This paper seeks to identify the influence of ICT, the nature of knowledge and spatial and non-spatial proximities between the parties on the frequency of face to face interactions in customer-provider relationships. Data come from a 2008 survey of 2000 representative SMEs located in the...

The use of ICT is regularly regarded as being able to reduce the need for physical mobility. This research aims at identifying and prioritising the factors that influence the relative frequency of face-to-face meetings when companies cooperate with each other. An econometric analysis, based on a...

The goal of this paper is to test the use of Information and Communication Technologies as a substitute for geographical proximity in the relations between firms and their partners. Data of a survey by MARSOUIN and INSEE in 2003 on 850 firms in Brittany show that geographical distance from...

L’usage des TIC est régulièrement envisagé comme pouvant favoriser une réduction des besoins de mobilité physique. Cette recherche vise à identifier et hiérarchiser les facteurs qui influencent la fréquence relative des rencontres face à face dans les relations de coopération...