Abstract: Place attachment has been widely studied in various research fields such as environmental psychology or sociology, through the description of the emotional and identity bonds linking the individuals and their physical environment. However, whereas scholars emphasize the importance of...

The literature of organizational capabilities has overlooked the role of values. We present an institutionalist view of the capability phenomenon accounting for the values occurring in three levels: in the action at routine level, at the organization level and at the institutional environment...

Does organizational governance contribute to academic quality? Two top research universities are observed in-depth: Berkeley and the MIT. Three key factors are listed that help generate consistent and lasting high performance. Priority is allocated to self-evaluation and to the development of...

In this conceptual study we first categorize, from existing literature, different conceptions of culture rooted in Anthropology and Sociology. We argue that these conceptions build up the logical structure of specific theoretical and empirical tools which address human/IS interactions in a...

After a summary of the main achievements in microfinance, the thesis provides an overview of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries between 2000 and 2009. A thorough study of microfinance in sub-Saharan Africa is also proposed. It serves as a prelude to the econometric analysis...