Efficiency arguments explain why commercial intermediaries exist and will continue to be involved in the exchanges despite the spread of digital networks. Commercial intermediaries provide producers and consumers with a set of information, logistic, securization and insurance (and liquidity)...

In agricultural subsectors, collective organizations such as producer groups or second-degree cooperatives frequently cope with management of brand names. The success of these brand names depends upon the ability of actors to collectively create, guarantee and sustain a stream of rents based...

This article presents the results of a study on buyer-supplier control in the manufacturing industry based on six case studies. Four buyer-supplier control configurations are proposed in a matrix according to the reciprocal dependence between the buyer and its suppliers. For each configuration,...

Considering the growing externalisation of strategic activities, the problem of the control of buyer-supplier relationships is crucial. Therefore, researchers usually propose modes of control that are adapted to various environments. However, the organisations are often considered as “black...

This paper provides new evidence on the contractual governance of technology licensing agreements. Using an international sample of licensing contracts, we explore how contracts are designed to deal with specific contractual risks. In particular, we comparatively assess the influences of...

Il est important de montrer la difficulté du chemin qui peut mener de l'adoption de la norme ISO 26000 jusqu'à sa mise en œuvre des entreprises, qui requiert un processus d'appropriation de la part des organisations. Un tel processus d'appropriation exige de proposer une vision organisatrice,...