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L'analyse de l'influence de la pression des pairs dans les équipes de travail

Masclet, David - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2003

This paper addresses the effects of peer pressure in work teams. Many empirical studies have shed light on the efficiency of peer pressure. Peer pressure can be defined as mechanisms of mutual monitoring and sanction established within a group of agents by the agents themselves in order to...

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Peer Effects, Fast Food Consumption and Adolescent Weight Gain

Fortin, Bernard; Yazbeck, Myra - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2011

This paper aims at opening the black box of peer effects in adolescent weight gain. Using Add Health data on secondary schools in the U.S., we investigate whether these effects partly flow through the eating habits channel. Adolescents are assumed to interact through a friendship social network....

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Local Interactions

Özgür, Onur - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

Local interactions refer to social and economic phenomena where individuals' choices are influenced by the choices of others who are `close' to them socially or geographically. This represents a fairly accurate picture of human experience. Furthermore, since local interactions imply particular...

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Collaboration and contracting out versus funding and support Impact on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms 1999-2005

Beaudry, Catherine - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2011

Using the four Biotechnology Uses and Development surveys of Statistics Canada, we analyse the relative importance of funding and support as well as collaboration and contracting, R&D and IP strategies on the propensity to patent of Canadian biotechnology firms. Our model accounts for the...

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Détecter et prévenir la collusion dans les marchés publics en construction: Meilleures pratiques favorisant la concurrence

Chassin, Youri; Joanis, Marcelin - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

With assertion of collusive behavior in public construction projects, this report looks at the best practices meant to detect and to deter collusion in procurement. Based on regulatory frameworks, an overview of actual processes in public procurement and of construction industry regulation is...

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Labour Supply, Work Effort and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians

Fortin, Bernard; Jacquemet, Nicolas; Shearer, Bruce S. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

-leisure trade-off. We allow workers a choice between two contracts: a piece rate contract, wherein he is paid per unit of service … simulate elasticities and the effects of ex ante reforms on physician contracts. Our results show that physician services and …

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Wage Flexibility and Contract Structure in Germany

Vilhuber, Lars - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1996

German unions do in fact bargain over both wages and employment, but that the models of individualistic contracts, such as …. Furthermore, we explore the heterogeneity of contracts over a variety of worker and job characteristics. In particular, we find … evidence that contracts differ across industries and across firm size. Workers of large firms are remarkably more insulated …

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Explaining Sales Pay Strategy Using Agency, Transaction Cost and Resource Dependence Theories

Balkin, David B.; Côté, Jérôme; Tremblay, Michel - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1998

The purpose of this study was to investigate, using data gathered from 325 French-Canadian organizations, the influence of key constructs related to agency, transaction cost and resource dependence theories on the proportion of salary in sales compensation. Level of task programmability,...

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IT Outsourcing Risk Management at British Petroleum

Aubert, Benoit A.; Patry, Michel; Rivard, Suzanne; … - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2000

This paper reports the results of a study of three successive IT outsourcing contracts at British Petroleum (BP). We …

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Managing IT Outsourcing Risk: Lessons Learned

Aubert, Benoit A.; Patry, Michel; Rivard, Suzanne - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2001

This document takes stock from several studies on outsourcing risk. A definition of risk is offered and illustration from many case studies is used to show how risk can be managed. Results show that an active risk management approach can reduce risk exposure subtantially while enabling the...

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