In this paper, we examine how categorization is resisted. We analyze the way organizations draw on industry registers to resist or adapt to changes that will potentially alter the definition and nature of the markets in which they compete. We approach this question through a qualitative study of...

Dans un environnement marqué par les changements incessants, les stratèges sont amenés à repenser le mode de fonctionnement des organisations afin de maintenir un avantage concurrentiel durable. Cette logique d’adaptation repose sur une fluidité des ressources facilitée par la...

To estimate the cumulative incidence and hospital cost for venous and pulmonary thromboembolic events in a real world setting in France.

The problem of inter-generational preservation and management of socio-environmental entities, like biodiversity, and so, the valuation of these entities for their own sake, is a central issue for sustainability. The ecocentric approach of Sustainable Development (SD) tackles this problematic by...

The PhD thesis is a contribution to the definition of a new banking risk related to the economic impacts of climate change. The climate change will impact the clients of a corporate and investment bank and will have consequences on its strategy and the composition of its business portfolio....

This thesis is an evaluation of the interaction between the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and electricity markets over the period 2005-2012. It rests on econometric and modelling instruments to both explain the development of markets and draw lessons for the conduct of future policies....

Literature on methodology reveals a serious problem related to the use of semantic differential scales to measure individuals’ global evaluations. Two types of evaluations are incorporated—in an artificial and unsuitable way—into these bipolar continuums that contain two opposing...

The willingness of households to pay for prevention against industrial risks can be revealed by real estate markets. By using very rich microdata, we study housing prices in the vicinity of hazardous industries near three important French cities. We show that the impact of hazardous plants on...

The evolution of distribution channels evolves towards a complex multi-channel form, through the increasing importance of the Internet. Along this line, consumer online reviews (COR) platforms rise in order to provide information about the quality of products and services. Despite a growing...