Our paper aims to discuss the relevance of the Uppsala model of firms' internationalization in the current context of globalization. After analyzing the "stages" construction of the U model, we present an overview of main results of empirical studies testing U model hypothesis'. Thus, the...

Outsourcing is one of the main origins of firm's shrinkage. Outsourcing strategy can be defined as the purchase of a product or a service, which was previously internally realized. This purchased resource remains indispensable to the value creation chain. This paper tries to provide elements of...

Our contribution aims to develop some theoretical constructs about network determinants of multinational corporations and small partners strategic alliances instability. In the case of multinational constellation networks, instability may be a strong strategic tool to maximize global network...

Cet article présente les résultats d’une recherche menée, sur les modes de contrôle des activités externalisées et les facteurs de contingence qui les sous-tendent, auprès d’entreprises publiques marocaines. Nos résultats suggèrent le recours à des combinaisons des modes de...

The financialisation of strategies, as mentioned in the introduction, may be correlated with the dominant link between investment and funding. The principle of selection no longer seems to focus essentially on investment funding methods, but on investments themselves, according to a financial...

Our work aims to examine the relationship between the instability management of asymmetric strategic alliances by a multinational hub firm, and network performance and dynamics. An integrated framework is proposed to appreciate network performance. It includes issues determinants and process...

This paper proposes a new way for analysing the international trade of intermediaries good. We consider the case of automobile parts with the objective to cross analytic tools from international economics and industrial dynamics. Within the Economy of proximity framework, we propose a method for...

(VF)L’objectif de ce papier est d’évaluer la contribution de la théorie des coûts de transaction à l’explication du choix du mode de gouvernance des activités de R&D à l’étranger par les firmes multinationales. Nous avons identifié principalement trois grandes formes...

Les transformations récentes du secteur de la Défense font émerger une question centrale, celle de sa dynamique d'innovation. L'implication croissante des PME-PMI innovantes aux côtés des grands maîtres d'oeuvre nous porte à nous intéresser aux modèles de sous-traitance mis en oeuvre et...