Considers the contribution of Attilio da Empoli to the theory of value and distribution and especially his contribution to the theory of monopolistic competition. During the 1920s a lively discussion developed about the link between the cost structure of the individual firm and the degree of...

Are management tools instrumental of socialisation and of behavioural control or can they be vectors of change? Based on four examples of the change process in companies, the author reflects on the nature and the role of management tools, considered as sources, supports or even consequences of...

Can the process of change be deliberate, planned and controlled in an organisation? Does the management of change within an organisation consist in fighting the forces of resistance and stability? Not necessarily. Change creates unforeseen confrontation between the organisation and its actors....

Si les sciences de gestion sont plus « jeunes » que d’autres, le management des entreprises a pour autant une histoire déjà riche, dont l’étude éclaire singulièrement les mécanismes et pratiques aujourd’hui à l’œuvre. Découvrez au fil des deux derniers siècles l’évolution...