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We consider a differential game between two players, where one player has the first mover advantage. We compare the equilibrium strategy profile of this model with the one generated by a conventional symmetric model. It is shown that the existence of a first mover results in more conservationist...
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) the project management tools used by Serge Piotte, director of project Harmonie, along with the leadership principles that … par Serge Piotte, directeur du projet Harmonie, et en présentant les principes d'exercice du leadership qui l'ont guidé …
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systems, information technology deployment, and leadership. This paper presents the case of the Danish firm OTICON which … déploiement des technologies de l'information, le leadership et les modes de gestion. Ce texte présente l'expérience de la firme …
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capabilities may take the form of human resource management capabilities (HRM) or management of technology capabilities (MOT). In a … and HRM and MOT was investigated. Cluster analysis conducted on these firms revealed the presence of three distinct groups … these groups show significant relationships between the level of R&D intensity and specific HRM and MOT capabilities all of …
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Some analysts and policy makers consider that the growth of New Technology Based Firms (NTBF) is impeded by an insufficient supply of capital. In Canada, as in other jurisdictions, the public authorities have interceded to fill this equity gap by increasing the supply of funds. However, several...
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In Canada, most of the private placements are offered by small and unprofitable entrepreneurial ventures -- for which the asymmetry of information and adverse selection problems are particularly acute. Private placements are a very important source of equity for these emerging businesses. In...
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Although they are often considered to be more flexible and adaptable than their larger counterparts, small and medium-sized firms now evolve in a rather uncertain environment which may, more than ever, impede their capacity to compete internationally. In this context, and in order for those...
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This study examines a group of SMEs operating in the same industrial sector but with policies, strategies, and practices that differ significantly. An integrated framework is presented whose predictor variables comprise the Strategic Orientations of Business Enterprise (STROBE), structural...
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Small and medium enterprises have strengthened their importance during the last decades in most industrialized countries, including the United States, Germany, Japan and Canada. The province of Quebec makes no exception as firms of less than 200 employees generate a substantial portion of its...
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