The purpose of this paper is to show how a better understanding of the role played by technology in the decision–making process of a business changes our conception of the nature of the firm. According to the role played by technology in decision–making, the author distinguishes five grades...

Menopausal osteoporosis has many consequences for women over 50. Its complications incur high treatment costs both for society and the patients themselves. Collection of the epidemiological data required for a cost analysis of menopause-related osteoporosis is not easy, but we have calculated...

Since the end of the apartheid regime, the number of advertisements casting actors from different racial backgrounds simultaneously has significantly increased. Comments about this development are multi-faceted. While some observers praise this technique as the ideal social mirror of the...

Discusses the recent crisis in educational planning, proposing the adoption of business models for educational management. Describes ways to apply this approach to education policy. Identifies the problems of education, and suggests guidelines for change in educational policy.

This thesis contributes to the analysis and measure of systemic risk through four chapters. In the first chapter, we discuss the notion of systemic risk and detail the methodological issues of modeling. The second chapter proposes a structural model of solvency contagion. Within an equilibrium...

Jean Dumarchey (1874-1946) is a french theorist in accounting, known for his scientific and economic approach of accounting. Dumarchey's theory didn't really succeed in his lifetime. The breaking point with previous thinkers is revealed by studying his books, articles and lectures: Dumarchey...

Are mergers and acquisitions significant events that develop informativeness? Is the informativeness process the same in different countries? Looking only at cumulative abnormal returns (CARs) is insufficient and the results are sometimes contradictory. To answer to these questions we use the...

This paper contributes to literature by giving more precise measures to technological innovation in order to estimate its economic value and assess its impact on the financial performance of companies in Europe. Focus is given to European patent system which is different from the American one....

Adopting an historical perspective, we propose to study the way recurrent debates regarding the “excessive speculation” category on financial derivatives markets, take various shapes at different points in time. We consider that history does not repeat itself, at least not in the exact way....

50-65 years old people have become the most attractive target for Marketing to Seniors. As ageing is heterogeneous among them and as Aging Well is now a major societal issue, we investigate the relevance of Desired Aging Well to explain their consumption. Cluster analysis is used to confirm a...