In this paper I examine the relationship between expatriates' perceptions of their compensation package and their affective commitment. The results of this cross-sectional study amongst 263 Finnish expatriates suggest the mediating role of the employee's perceptions of fulfillment of their...

This paper starts from critiques addressed by Bhimani (1999), Baskervile (2003) and Hofstede (2003) to the uses (and abuses) of Hofstede's (1980, 2001) five dimension-cultural model. These critiques contend that studying ethnicity in a looser framework than that of the initial model would enable...

In this paper we highlight how problems of recruitment and retention in front-line services create a particular challenge to traditional HRM models and solutions. The price-sensitive nature of front-line service work means that the scope for improving terms and conditions, that may ameliorate...

La crise qu'a traversé EADS dans les années 2007-2008 est un excellent cas d'école sur la gouvernance des entreprises et et l'importance de son architecture pour développer des projets viables dans un univers compétitif.

Ce papier de recherche étudie l'influence du niveau de confiance interpersonnelle existant entre capital investisseurs et dirigeants d'entreprise sur trois types de variables : les processus d'interaction qui caractérisent leur relation, les rôles tenus par les capital investisseurs vis à...

About fifteen years ago, the first experiences of what we will call “theatre inside firms” started (Michel Fustier, 1996). Two orientations have been developed, theatre for people within the firm, and theatre for the organisation. In the first case, the use of theatrical techniques...

Le jeu vidéo est une industrie où création artistique et innovation technologique se conjuguent pour produire de nouveaux jeux. Se côtoient de grands éditeurs et une multitude de petits studios (moins de 100 personnes). Ce secteur est donc intéressant pour comprendre comment l'innovation...

New theoretical models and approaches appear regularly in strategic management literature. Each of these “schools” tries to differentiate from the preceding by advocating a better understanding of the strategic processes operating in companies. These last years, a new dimension appeared in...

The innovation diffusion models developed in marketing are applied to the adoption of Internet in France. The most classical of them, the Bass model is adjusted to the estimations of Médiamétrie. The NUI model (Easingwood, Mahajan et Muller, 1983) has been utilized to introduce the network...

As an introduction to the special issue on “emerging nanotechnologies”, this paper puts in perspective contemporary debates and challenges about nanotechnology. It presents an overview of diverse analyses and expectations about this presumably revolutionary set of technological, scientific...