, Indonesia, and to show that CSR is embedded in local community norms rather than treated as a strategic or voluntary activity. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a qualitative research design based on 23 in-depth interviews with owner-managers of small informal enterprises. Findings: The findings reveal that CSR practices are driven by community relationships and social obligations. These practices mainly take the form of philanthropic and service-oriented behaviors that are inseparable from economic performance and ethical conduct. Environmental sustainability is given less importance, as community norms emphasize solidarity and respect over abstract ecological concerns. The results challenge conventional CSR frameworks, such as Carroll’s pyramid, by demonstrating that economic, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities are intertwined in community-embedded small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Originality/value: This study contributes to SME CSR literature by highlighting the relational and culturally embedded nature of responsibility in emerging economies, offering an alternative perspective to dominant CSR models.

This article examines the issue of succession in family-owned businesses in Indonesia, using a qualitative approach to explore the role of socioemotional wealth in the intergenerational transfer of ownership. Socioemotional wealth can shape succession outcomes in both positive and negative ways, influencing not only the continuity of the business but also the engagement of the next generation. The study surveyed 50 small and 30 medium-sized enterprises operating within the informal economy. The findings highlight several possible succession scenarios, shaped by factors such as the pace of economic development, the heirs’ motivation to take over the business and their educational background.

Governments, civil society groups, and international organisations actively raise awareness about major environmental risks and work to mitigate them. In practice, however, sustainable development tends to be approached in stages: first by addressing the economic dimension, followed by the environmental, and finally, the social dimension. We argue that this sequencing reflects an inherent bias in how the importance of each dimension is perceived, with the social dimension consistently being undervalued. Historically, the social dimension of sustainable development has been predominantly associated with poverty alleviation and basic needs satisfaction. While essential, this narrow interpretation fails to capture the broader social issues at stake, such as inequality, vulnerability, and social cohesion. In this conceptual review, we revisit the place of the social dimension within sustainability frameworks, based on an extensive analysis of the scientific literature on sustainability, environmental justice, and social policies. We challenge the prevailing notion that the social dimension has often been reduced to poverty and is detrimental to natural resources. Instead, we propose that sustainable development must shift towards a model of socially sustainable development. Our approach builds on a capabilities-based understanding of social justice, which highlights the importance of enhancing individual and collective capacities to act and thrive within their environment. It is therefore essential to move beyond the outdated view that economics and environmental protection are in conflict. Instead, we must frame the environment as a matter of human justice, where the social dimension is given its rightful importance. In this context, we present three key pillars of analysis — equity, safety, and social cohesion — to renew the sustainability debate and mitigate the disruptions caused by imbalances between the dimensions.

The article examines the contributions of John Dewey’s philosophical thought to an institutionalist conception that integrates the dynamics of emotions to enrich the conception of action and the analysis of the links between institutions and individuals. We first demonstrate the close connections between the enactivist approach underlying the post-Northian cognitive analysis of institutions and John Dewey’s situational approach. We then identify the main features and functions of emotions in the pragmatist’s theory. Subsequently, we outline three levels – emotional rationality, communication, and collective emotions – that illustrate how the incorporation of emotions enriches the study of institutions, drawing on North’s cognitive model. Finally, we illustrate the scope of Dewey’s theory of emotions through a concrete case (the France Télécom case), in which emotions serve as a driving force for actors’ creativity, changes in managerial practices, and a transformation of legal norms.

This article examines social protection pathways in the former French colonies in sub‐Saharan Africa. We identify five steps to understanding the patterns and dynamics of social protection in these countries that provide evidence of its exogenous construction. First, we characterize the main developments in social protection systems and policies from their inception, covering the colonial era to the present, underlining the role of colonial legacy and the global social policy framework. Second, we document the similarity of national social protection trajectories and lack of national ownership of the policy problem markedly that characterizes social protection pathways.

The role of morals, ethics and values in economics is a much-discussed topic. The purpose of this article is to review the pragmatist philosopher John Dewey’s contribution to this debate. He particularly points out the importance of emotion. Indeed, emotion has remained a blind spot in the author’s thinking on values, given the extent to which the debate on rationality and value has taken precedence. We begin by showing the contiguity of the notions of valuation and emotion in the author’s thinking. We then discuss the role of emotion in the conduct of moral inquiry by situating his thinking in relation to emotivism, before more specifically addressing the role of emotion in Dewey’s thinking. Finally, we discuss how Dewey’s thinking can contribute to the debate on values and valuation in economics.

La littérature économique s’intéresse aux enjeux du développement soutenable, mais elle aborde rarement le pilier social, car elle se concentre sur l’imbrication entre les piliers économique et environnemental. Quand il est pris en compte, le pilier social l’est comme interface qui facilite la jointure entre les deux autres. Les analyses économiques soulignent unanimement l’importance d’effectuer cette jonction, qu’il s’agisse d’évoquer les conditions de vie des populations ou l’acceptation sociale des transformations vers une transition écologique. Pourtant, les études consacrées au développement soutenable ne considèrent guère le social autrement que comme une simple interface. Le social doit trouver sa juste place dans les politiques économiques de développement soutenable. Pour cela, il importe de reconceptualiser ce pilier en le faisant entrer en résonance avec les thèmes à l’origine du développement soutenable. De nouvelles justifications se présentent alors pour des politiques publiques pensées jusque là en dehors du développement soutenable. Classification JEL : Q01, Q56, Z13.

L’influence du pragmatisme sur l’institutionnalisme, et notamment sur celui de John Commons, est désormais largement reconnue. En particulier, l’importance des règles et des habitudes dans les comportements a été bien mis en évidence dans le pragmatisme. Néanmoins, l’importance, dans ce courant de pensée, de la réflexion sur la bifurcation ou la rupture par rapport aux règles et aux habitudes a été minorée. Cet article souligne que John Dewey, un des pragmatistes les plus influents, a pensé ces transformations. Celles-ci sont analysées chez lui à partir de trois concepts clés : l’expérience, la transaction et l’émotion. Il en découle une nouvelle piste de réflexion pour l’analyse économique, en particulier dans le rôle que les émotions peuvent jouer dans les changements par rapport aux règles et aux habitudes de comportement. Dewey nous invite ainsi à une économie de l’émotion plus riche que ce que l’analyse économique n’a produit pour l’instant. Classification JEL : B25, B40.

La littérature sur le football professionnel a mis en évidence un effet d’âge relatif, Relative Age Effect (RAE), symbolisé par le mois de naissance des joueurs. Le mois de naissance devient un facteur déterminant du talent. Cette contribution se focalise sur l’étude longitudinale de la distribution des mois de naissance des joueurs en activité entre 1970 et 2019 en Ligue 1 en France. La concentration des mois de naissance des joueurs est alors mise en parallèle avec l’évolution du processus institutionnel de sélection et de formation. Il en ressort que les aptitudes et les talents sont un construit institutionnel