For thirty years scientific institutions have been engaged in a process of propertisation through the strengthening of intellectual property in science. In fact, the relationship between science, intellectual property rights and the economic spheres have ever been neither stable nor continuous....

This paper explores the popularity of the annual general meeting, its evolution over time and the roles played by directors and shareholders in managing the proceedings. In particular, the role of the small investor and of shareholder associations is explored as well as variations in voting...

Au-delà des simples allusions à la question que l'on peut trouver dans un grand nombre de livres et d'articles l'étude spécifique des mots qui désignent la comptabilité dans différentes langues et de leur étymologie est relativement récente et fragmentée ; ainsi , Baladouni publie,...

Cotton production in the Francophone African Countries (FACs) derives exclusively from smallholders whose holding size is less than 5 ha on average. From the 1990s, the FACs are globally ranking third to second in exporting cotton to the world market. Such an achievement could be regarded as the...

The accumulation, organization and application of knowledge form the core of modern management.