With the collaboration of Benoit Aubert Indeed, the complexity of the concept of risk involves the need for high-level tools in order to allow for effective management. The goal of this document is to acquire a global perspective on the principal risk software. By establishing an analysis grid,...

The objectives of this paper are threefold; First, to brush an overview of the underlying drivers of the offshoring phenomenon that have appeared on economic and public policy radar screens over the last 15 years; Second, to look at the recent offshoring experience of a large Canadian engineering...

The Civil Protection Act (Bill 173), passed on December 19, 2001, gives the government the power to adopt a by-law on technological risk management. In the elaboration of this by-law, the Ministry of Civil Protection wanted to obtain information on the American Risk Management Program (RMP)...

La possibilité d'une pénurie de main-d'uvre qualifiée représenterait une menace à notre vitalité économique et à notre bien-être, en général. Faut-il réellement s'en inquiéter? D'où émane cette préoccupation? Comment expliquer les pénuries et minimiser leurs fréquences?S'il est...

The knowledge-based economy has emphasised the role of human capital and the relevance of formal education. This study analyses university achievement and gives a quantitative description of Quebec and Ontario university systems. Comparative differences by educational levels and fields of...

In just several years, Israel developed a strong venture capital industry that places it among the top countries in terms of capital-GDP ratio. The strategy of the Israeli government was twofold. First, the government strongly stimulated the demand for venture capital, using R&D grants,...

L'intérêt pour les logiciels libres de bureautique, bien que relativement tardif par rapport à celui porté aux autres types de logiciels libres, croît très rapidement. Et ce, du fait que ce sont de grandes organisations, en particulier des administrations (municipales, régionales,...

We address evidence that competition from wireless telecommunications may already be having a substantial effect on the market for wireline services, despite historical estimates of price elasticity suggesting substantial market power (weak competition) in wireline services, considering both the...

This report defines a framework to evaluate and collect data on incidents and accidents occurring in hospitals and to create database at local and national level. Our goals are: 1) to provide a structure for thorough analysis within the hospitals that can be used with the already existing tools...