(VF)Cet article cherche à comprendre les mécanismes par lesquels une nouvelle technologie est adoptée ou rejetée, par un secteur d'activité. Le terrain étudié est celui de l'industrie de la vidéo à domicile qui a connu d'importants bouleversements liés à l'introduction des...

Today, the strict purely economic vision of the company gave way to more global approach involving human factor. From now on, the difference between successful companies and those which fail is in their human capital. This article explores the way which led the economic rationalization to that...

Bilan des effets de l’allègement de la réglementation de l’usure sur l’accès au crédit des petites et moyennes entreprises (résumé du Rapport de la Banque de France au Parlement).

We model the interactions between management regimes (municipal vs. delegated) and operating costs of water supply services in order to compare their performance and pricing. We estimate the models from panel data in France. We show that the choice between management regimes at the local...

South African-born tycoon Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is also a senior advisor to US President Donald Trump and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) since 2025. His influence is growing globally, including in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Both Trump and Musk have their...

This paper deals with the difficulties the digital local broadcasting is presently meeting to stand out. Through the study of the audio-visual field in Midi-Pyrénées, it shows that these ones are not only of commercial or technical kind, but are also linked to the lack of a true local...

L'analyse contenue dans cet article envisage une chaîne publique et une chaîne privée en monopole comme deux hypothèses alternatives concernant la structure du marché télévisuel. Nous comparons les tarifs et les valeurs publicitaires émergeants de ces hypothèses alternatives en...

This paper examines consumption of televised sport from a socio-economic perspective and offers answers to several questions: How has the relationship between television and sport developed? What role has television played in the development of sporting competitions? What is the current offer in...

Elevées depuis longtemps au titre de fonctions des places centrales, les activités culturelles se localisent plus massivement et de manière plus diversifiée dans les plus grandes agglomérations, la hiérarchie s'établissant aussi bien à l'échelle d'un pays qu'au sein des territoires plus...