The objective of this article is to investigate the dynamics of relocations, in particular in the ?high-technology? sectors and in a context of growing media focus on the danger of such activities on the part of firms. By proposing a grid of ?dynamics of proximities?, we focus on the case of the...

We argue that a better understanding of the relocation process needs a regional analysis based on firms? behavior. We illustrate our assertion by summarizing the results of a research project in the Aquitaine region. The first section proposes a typology and an evaluation of firms? mobility at...

Without pre-existing organisational proximity nor geographical one, Free and Open Source software communities fulfil effective and voluntary cooperation in order to produce software which are reliable and broadly diffused. Throwing out the technological determinism thesis, this paper analyses...