Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the context and the content of the six papers that follow in this special issue on “New Forms of Organizational Ethnography”. Design/methodology/approach – This editorial explains the burgeoning interest in organizational ethnography over the last decade in terms of several favourable conditions that have supported this resurgence. It also offers a general view of the nature and diversity of new forms of organizational ethnography in studies of management and organization. Findings – New forms of organizational ethnography have emerged in response to rapidly changing organizational environments and technological advances as well as the paradigmatic transformation of ethnography and ascendency of discursive and practice-based studies. Originality/value – The editorial highlights an “ethnographic turn” in management and organization studies that is characterized by a renewal of the discipline through the proliferation of new forms of organizational ethnography. A focus on new organizational phenomena, methodological innovation and novel ways of organizing fieldwork constitute the three main pillars of new forms of organizational ethnography. It encourages researchers to develop forums and platforms designed to exploit these novel forms of organizational ethnography.

Une stratégie de recherche processuelle : l'étude longitudinale de cas enchâssés, M@n@gement, 9: 3, 145-168.Copies of this article can be made free of charge and without securing permission, for purposes of teaching, research, or library reserve. Consent to other kinds of copying, such as that for creating new works, or for resale, must be obtained from both the journal editor(s) and the author(s). M@n@gement is a double-blind refereed journal where articles are published in their original language as soon as they have been accepted.

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La perspective « naturaliste » de la décision ou « Naturalistic Decision Making » (NDM) s'est déployée depuis une vingtaine d'années pour comprendre comment des experts, évoluant dans des contextes particuliers, prennent des décisions qui doivent être efficaces, rapides et sûres dans des environnements hostiles, changeants et à enjeux potentiellement vitaux. Si ce courant a étudié de très nombreux terrains, il n'a, en revanche, jamais prêté attention aux décisions des professionnels de la haute montagne dans leurs pratiques quotidiennes. L'article 1 se propose de montrer en quoi la NDM constitue un cadre approprié pour rendre compte de leurs décisions en cours d'action. Il constitue aussi une incitation à développer des recherches in vivo et souligne simultanément les défis empiriques et méthodologiques auxquels les chercheurs sont confrontés.