In the property rights approach to the theory of the firm (Hart, 1995), parties bargain about whether or not to collaborate after non-contractible investments have been made. Most contributions apply the regular Nash bargaining solution. We explore the implications of using the generalized Nash...

As stressed by many authors, knowledge is a key res ource which is nowadays lying at the heart of organizational performance of knowledge intensive o rganizations. Such organizations are characterized by an increasing number of knowledge intensive and interconnected processes. Many knowledge...

Une synthèse de la littérature sur le paradoxe dans les organisations permet à la fois de montrer l'intérêt des pratiques paradoxales et les limites de réflexions académiques qui ne font que décrire ex-post ces pratiques sans donner de piste pour leur mise en œuvre. Fort de ce constat,...

This study attempts to identify some characteristics of the relationship between journalists and politicians. The methodology of the research is based on the analysis of responses to interviews in depth applied to a sample of 50 print and audiovisual journalists from Bucharest, Suceava, Pitesti,...

Theoretical explanations of the decision to outsource typically range from functionalism (search for efficiency) to institutionalism (search for legitimacy). Up to date, most empirical studies on the subject have been carried out relying on secondary data sources and are generally inspired by...

The advantage of multiple sourcing to protect against supplier failures arising from undependable (or even unsafe) products due to latent defects is examined using a quality-cost model of supply base composition. Prior models have focused on supplier failures arising from unreliable supply, such...

The outsourcing of activities raises the problem of the management of buyer-supplier relationships, and in particular of their control. This paper presents a military analysis of the control strategies of a car component maker over its suppliers. The analysis suggests that different strategies...

I explore the relationship in partnering strategy [exploration – based on weak ties vs. exploitation – based on strong ties], national culture and and firms’ organizational model in the context of global ICT Industry. In the highly uncertain global environment, partnering is the one of the...

Earlier research discussed the necessary evolution from smart business networks, as based on process need satisfaction and governance, into business genetics [1] based on strategic bonds or decay and opportunistic complementarities. This paper will describe an approach and diffusion algorithms...

Outsourcing is one of the organizational practices that have increased in popularity over the past decade, even in the public sector. However, management control literature gives a little attention to this new form of organization. Two paradigms dominate the inter-organizational management...