In the paper we give a systematic view on the main empirical evidences related to the transformation of the use of patent considered as a quasi financial asset. We delineate the roots of this new trend and picture the new organizations (actors and strategies) that pull it. We show the gap...

Using a contractual analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility which is prominent today, CSR is presented as an institutional dynamic in which each of the stakeholders plays a role in the governance of the firm. This article shows the inadequacy of a contractual approach which leaves major...