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Coad, Alex - HAL - 2007

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...

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The Governance and disclosure of the Firm as an Enterprise Entity

Biondi, Yuri - HAL - 2009

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...

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Firme intensive en capital humain et coordination : vers une redéfinition du rapport entre intégration et dé-intégration

Sautel, Olivier; Cézanne-Sintès, Cécile - HAL - 2007

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...

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The European Firm

Colombelli, Alessandra; Quatraro, Francesco - HAL - 2012

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...

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Politiques énergétiques et accès aux services urbains en réseau à Istanbul : une ambition métropolitaine au détriment de l'intérêt général

Arik, Elvan - HAL - 2011

À partir de la thématique énergétique à Istanbul, ce mémoire apporte des éléments de réponse à la double interrogation suivante : comment les structures de gouvernance locale se sont-elles adaptées aux injonctions du développement urbain durable ? ; dans une métropole déjà...

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Authority inside the firm: multiple mechanisms of coordination

Baudry, Bernard; Tinel, Bruno - HAL - 2004

In the last twenty years, through a growing awareness of contractual incompleteness, the concept of authority has regained primacy in the analysis of the employment relationship. This article pursues two goals. First, we assess the famous controversy between Coase and Alchian and Demsetz via an...

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Hybrid Modes of Organization. Alliances, Joint Ventures, Networks, and Other 'Strange' Animals

Ménard, Claude - HAL - 2010

The central message conveyed in this chapter is that there is a whole class of economic organizations that contribute substantially to what Coase (1992) called "the institutional structure of production". These arrangements fall neither under pure market relationships nor within 'firm...

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On the value of partial commitment for cooperative investment in buyer-supplier relationship

Sousa, José De; Fairise, Xavier - HAL - 2013

Does formal contracting foster cooperation in a buyer-supplier relationship? In line with the literature, we ﬁnd that a renegotiable contract with relationshipspeciﬁc joint investments does not make it possible to reach the ﬁrst-best. However, we show that a renegotiable contract may...

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Hybrid Modes of Organization. Alliances, Joint Ventures, Networks, and Other 'Strange' Animals

Ménard, Claude - HAL - 2012

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L'évolution du secteur aéroportuaire français renforce la nécessité de régulation

Venayre, Florent - HAL - 2010

modifié le paysage aéroportuaire français. Un avis de l'Autorité de la concurrence, fondé sur la crainte d'une privatisation à … fonctionnement qui accroissent les risques concurrentiels d'une privatisation des gestionnaires d'aéroports. Ainsi, la régulation … et les comportements des opérateurs si une privatisation de ces entités devait avoir lieu. C'est pourquoi il apparaît …

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