In this paper the authors describe the outline of an analysis of disruptive technologies presented by Christensen in his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. They go on to argue that the analysis can be applied to the practice of e-learning as it has been developed in higher education in the United...

Cet article présente les grandes lignes d’une analyse des technologies dites de rupture proposée par Christensen dans son ouvrage The Innovator’s Dilemma. Selon les auteurs, cette analyse pourrait être appliquée à la cyberformation telle qu’elle a été mise en œuvre dans...

This article examines competitive bidding among development agencies. Some commentators argue that English regions are at a disadvantage compared with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The authors look at the evidence on the attraction of FDI to...

Instrumenting for sovereign corruption, we find that Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index which 'ranges from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)', is a significant predictor of the Standard and Poor's sovereign bond ratings ranging from 1 (Sovereign Default) to 22 (AAA)...

Instrumenting for sovereign corruption, we find that Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index which 'ranges from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)', is a significant predictor of the Standard and Poor's sovereign bond ratings ranging from 1 (Sovereign Default) to 22 (AAA)...