The evolution of international alliances has raised the interest of literature on firm’s theory and in terms of the conception and its capacities. Thus, the firm’s evolution is viewed from the technological opportunities and its capacities perspective. In this context, the joint venture is...

Les effets des alliances entre firmes appartenant à des pays d'inégal développement suscitent un intérêt particulier non seulement lié au transfert matériel inhérent des alliances, mais aussi au développement de la capacité d'absorption technologique, et précisément l'analyse de...

Cet article évalue les performances des firmes multinationales dans l’industrie manu- facturière française, et les compare à celles des entreprises uniquement exportatrices et domestiques. Les primes à l’implantation s’avèrent très significatives et dépassent lar- gement les primes...

In the early 1980’s, Bernard Lassudrie-Duchêne was one of the first authors to analyse theorically and empirically the international production process decomposition (or fragmentation). This phenomenon, which explains a large part of the intermediate goods international trade, has become one...

The question of financing innovative small business is determinant in the current context. Giving the share that they represent in the market, they contribute to increase productivity of the economy. The problems of financing the SME’s are related to the almost intangible specificity of their...

Thanks to the advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), virtual teams have become a reality in an increasing number of companies. Despite the advantages they provide, these teams trigger some concerns about the lack and even the absence of face-to-face communication and...