Cet article mesure d'un point de vue quantitatif et macroéconomique l'ampleur de la relocalisation de l'industrie automobile en Europe durant la décennie 2000. A l'aide de données sur la production, l'emploi, le commerce international et la présence d'entreprises étrangères dans...

S'inscrivant dans le champ de l'intelligence technologique, cet article entend défendre une méthodologie originale d'étude d'un domaine innovant reposant sur l'exploitation d'informations financières et réglementaires en vue d'améliorer une analyse brevet. L'argumentaire théorique...

Les premiers travaux sur la production modulaire soutiennent que ce dominant design conduit à une structure organisationnelle des industries profondément originale. L'hypothèse de déterminisme technologique sous-jacente à ces travaux mérite d'être explorée. La première partie de...

In this paper, we examine the structure and the evolution of international exchanges of auto parts over the 2000-2012 period for four European countries. The first part of our study reviews the literature and points out four stylized facts about the geography of automotive supply networks. In...

In this paper, we examine the structure and the evolution of international exchanges of auto parts over the 2000-2012 period for four European countries. The first part of our study reviews the literature and points out four stylized facts about the geography of automotive supply networks. In...

In this paper, we examine the evolution of international exchanges of auto parts over the 2000-2012 period. The first part of our study proposes an analysis of the organisation of automotive supply chains based on the global production networks framework. We give details about this approach by...

The paper seeks to provide a quantitative and macroeconomic picture of the new geography of the automotive industry in Europe. Since ten new members joined the European Union in 2004, automakers and suppliers have changed their location strategies and now view the whole of Europe as a single...

<italic>In this paper, we try to understand the new spatial division of labour in the automobile supply industry by considering the localization strategies of French first tier suppliers in European Eastern Countries. The analytical hypothesis is : the development of modular production creates the...</italic>

We argue that a better understanding of the relocation process needs a regional analysis based on firms? behavior. We illustrate our assertion by summarizing the results of a research project in the Aquitaine region. The first section proposes a typology and an evaluation of firms? mobility at...

In this paper, we study the explanatory factors of the commitment in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The dominant paradigm of Business Case looks for cost/advantage calculus but we firmly criticize this kind of approach. We argue that this analysis forgets the reality of vertical...