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Think Global, invest responsible: why the private equity industry goes green
Crifo, Patricia; Forget, Vanina - HAL - 2012
The growth of socially responsible investment on public financial markets has drawn considerable academic attention over the last decade. Discarding from previous literature, this paper sets up to analyze the Private Equity channel, which is shown to have the potentiality to foster sustainable...
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A managerial perspective on the Porter hypothesis The case of CO2 emissions
Arjaliès, Diane-Laure; Ponssard, Jean-Pierre - HAL - 2010
on companies' strategy, by studying management systems. A typology is introduced based upon a two stage model. At stage … on three case studies: DuPont (chemicals), Lafarge (building materials) and Unilever (consumer goods). The implications …
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(Re)discovering the social responsibility of business in Germany
Antal, Ariane Berthoin; Oppen, Maria; Sobczak, André - HAL - 2009
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent addition to the agenda in Germany, although the country has a long history of companies practicing social responsibilities. The expectations of society had remained stable for many years, encapsulated in laws, societal...
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The Outcome of NGOs' Activism in Developing Countries under Visibility Constraint
Fontagné, Lionel; Limardi, Michela - HAL - 2011
companies producing in these countries pay more when NGOs campaigns take place and reputation counts. However, whether this … external pressure from NGOs benefit local workers outside MNEs affiliates in host countries remains an open issue. Segmented … and weak local labour unions often rely on external funding from the North and technical assistance by labour NGOs. They …
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How to Define and Analyze Business Model Innovation in Service
Pavie, Xavier; Hsu, Eva; Rödle, Hanns Justus Tillman; … - HAL - 2013
This research deals with the process of business model innovation in services. Definitions and explanations of both general innovation terminologies as well as specific service related once will be given and discussed. Moreover, reasons and implementation strategies will be identified and...
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Hybrid vehicles: a temporary step
Chanaron, Jean-Jacques; Teske, Julius - HAL - 2007
The presented paper discusses the diffusion of hybrid electric technology in vehicles. It is put into question whether the current strong acceptance of the technology especially by US consumers is of sustainable nature. Therefore, different variables influencing the diffusion of the technology...
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The World upside down, China's R&D and innovation strategy
Fabre, Guilhem; Grumbach, Stephane - HAL - 2012
societal upgrade. The Chinese authorities have designed an innovation strategy to face new economic and social challenges. The … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …
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Logistics Performance of Actors in the Wine Supply Chain
Chandes, Jerôme; Estampe, Dominique - HAL - 2003
In an environment marked by ever-greater international competition, wine sector companies have been seriously questioning the structure of their entire logistics chain. This is due to the emergence of new actors (i.e., large retailers); the diversification of service providers' product offers;...
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Russia's external debt and ways of repayment/ Внешняя задолженность России и пути ее погашения
Mayorova, Natalia - HAL - 2010
The author raises the problem of Russia's government debt and provides solutions for repayment. The situation requires constant monitoring. There is a need to change government debt management policy, to stricken procedures of public financial management, to use loans for manufacture and social...
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Aligning Strategies for Growth and Talent Management in Creative Professional Service Firms
Canavan, Deirdre; Scott, Pamela Sharkey; Mangematin, Vincent - HAL - 2012
talents are aligned with a firm's strategy, our review of the literature suggests that theory fails firstly to identify how …
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