From a voluntary production, free software fulfil to be broadly diffused on the market side. The commercial success of these software is attented by an active participation in their development from a large number of firms. We explain this participation by the opportunities of free software...

We study horizontal partial acquisitions in an oligopolistic industry in the absence of synergies. Contrary to existing results, we find that a dominant shareholder may choose to acquire shares in a competitor although the aggregate profit of the group of firms under his control, and even the...

In order to implement and comply with food safety and traceability regulations, companies may use a number of methods, including specialized information and communications technologies developed for this express purpose. As a result, compliance with regulatory obligations, and the use of...

(VF)L'objectif de cet article est de proposer une analyse comparative fondée sur la théorie contractuelle des organisations de deux formes d'organisation concurrentes au sein du système français de l'enseignement de la gestion : les Grandes Ecoles de Gestion (de statut consulaire) et les...

Les filières du bois à Tiruchengodu, petite ville de l’Inde du Sud, sont étudiées. Ce cas permet de comprendre l’articulation entre production à plusieurs niveaux d’échelle, dans une société très complexe. L’analyse du système de production montre le rôle initial de la...

The objective of the project is to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different forms of coordination in the development of quality chains in developing countries. Such forms of coordination include: signs of quality (labels, brands, geographical references); horizontal coordination...

The capacity of family agriculture in Brazil to meet the challenge of producing a large diversity of food products, characterized by subjective attributes, corresponding to specific needs, and using the appropriate technologies or know-how, represents, jointly with proximity, its main...

The implantation of an ERP (abbreviation for "Enterprise Resource Planning") system is an enterprise project that implies the remodeling of the information system, mostly the rethinking of management procedures within the organization. The expansion and the complexity of these projects demand a...

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...