This essay mainly concerns the foundation of a method of inquiry appropriate to the study of social reality. It starts from a criticism of Boudon-Weber's cognitivist method, the lacks of which seem particularly qualified for underlining the methodologic difficulties afflicting social thought....

Buddhism, one of the three largest religions in the world, is rich and deep in spirituality and philosophical content. In Asian and Western countries, the economic and managerial aspects of Buddhism have become a subject of renewed interest and many studies. The book What Buddhism can bring to...

L’idéaltype, outil heuristique créé par Max Weber est populaire, mais peu usité dans la recherche en Management. Epistémologiquement, en sciences humaines, il est impossible de déterminer des lois exactes, comme pour les sciences dites « dures » car l’irrationalité et...

This article examines the technology transfer-based partnerships between public research organisations (sources of knowledge, innovation and technology) and users (firms, public administrations, etc.) as dynamic processes for a mutual learning. This process can provide for the R&D organisations...

French Abstract: Parmi les sciences sociales, c'est la science économique qui a fait les progrès les plus prometteurs pour le droit. Il y a plusieurs raisons à cela: elle dispose d'un cadre théorique bien développé (micro-économie); elle propose actuellement l'application la plus avancée...