We survey the phenomenon of the growth of firms drawing on literature from economics, management and sociology. We begin with a review of empirical "stylised facts" before discussing theoretical contributions. Firm growth is characterized by a predominant stochastic element, making it difficult...

Recent financial crises and scandals have focused attention on the system of governance and disclosure in a way many may never have imagined and few welcomed. Not only do reforms appear to be necessary to protect shareholders as well as other stakeholders, but also to develop a different...

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the link between vertical integration and disintegration which are traditionally opposed in the literature. The conception of integration and disintegration closely depends on the way we define the firm and its role. This paper focuses on human...

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extended overview on the debate on the European firm, by articulating it against the backdrop of more traditional theories of the firm. The chapter also proposes a different interpretation of the issue by grafting the discussion into the...

Monographies, bases de données, revues françaises et anglo-saxonnes, moteurs de recherche, actes des congrès, textes officiels, travaux des cabinets comptables et d'audit, des organismes financiers et comptables, des centres de recherche et de la profession, annuaires des entreprises et...

Les concepteurs et responsables de sites marchands cherchent de plus en plus à favoriser l'immersion des internautes lors de leurs expériences en ligne. Pour comprendre l'intérêt de ces démarches, une étude quantitative permet de mettre en évidence l'impact de l'expérience immersive en...

Cette étude qualitative permet de souligner les spécificités d'une expérience immersive dans le contexte du commerce électronique, comparativement aux expériences d'immersion dans le domaine culturel. La recherche permet d'identifier les composantes expérientielles des sites marchands qui...