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Integrating Environmental Issues Into Corporate Strategy: A Catalyst for Radical Organizational Innovation

Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A.; Roy, Marie Josée - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1995

This paper presents the results of a study conducted in manufacturing firms operating in the electrical and electronic sectors in Quebec. It investigates the extent to which environmental concerns are integrated into corporate strategy and the entire product development stages. Special attention...

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Innovative Efforts as Determinants of Export Performance: The Case of Specialized Suppliers

Bourgault, Mario; Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1995

This paper presents empirical evidence on the relationship between innovative efforts and performance on international … export performance. Moreover, the study results suggest a particular innovative profile for global specialized suppliers …. Les résultats présentés dans cette étude portent sur le lien entre efforts innovateurs et performance sur les marchés …

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Technological Learning and Organizational Context: Fit and Performance in SMEs

Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A.; Préfontaine, Lise - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1996

This paper investigates the relationship between organizational fit and performance. More specifically internal … between the level of internal coherence and firm performance is assessed in the specific context of SMEs. Results derived from … a particular form of theoretical approach based on fit as gestalt suggest that fit and performance must be interpreted …

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Performance à l'exportation et innovation technologique dans les PME manufacturières indépendantes

Bourgault, Mario; Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

relationship between SMEs' innovative efforts and their performance on international markets. Results clearly identify four … manufacturières québécoises selon leur performance à l'exportation. L'analyse révèle l'existence de quatre groupes qui se …

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Relating HRM and MOT Capabilities to R&D Intensity

Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A.; Préfontaine, Lise - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

R&D activities cannot be dissociated from the broader organizational capabilities developed by a firm. These capabilities may take the form of human resource management capabilities (HRM) or management of technology capabilities (MOT). In a study conducted in 126 manufacturing firms in the...

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Global Strategic Benchmarking, Critical Capabilities and Performance of Aerospace Subcontractors

Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1997

The aerospace industry faces fierce and rapidly changing competition worldwide which exercises a considerable amount of strain on its manufacturing subcontractors. In this context, it becomes essential to gain a better understanding of what constitutes the most critical capabilities of the...

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Intangible Capabilities as Determinants of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Adoption in SMEs: Toward an Evolutionary Model

Harvey, Jean; Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A. - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

This paper investigates the relationship between intangible capabilities and further AMT adoption in 116 small manufacturing firms. Results indicate that skills of blue-collar workers, influences of customers and vendors, and motivations focussed on process improvement and customers are the...

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Technological Penetration and Cumulative Benefits in SMEs

Lefebvre, Élisabeth; Lefebvre, Louis A.; Roy, Marie Josée - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1994

The relative importance of the benefits derived from the adoption of computer-based administrative and production applications depends to a large extent on the level of technological penetration attained by a particular firm. This evolutionary perspective is investigated in an empirical study...

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