Ce travail présente l’histoire de l’industrie des plates-formes électroniques de loisirs et les choix stratégiques des principaux fabricants de plates-formes, plus communément appelées consoles de jeux vidéo. Cette industrie que l’on qualifie de récente (mais qui a déjà plus...

Based on a longitudinal case study of a high tech start-up, this paper explores how different forms of entrepreneurship coexist and interplay to create a firm’s innovative dynamics. A particular focus is given to knowledge-based entrepreneurship linked to technological innovation and...

Summary Building on concepts from a resource-based view of a firm and real option theory we propose a model that describes the links between a firm options development and the expected profitability. Empirical results of structural equation models on the video-game industry indicate that (i) the...

L’objectif de cette étude est d’examiner le rapport entre la consommation de services pour développer la capacité à innover, la qualité des produits et la performance des entreprises. Nous employons des concepts de la théorie de l’entreprise basée sur des ressources, l’innovation,...

We investigate the network structure of syndicated lending markets and evaluate the impact of lenders’ network centrality, considered as measures of their experience and reputation, on borrowing costs. We show that the market for syndicated loans is a “small world” characterized by large...