The integration of the world economy has underlined the need for firms to exploit their intangible assets on a global scale. Firms' intangible assets include their stock of knowledge, which is related to ideas, research and development (R&D), patent and blueprints, scientific and technical...

Cultural proximity is an important determinant of bilateral trade volumes. However, empirical quantification and testing are difficult due to the elusiveness of the concept and lack of observability. This paper draws on bilateral score data from the Eurovision Song Contest, a very popular...

Technological and informational spillovers from multinational firms can be particularly beneficial to domestic firms especially in less developed economies. The technological superiority and management experience of foreign multinational firms yield various opportunities for learning. Yet, the...

The business literature has long recognized the importance of multinationals' distribution networks. The empirical analysis of distribution-oriented FDI has, however, received little attention which is at least partly due to the lack of appropriate data. We present a slightly modified version of...

The business literature has long recognized the importance of multinationals' distribution networks. The empirical analysis of distribution-oriented FDI has, however, received little attention which is at least partly due to the lack of appropriate data. We present a slightly modified version of...

Technological and informational spillovers from multinational firms can be particularly beneficial to domestic firms especially in less developed economies. The technological superiority and management experience of foreign multinational firms yield various opportunities for learning. Yet, the...

Cultural proximity is an important determinant of bilateral trade volumes. However, empirical quantification and testing are difficult due to the elusiveness of the concept and lack of observability. This paper draws on bilateral score data from the Eurovision Song Contest, a very popular...

De nombreuses recherches ont cherché à comprendre la dynamique de la socialisation ainsi qu'à en décrire les mécanismes. Toutefois, la construction de sens n'a été appréhendée que comme l'un des aspects de la socialisation, le plus souvent limité aux surprises et contrastes perçus...

Nous proposons ici un essai théorique, qui analyse le concept de socialisation organisationnelle sous l'angle du sensemaking. Nous montrons que les deux processus sous-jacents de la socialisation - apprentissage et intériorisation - peuvent être considérés comme des processus de...

Les études les plus récentes qui s'intéressent au commerce équitable montrent que ce système commercial connaît un processus de standardisation, dans lequel les producteurs du Sud sont de plus en plus contraints à respecter les exigences en termes de gouvernance et de responsabilité...