Our goal is to understand the reasons why firms adopt mobile technologies and analyse how these mobile technologies are appropriated by individuals, so that organizations can fully benefit from the implementation of mobile technologies. A qualitative research constituted of 80 semi-structured...

Il est largement reconnu que les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) ont bouleversé les modes d'organisation depuis une dizaine d'années notamment avec l'usage généralisé des ordinateurs portables connectés au réseau Internet et des téléphones mobiles. De nombreux...

Il est largement reconnu que les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) ont bouleversé les modes d'organisation depuis une dizaine d'années notamment avec l'usage généralisé des ordinateurs portables connectés au réseau Internet et des téléphones mobiles. De nombreux...

The objective of this research is to propose an alternative theoretical model that goes beyond the well-accepted separation between adoption and appropriation. The theoretical analysis of appropriation ignores the question of adoption of the technology. As mobile technologies can be used for...

Through this paper, we propose a preliminary theoretical framework to understand consumer’s trust determinants within the context of purchasing on Internet. First, we present a synoptical literature overview of trust conceptualisation in the marketing literature. Then, we propose a preliminary...

In this paper, we investigate the interactions between public debt and transfer policies in a framework based on Floden [2001], that we extend to allow for transitional dynamics between steady states. First, we show that, starting from a high level of public debt, it is possible to implement a...

We examine the effects of collateral provision as a potential channel between funding liquidity tensions and the scarcity of market liquidity. This channel consists in transferring the credit risk associated with refinancing operations between financial institutions to market participants that...

The standardization of partially substitutable components destined to meet a set of needs is studied. The monocriterion approach to standardization proposed in the last century is highlighted by taking into account several criteria and an economic valorization through modeling by linear...

Markets for high-value agricultural commodities are growing and can contribute to reducing rural poverty. However, the poor may be unable to participate in such markets, and adverse environmental impacts may counterbalance short-term benefits. Hence, policies are needed that help reducing...