[fre] Dans cet article, nous présentons les enjeux économiques de la norme technique pour ensuite discuter des déterminants justifiant l'implication des entreprises françaises dans le processus de normalisation. Pour ce faire, dans une première partie, nous rappelons le caractère collectif...

Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how the level of adherence to sustainable development principles has evolved and also how the integration of new “good” governing rules has evolved in conjunction with the formation and functioning of the boards of directors and their committees....

Transition economies have inherited of a lot of outdated or blackwarded facilities in many industries from the socialist period. Restructuring such enterprises or industries need massive inputs of investment and technology. Privatisation and foreign direct investment provide answers to this...

The transition of the former socialists economies to the system of market economy can also be viewed as an exceptional experiment about the real nature of market economy. In this respect, the difficulties met in the transition provide fruitful informations concerning the relative importance of...

[eng] This paper uses a sample of more than 400 000 changes in sectorial employment in France from 1974 to 1979, in the 50 industries having experienced the highest rates of change in employment during the period.. Skilled labour and the technical content of industry have been selected as...

[fre] Les différents types d'activité, selon leur nature et les techniques existantes, se prêtent plus ou moins bien à la substitution du capital au travail. On peut ainsi regrouper dans les économies développées un secteur où cette substitution est facile et un secteur où elle est au...

[eng] This paper deals with strategic decisions toward entry in a restricted oligopoly, the market of commercial aircrafs. It follows the strategic dilemma of entry decision, using some theoretical tools from game theory. In a first step the analysis focuses on individual firms, incumbent or...