There is growing evidence that social pressure shapes firms' behavior. Given how sensitive communities are to downsizing, this suggests that firms are likely to be under strong social pressure when considering reducing employment. Using French linked employer-employee data, we show that social...

In a vision of co-construction of possible future, our work based on emerging facts aims at thinking of the possible competencies, activities, training program. The jobs prospective can be seen as a capacity of anticipating changes more adapted than traditional methods based on prevision. The...