Demand uncertainty is thought to in uence irreversible capacity decisions. Suppose local demand can be sourced from domestic (rigid) production or from (fl exible) imports. This paper shows that the optimal domestic capacity is either increasing or decreasing with demand uncertainty depending on...

This paper addresses the design problem of providing IT support to organizational knowledge creation within a geographical cluster. This study is based on a design science approach that serves to successfully introduce and implement a new IT artefact as a tool for interorganizational knowledge...

This paper examines the mechanisms underlying territorial dynamics of inter-organizational innovation, focusing specifically on the combinative capabilities of clusters. We analyse the front-end process of inter-organizational innovation, which is the stage when partners negotiate and establish...

Cet article explore les mécanismes qui sous-tendent les dynamiques territoriales d'innovation en se focalisant en premier lieu sur les capacités de combinaison au sein des clusters. Nous étudions en particulier la première phase de l'innovation, c'est-à-dire lorsque les partenaires...

Many studies have focused on the role played by geographical location in the emergence and building of localised learning capacities (Maskell and Malmberg, 1999). In this perspective, empirical studies have demonstrated that the innovation dynamics of clusters result from the quality of...

Cette communication vise à aider les chercheurs à élaborer un design de recherche globalement cohérent. Elle met en lumière l'importance fondamentale de situer les réflexions concerant les méthodes de recherche mixtes, tout autant que celle uniquement quantitatives ou uniquement...

La coordination transversale, caractéristique des entreprises décloisonnées, renforce l'autonomie des acteurs et leur nécessaire coopération dans l'acte productif. Elle remet ainsi en cause deux hypothèses clés sur lesquelles repose le contrôle de gestion traditionnel : ¨ Le découpage...

The paper is concerned with the process of SMEs' insertion into innovation projects within regional clusters. The objective is to contribute to a better understanding of this process by examining the underlying mechanisms of territorial innovation dynamics. A particular attention is given to the...

The objective of this article is to show how the design methodology we experimented allows the creation of both actionable and theoretical knowledge and the reinforcement of both types of knowledge. Especially we intend to demonstrate that the design methodology we built enables to originate a...

A great deal of studies has focused on the role played by geographical location on the emergence and the building of localised learning capacities (Maskell, Malmberg, 1999). In this perspective, empirical studies have demonstrated that innovation dynamics of clusters results from the quality of...