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analyzing, facilitating and anchoring the growth of the firm along a given path of evolution (organizational trajectory). This …
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Les NTIC sont le plus souvent présentées comme un facteur de flexibilité et de coopération. Pourtant l'observation des entreprises montre que les applications des NTIC sont marquées par la coexistence entre un renforcement de la souplesse et une rigidité renouvelée. Ces deux orientations...
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growth. This paper analyses the innovation-productivity relationship at the industry-level for a sample of OECD manufacturing …Several recent policy and academic contributions consider that liberalising product markets would foster innovation and … and for a given time period. Contrary to the most widespread policy claims, the innovation-boosting effects of …
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innovation process. Rather than debating their accuracy and efficiency, we adopt a pragmatic approach to business models -- we … techno-economic network of an innovation.WP abstract: Analyzes the uses and functions of business models through original …
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Small to medium enterprises (SME) are frequently associated with high levels of innovation. However, it is difficult … for such firms to fully assess the merits of a particular innovation. This study examined the risk-return profile of … future investment in innovation by SME with respect to anticipated ‘rent' or financial returns. A survey of highly innovative …
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This paper investigates the impact of family control on French acquirers' performance.We consider a sample of 239 acquisitions undertaken by French listed companies between January 1997 and December 2006. Comparing both, short-termand long-termperformance,we find that family-controlled firms...
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We study the compensation package offered by family firms. Using matched employer-employee data for a sample of French establishments in the 2000s, we first show that family firms pay on average lower wages to their workers. This family/non-family wage gap is robust to controlling for several...
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. Internationalization knowledge positively influences internationalization degree of the firm. The conservatism of family SME does not … directly influence the level of internationalization knowledge. The influence of conservatism on internationalization knowledge … internationalization knowledge. Contrary to decisional independence which influences indirectly the degree of internationalization (through …
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This paper proposes and empirically investigates two strategies that companies can employ to involve indirect suppliers in new product development (NPD): supply network delegation; and supply network intervention. The implications of the two strategies are explored. The paper brings together the...
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At present, the existing literature shows that the factors which influence the effectiveness of virtual teams for new product development are still ambiguous. To address this problem, a research design was developed, which includes detailed literature review, preliminary model and field survey....
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