Disciplinary research at Institut Polytechnique de Paris is based on the expertise of its founding schools. Social Sciences and Management is one of ten disciplinary research fields bringing together top researchers and PhD students at state-of-the art laboratories and facilities. Collective dynamics are crucial to successful scientific and technical achievements, and innovation now plays a central role in competitive strategies and public policies. Through its research in the field of social sciences and management, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris is actively engaged in finding solutions for the greatest challenges of our time, such as the dissemination of information technology, healthcare, innovation, energy and sustainable development. By focusing on issues faced by businesses, non-profit organizations and public authorities, researchers produce new knowledge through a process of developing, discussing and redefining theories to make sure they align with the realities they study.