The paper investigates the linkages between the characteristics of technologies and the structure of a firms' knowledge base. Nanotechnologies have been defined as converging technologies that operate at the nanoscale, and which require integration to fulfill their economic promises. Based on a...

As a preliminary study of the validation of the French version of the OSI, this paper examines the first steps of the validity and the reliability of the Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI) for use in France. The OSI is a diagnostic research tool, which assesses seven different aspects of the...

This article aims at better defining the notion of bricolage by making analogies with the concept of ceativity. An anlysis of the frameworks that conducted to define the components of both notions and a comparison between these cimponents lead to the conclusion that bricolage can be considered...

Dynamic Capabilities are often considered as the factor justifying the different degrees of success of organizations in turbulent environment. However Dynamic Capability development remains a difficult issue to research, with a paucity of work directly addressing this question, despite its...

Dans quelle mesure le SPL en tant que forme d'organisation de la proximité permet-il de répondre aux problèmes de GRH des PME-TPE? L'article évalue et compare plusieurs pratiques en termes de GRH propres aux SPL. L'étude de six SPL en France (dans les régions Bretagne, Rhône-Alpes et...

Technologies de l'information et de la communication (NTIC) dans l'enseignement des sciences de gestion, tant du point de vue de la méthodologie pédagogique que du point de vue de la recherche académique. Comme le suggère la littérature portant sur le concept « d'apprentissage hybride »...

Si le champ des alliances technologiques peut être réduit aux seules activités de R&D en collaboration, une acceptation élargie correspond à l'existence d'actifs technologiques engagés dans la coopération. Les alliances à caractère technologique sont donc des alliances interentreprises...

The software industry is changing as a result of the rising influence both of packaged and of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS), but the change trajectory of the industry is still not well understood. This article aims to contribute to clarifying software industry evolution through a...

The paper is proposing an historical approach of the definition and constitution of technology management as a discipline leading to a re-visited approach more in line with contemporary issues and problems facing businesses. It is suggested to expand its scope to the strategic management of...

CEO's leadership is an organizational dimension that has not been carefully studied in the literature on small firms. Particularly, as organizational learning is now anchored as an important part of the building and sustaining of the small and medium firm's competitive advantage, how leadership...