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Using Innovation Surveys for Econometric Analysis

Mairesse, Jacques; Mohnen, Pierre - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

After presenting the history, the evolution and the content of innovation surveys, we discuss the characteristics of the data they contain and the challenge they pose to the analyst and the econometrician. We document the two uses that have been made of these data: the construction of...

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Wages, Productivity and Aging

Dostie, Benoit - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2007

In this article, we estimate age based wage and productivity differentials using linked employer-employee Canadian data … depend on age. Results show concave age-wage and age-productivity proﬁles. Wage-productivity comparisons show that the … productivity of workers aged 55 and more with at least an undergraduate degree is lower than their wages. For other groups, we find …

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Évaluation du risque d'implantation de progiciel

Bernard, Jean-Grégoire; Rivard, Suzanne; Aubert, Benoit A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002

The implementation of large software packages is becoming increasingly common in organizations nowadays. While they can generate important benefits, these projects also entail risk. Many of these projects have caused large financial losses and have failed to realize the promised benefits. This...

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Panorama des Systèmes d'Intégration Inter-Organisationnels : Aspects Technologiques

Aubert, Benoit A.; Mignerat, Muriel - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002

standards, which are also exposed, are a central matter. Emergent approaches are eventually presented (ERP evolutions, peer … présentées (évolutions des ERP, peer-to-peer). …

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Crifo, Patricia; Diaye, Marc-Arthur; Pekovic, Sanja - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2014

This paper analyzes how different combinations of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) dimensions affect corporate economic performance. We use various dimensions of CSR to examine whether firms rely on different combinations of CSR, in terms of quality versus quantity of CSR practices. Our...

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Incentives, Team Production, Transaction Costs and the Optimal Contract: Estimates of an Agency Model using Payroll Records

Ferrall, Christopher; Shearer, Bruce S. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

We apply agency theory to the payroll records of a copper mine that paid a production bonus to teams of workers. As with most incentive pay used by firms, the bonus was simpler in form than the optimal contract that balances incentives, insurance, and free-riding. We explore whether transactions...

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Production Technology, Information Technology, and Vertical Integration under Asymmetric Information

Atallah, Gamal - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002

The paper addresses the effect of technological progress on the frontiers of the firm, building on transaction cost theory and agency theory. The model incorporates four types of costs: production, coordination, management, and transaction costs. The market has lower production costs, but higher...

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The Impact of Distance on Offshore Business Relationships

Aubert, Benoit A.; Rivard, Suzanne; Templier, Mathieu - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2009

Offshoring can reduce the production cost of an activity. At the same time, it can generate additional management costs. This paper develops a model explaining the main drivers of the efforts required to manage offshore activities. Results show that distance plays an important role in the...

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Nouvelle économie, nouvelle organisation et technologies de l'information

Rivard, Suzanne - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2000

In order to adequately respond to the challenges of the knowledge-based economy several firms adopt non-traditional organisational forms. These new organisational forms are characterised by their high degree of flexibility and adaptability, their customer focus, their process orientation and...

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Configuration d'un champ institutionnel dans le cadre d'un méga-événement : le cas du championnat d'Europe de football

Mignerat, Muriel; Audebrand, Luc K. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010

In this study of the last three UEFA European Football Championship (2000, 2004, 2008), we identify institutional entrepreneurs and examine the strategies they use to influence the institution they are part of (UEFA) through the introduction of new information technologies (e-ticketing, online...

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