Cet article a pour objet de montrer que face à l'instauration d'un cadre juridique prônant un modèle bancaire universel et unique (décloisonnement des activités, fin du cylindrage de clientèle) et face aux pressions isomorphiques institutionnelles (DiMaggio et Powell, 1983) s'exerçant sur...

Today's changing environment is bringing about a major transformation of the way organizations operate. Most of the discussion about such evolving environment focuses on the necessity for organizations to continuously renew their stock of knowledge and competencies. This renewal takes place...

Strategic alliances are characterized by inherent instability arising from uncertainty regarding a partner's future behaviour and the absence of a higher authority to ensure compliance. Consequently, when firms adopt these strategies, they are confronted with a relational risk. This paper adopts...

Cross-cultural interactions are growing at an exponential pace. Consequently, it is becoming important to be aware of the existence and precise nature of cultural differences in risk perceptions. Do national cultural values influence relational risk perception in alliance relationships? This is...

Trust has often been analyzed as a single variable within a social system. Nevertheless, many variables can interact to create, maintain, or erode trust. Using system dynamics, trust is conceptualized here as a system that may change over time. This paper aims at considering how to achieve the...

Cette étude économique a pour objectif d'estimer les coûts qu'engendrerait au Québec la mise en place d'un système d'étiquetage obligatoire pour des produits alimentaires contenant des ingrédients dérivés d'OGM ou non-OGM pour l'industrie, les consommateurs et le gouvernement.

Although secrecy is argued to play an important role in intellectual asset protection, the evidence suggests that the use of secrecy varies significantly across countries. This study contributes to the literature on intellectual property management in R&D firms by investigating aspects of the...