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In order to adequately respond to the challenges of the knowledge-based economy several firms adopt non-traditional organisational forms. These new organisational forms are characterised by their high degree of flexibility and adaptability, their customer focus, their process orientation and...

Sous la direction de Benoit A. Aubert et Jean-Grégoire Bernard Les organisations, qu'elles soient privées ou publiques, locales ou globales, diversifiées ou non, fonctionnent dans des environnements constamment en évolution, ce qui rend cruciales l'analyse et la gestion des relations...

L'économie québécoise est soumise à des risques de nature économique, sociale et environnementale. On mentionne sans cesse que nos entreprises opèrent maintenant dans un environnement globalisé, plus concurrentiel que jamais. Ce document fait une analyse des risques globaux auxquels le...

(Sous la direction de Michel Poitevin) Impartition et sous-traitance apparaissent souvent comme des synonymes : pourtant, les deux termes recoupent des réalités distinctes. La sous-traitance renvoie aux modalités - économiques ou légales - de toute forme de délégation. L'impartition...

The popular press often paints an alarmist portrait of computer services being offshored to emerging countries. India is depicted as a formidable competitor, frequently with the suggestion that, given enough time, all jobs could end up there. The number of information technology (IT) jobs in...

Outsourcing information technology (IT) operations has been recognized to have important potential benefits, including cost reduction, improved quality of service, and access to technological expertise. Researchers and practitioners also recognize that, in some circumstances, IT outsourcing...

The impacts of information technology on business performance has been a focus of research in recent years. In this regard, contingency models based on the notion of "fit" between the organization's management of IT, its environment, strategy, and structure seem to show promise. Six perspectives...