The aim of this paper is to analyze the factors influencing firms?behavior, with regards to the adoption of electronic traceability systems in the French industrial firms, by taking into account the firm?s sectoral and geographic environment. Traceability, or the capacity to trace a product...

Biotechnology firms operate in a high-risk and high-reward environment and are in a constant race to secure venture capital (VC) funds. Previous contributions to the literature show that the VC firms tend to invest locally in order to monitor their investments and to provide operating assistance...