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...

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...

Summary INVs have been widely studied in the US context, but their examination in other regions such as France has been very limited. Based on a survey of 68 early-internationalising firms, this paper investigates firms located in the French Rhone-Alps region. The main finding of the paper is...