Are governments right to support technological evolution through military R&D ? If the answer is positive, which are the most suited institutions and organisation patterns for a fruitful relationship between military R&D and the overall economic performances? It seems to us that the answer lies...

In this article, the author inverses the traditional approach (does corporate governance favour innovation?) considering how innovation influences corporate governance in the European telecommunication sector.

This paper proposes to show how the work of Norbert Alter brings a major contribution to our understanding of organizations, specially regarding intimately intricate phenomena such as innovation and rule transgression. This French sociologist clearly pinpoints the existence, forms and stakes of...

Today, classical art institutions are highly involved in finding a new way to enlarge their public and to modernize their brand image as they are stressed by a extensive competition. As a result, they explore how relevant would be to implement new strategies showing to their public new art...

According to a recent literature, the positive effect of competition is supposed to be growing with the proximity to the technological frontier. Using a variety of indicators, the paper tests the effect of competition and regulation on innovative activity measured by patenting. The sample...

Audit Quality and Auditee Satisfaction: Chronicle of an Ordinary Innovation The objective of this research is to examine the role which a quality framework plays in the relationships between the auditor and the auditee. For that, we study the origins of an association gathering nine French audit...

Faced with the technological changes and with the rise of international competition, the competitiveness of firms is based more and more on innovation. In this context, the new innovating firms are regarded as source of competitive dynamism. However, these firms encounter difficulties to finance...