A network is an organizational form for collective action whose main features rest on the variety and intensity of relations between actors. We rely on the work of Austrian sociologist Friedberg, for an integrated analysis of organization studies. Studying a healthcare network located in eastern...

This paper aims to analyze the process of creation and capitalization of knowledge within clusters. Clusters are characterized as localized and distributed organizations. We consider that clusters can be analyzed as a whole but are influenced and influence their member's knowledge. Four...

Organizational relational practices reveal the various manners organizations may take into account the diversity of actors they have to deal with. This diversity deals with knowledge and practices, and modes of structuring of the collective action and it impacts on what is being designed. The...

The article examines the process of innovation and knowledge sharing from a perspective that focuses on the influence that local circumstances can have. In particular, it looks at the problems of knowledge sharing between groups of professionals. It presents a comparative analysis of two...

The role of entrepreneurs is highly regarded in our societies. It is widely recognized that their roles are not limited to the private sector, but can affect all sectors of the economy. In view of this, we focus on entrepreneurs acting in the healthcare sector. We concentrate more particularly...

Capitalisation of the history of a technology, a technique or a concept within an industrial company is relevant to historians. However it largely exceeds the historical problems from a Knowledge Management point of view. In this context, it can be the subject of specific approaches especially...

La capitalisation de l'histoire d'une technologie, d'une technique ou d'un concept au sein d'une organisation industrielle est a priori du ressort des historiens. Cependant elle dépasse largement la problématique historique quand elle s'inscrit dans une perspective de Knowledge Management....

A l'aide d'une étude exploratoire, nous cherchons à comprendre pourquoi l'externalisation hospitalière est peu utilisée. Nous montrons que les acteurs ne sont en majorité pas hostiles au principe d'externalisation. Toutefois, celui-ci peut causer une rupture dans la conception que les...

Several recent papers argue that contracts provide reference points that affect ex post behavior. We test this hypothesis in a canonical buyer-seller relationship with renegotiation. Our paper provides causal experimental evidence that an initial contract has a highly significant and...