Membership Category
- Regular
Institution
- Polytechnique Montréal
Discipline(s)
- Business Administration
- Management
Expertises
- Change management
- Eco-responsible behaviors
- Leadership at work
- Environmental psychology
- Corporate social responsibility
Biography
Professor, researcher and writer, Virginie Francoeur holds a bachelor's degree in management, a master's degree in organizational development (HEC Montréal) and a doctorate in management (Université Laval). To further her knowledge of occupational psychology, she completed a doctoral internship at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain.
Since June 2020, she has been Professor of Organizational Change in the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, leading a research team on eco-responsible behavior in the workplace. This involves in-depth knowledge of change management, work organization and psychosocial dynamics.
Her research, which has been published in scientific journals (i.e., Organization & Environment; Journal of Cleaner Production, European Management Journal, Journal of Business Research) seeks to understand how individuals can become agents of change to accelerate the ecological transition. In 2022, she published her sixth book "Green behaviors in the workplace" with Éditions Sprigner Nature. Virginie Francoeur is keen to continue working on inspiring projects to (re)place people and the environment at the heart of organizational decision-making, while ensuring that the results benefit both the research community and industry.
Affiliated research axes
Change and Transition Management
Planning Optimization
Resource and Product Maximization
Policy levers
Projects funded by the RRECQ
Results of a Canada-wide study on zero waste transformed into art and impacts on environmentally responsible behaviours
Description
In Canada in 2016, only 9% of plastic was recycled, with packaging accounting for 47% of all plastic waste. There are several reasons why, including the operational limitations of facilities and recycling that requires selective separation and uncontaminated containers. In an effort to address the issue, the project aims to lead a pan-Canadian study on the levers of change for a transition to a zero-waste product offering.
The project’s innovation lies in its knowledge mobilization method, which raises awareness through art. Ten artists (writers, musicians, painters, etc.) will analyze the qualitative and quantitative data from the research and provide their interpretations in plain language. This co-creation approach cannot be categorized, since the results extend beyond standard environmental science theories. It is inspired by assumptions in art-based methodologies, sociological art and ecological art involving social interventions that actively engage communities.
The works will be presented in public spaces to provide avenues for understanding and discussion on ecology for audiences who are less familiar with the scientific and artistic communities.
Themes
- Behavior
- Change management
- Research-creation
- Zero waste
