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THOENIG, Jean-Claude b. 18 December 1940, Bienne, Switzerland. Employment history Res. Fellow, Centre de Sociologie des Orgs, Paris, 1964–75; Prof. Sociology, Federal Inst. Technology, Lausanne, 1975–78; Assoc. Dean, Prof. Sociology, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, 1979–83, 1984–; Sr Res. Fellow, CNRS, Groupe d’Analyse des Politiques Publiques (GAPP), Paris and Cachan, 1984–. Degrees received BS, Univ. Genève; Doc., Univ. Paris. Offices held Chair, European Group Org. Studies (EGOS), 1996–97; Pres., Conseil Scientifique de l’Evaluation, France, 1996–98; Vice-Pres., Scientific Council, European Inst. Public Admin., 1995–98; Vice-Pres., Ecole de Paris du Mgmt, 1997–; Bd Mem., CEMAGREF, France, 1997–. Editorial duties Ed. Bds, ASQ, 1975– 78, Politiques et Mgmt Public, 1984–, Org. Science, 1994–98; Chair, Advisory Bd, Org. Studies, 1998–. Prizes and honours Medal, CNRS, 1978; Hon. Prof., Federal Inst. Technology, Lausanne, 1978; Hon. Fellow, Univ. Birmingham, 1982; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France, 1999. Consultancy work AérospatialeMatra; Elf; Saint-Gobain; ThomsonCSF; Thomson-Multimedia; L’Oréal; European Commission; French Govt; OECD. Principal fields of interest HR; MOC; MC; ODC; OMT; OB; PNS. Chief publications Books: 1. Sociologie de l’administration française (with F. Dupuy) (A. Colin, 1983); 2. L’administration en miettes (with F. Dupuy) (Fayard, 1985); 3. La loi du marché (with F. Dupuy) (L’Harmattan, 1986); 4. L’ère des technocrates (L’Harmattan, 1987); 5. La marque (with J.N. Kapferer) (McGraw-Hill, 1989); 6. Les politiques publiques (with Y. Mény) (Le Seuil, 1989); 7. L’action publique (with F. Lacasse) (L’Harmattan, 1997). Articles: 1. ‘The regulation of...