The purpose of this article is to propose a generational view of the organization in order to think about the firm evolution between continuity and adaptation. Especially, we suggest that the “intergenerational transmission of knowledge and competencies” may be an enabler of assets...

Dans cet article nous présentons une démarche d'aide au repérage et à la qualification des connaissances cruciales. Cette démarche est dédiée à l'identification des connaissances nécessitant une opération de capitalisation. Nous nous appuyons sur l'aide multicritère à la décision...

This chapter summarizes recent research on the role of law, culture and corruption on venture capital (VC) fund structure, governance and performance. Evidence from studies that involve a multitude of countries is primarily considered. The evidence across most studies is broadly consistent with...

Cet article s’intéresse à la structure du capital et aux clauses de protection insérées dans les contrats d’émission de la dette. La théorie des options permet d’apprécier la structure du capital , les fonds propres et la dette dans un contexte standard à la Black et Scholes (1973)...

What is the impact of corporate environmental disclosure on the cost of capital? In this research, we try to answer this question. The empirical research is based on companies listed at the SBF 120. In 2006, most of these companies dedicated a part of their annual report to sustainable...

Information risk – the uncertainty regarding the parameters of the distribution of firms’ future cash flows – generates valuation errors and is costly to investors who require a higher return to compensate for greater information risk. We argue that, on average, through their...

Using a ten-year sample of IPOs undertaken on Euronext with various mechanisms, our study examines the relationship between initial returns and post-listing liquidity, and tests whether it is influenced by ownership structure and information asymmetry. According to most of our findings,...

Our study investigates by which channels IPO underpricing impacts post-listing liquidity. Using a sample of IPOs undertaken on Euronext with diverse mechanisms, we show that when ownership structure is not influenced by initial underpricing, this underpricing still has a positive impact on...