Au regard du flou conceptuel qui entoure les notions de conflit et d'ambiguïté de rôle dans la recherche francophone et anglophone, cette communication propose une grille de lecture originale de ces deux construits. Elle est le fruit d'une analyse de la littérature permettant...

This paper has made an attempt to identify the role of lead firms in mapping the activities related to upgrading. Upgrading refers to the process through which firms may move up the value chain. The literature identifies different types of upgrading such as product, process, functional and...

The presence of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) should benefit local economies. In particular if MNEs are particularly productive compared to domestic firms they may promote learning and catch-up of local firms. Such channel of spillovers from MNEs to local firms is known as the Veblen...

This paper investigates the impact of complementarity reforms on growth and how it depends on GDP per capita. Based on reform data for six policy areas compiled from various sources during the period 1994-2006 for over 100 countries, we compute composite indicators of reform level and...

L'objet de cet article est de montrer en quoi une méthode mixte permet d’analyser et de comprendre les effets de pratiques organisationnelles caractéristiques de la lean production, sur la satisfaction et la santé au travail et ce, dans le contexte français. Les résultats montrent que...

This research aims to analyze the role of positive and negative emotions in decisions about supplier switching in the hotel industry. It shows how, in addition to switching costs and relational norms, positive emotions, such as happiness, empathy, gladness and satisfaction, also act as switching...

L’objet de cette communication est de montrer en quoi le regard croisé d’une analyse quantitative et qualitative a un intérêt profond pour analyser et comprendre les effets sur la santé et la satisfaction au travail des pratiques de travail caractéristiques du lean production. Nous...