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Based on the research projects submitted to the 6th Framework Program of the European Union, this paper studies cooperative networks in micro and nanotechnologies. Our objective is twofold. First, using the statistical tools of the social network analysis, we characterise the structure of the...
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Why are organizational work-life initiatives endorsed in some countries such as the US or the UK, while they generate little interest in France and other non-Anglo-Saxon environments? In a qualitative theory-building approach, this paper assesses the gap in workplace practices adoption among the...
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Research Area to include user-centred technological, organisational and social innovation. 2) Policies that initiate … innovation model”. 9) Further research is required in order to describe and analyse the contribution of civil society to research … and innovation. 10) Further research is required on how to establish trust in highly complex and diversified knowledge …
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This article analyses location strategies pursued by multinational corporations. The authors examine different conceptual frameworks proposed in the literature, in order to identify major determinants of location choice. The analysis focuses on production and R&D activities, which play a...
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Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have embraced the possibility to find growth or strategic opportunities by targeting the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) segment, while contributing to alleviate poverty. Taking stock of the notorious early BoP initiatives shows that the bet made upon this responsible...
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This paper studies how Oates' trade-off between centralized and decentralized public good provision is affected by changes in households' mobility. We show that an increase in household mobility favors centralization, as it increases competition between jurisdictions in the decentralized regime...
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intéressante du point de vue de l'analyse des phénomènes d'innovation, en ce qu'elle rend compte de la nature systémique d …
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In this paper, we investigate international demand spillovers brought about by a global middle class and their impact … demand spillovers depends upon asymmetries in domestic income distribution, labor efficiency, and labor force size ; that is …
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Empirical studies provide evidence of positive spillovers from multinational firms to upstream suppliers coupled with … negative spillovers to firms in the same industry. This paper shows that these empirical regularities can be rationalized in a …
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This paper examines the exporting behaviour of Russian manufacturers by considering the effects of firm characteristics and external conditions. Two measures of export behaviour are considered: the decision to export and the share of exports to developed markets. I find that specific exporting...
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