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Research paper thumbnail of Mapping the Dynamics of Science and Technology - Sociology of Science in the Real World. Callon, Michel, Law, John and Rip, Arie. Basingstoke

Research paper thumbnail of L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des réformes au Royaume-uni

L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des ... more L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des réformes au Royaume-uni In: Revue d'économie industrielle. Vol. 112. 4e trimestre 2005. pp. 65-82.

Research paper thumbnail of Ressources, compétences et stratégie de la firme : Une discussion de l’opposition entre la vision Porterienne et la vision fondée sur les compétences

Research paper thumbnail of Between market forces and knowledge based motives: the governance of defence innovation in the UK

Journal of Technology Transfer, 2009

The purpose of this contribution is to examine the evolutionary transformations that have charact... more The purpose of this contribution is to examine the evolutionary transformations that have characterised the UK defence innovation system since the mid 1980s. It focuses on the central and challenging issue faced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in implementing effective governance mechanisms emerging from the continuous trade-off between short-term market driven measures motivated by efficiency arguments, and more long term and relational considerations in terms of knowledge economics. Furthermore, in terms of technology transfer, this evolution has been accompanied by a gradual shift from an initial logic of spin-off to society expected from government driven military projects, to a logic of spin-in where the main concern of the military sector is to broaden its industrial and R&D base.

Research paper thumbnail of The Liberalization of the European Gas Sector and the Strategic Positioning of Firms: a Dynamic Approach for Corporate Competence Building

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational mechanisms in environmental management: an evolutionary analysis confronted with empirical facts

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2001

In this paper we analyse the development of corporate environmental management systems through th... more In this paper we analyse the development of corporate environmental management systems through the core elements of the emerging evolutionary theory of the firm. The environmental management process means a process by which organizations change their structures and cultures as a result of an interlinked effort of individual learning and organizational transformation. We propose that effective environmental management capacities derive primarily from the adaptation of three constitutive mechanisms of firms: the coordination mechanisms, the cognitive mechanisms and the incentive mechanisms. Our theoretical results are supported by case studies in 12 industrial firms localized in France (Alsace) and in Germany (Baden-Wurtemberg).

Research paper thumbnail of European mechanical companies: Technological differences and organisational similarities

All in all, French, Italian and British companies are surpassed technologically more often than n... more All in all, French, Italian and British companies are surpassed technologically more often than not by Swiss, Austrian and German companies. This technological delay does however not show up at the organisational level.

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational rules, codification and knowledge creation in inter-organisation cooperative agreements

Research Policy, 2001

The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked ... more The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked by a technological agreement in the energy field, with a specific focus on the degree of codification of inter-organisational rules. Considering the agreement as a collection of different types of more or less codified rules, we show that their degree of codification and some other characteristics have an impact on the process of inter-firm cooperation.

Research paper thumbnail of Socio-technical transition processes: A real option based reasoning

Research paper thumbnail of A real options reasoning approach to hybrid vehicle investments

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2010

Long term increases of petrol prices and the threat of a global climate change have created in th... more Long term increases of petrol prices and the threat of a global climate change have created in the automotive industry a new competitive environment based on the development of more sustainable technologies. Using the real option reasoning lens we provide a theoretical framework to better account for the technological and market uncertainties and irreversibilities that impact the investment and innovation decisions of automotive firms supporting the development of more sustainable vehicle technologies. We investigate the case of hybrid vehicles in a transitional perspective by insisting on their potential to influence the dynamic shaping of investment decisions of firms in the car industry. We consider the hybridization strategy as intra-project and inter-project compound growth options to manage the flexibilities and irreversibilities of investment decisions during the transition process. We provide four different-sometimes conflicting-strategic rationales structuring the investment efforts of firms in hybrid vehicles and illustrate them with numerous examples from the automotive industry.

Research paper thumbnail of Mapping the Dynamics of Science and Technology - Sociology of Science in the Real World. Callon, Michel, Law, John and Rip, Arie. Basingstoke

Research paper thumbnail of L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des réformes au Royaume-uni

L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des ... more L'émergence d'une économie de la défense fondée sur la connaissance : quelques leçons tirées des réformes au Royaume-uni In: Revue d'économie industrielle. Vol. 112. 4e trimestre 2005. pp. 65-82.

Research paper thumbnail of Ressources, compétences et stratégie de la firme : Une discussion de l’opposition entre la vision Porterienne et la vision fondée sur les compétences

Research paper thumbnail of Between market forces and knowledge based motives: the governance of defence innovation in the UK

Journal of Technology Transfer, 2009

The purpose of this contribution is to examine the evolutionary transformations that have charact... more The purpose of this contribution is to examine the evolutionary transformations that have characterised the UK defence innovation system since the mid 1980s. It focuses on the central and challenging issue faced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in implementing effective governance mechanisms emerging from the continuous trade-off between short-term market driven measures motivated by efficiency arguments, and more long term and relational considerations in terms of knowledge economics. Furthermore, in terms of technology transfer, this evolution has been accompanied by a gradual shift from an initial logic of spin-off to society expected from government driven military projects, to a logic of spin-in where the main concern of the military sector is to broaden its industrial and R&D base.

Research paper thumbnail of The Liberalization of the European Gas Sector and the Strategic Positioning of Firms: a Dynamic Approach for Corporate Competence Building

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational mechanisms in environmental management: an evolutionary analysis confronted with empirical facts

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2001

In this paper we analyse the development of corporate environmental management systems through th... more In this paper we analyse the development of corporate environmental management systems through the core elements of the emerging evolutionary theory of the firm. The environmental management process means a process by which organizations change their structures and cultures as a result of an interlinked effort of individual learning and organizational transformation. We propose that effective environmental management capacities derive primarily from the adaptation of three constitutive mechanisms of firms: the coordination mechanisms, the cognitive mechanisms and the incentive mechanisms. Our theoretical results are supported by case studies in 12 industrial firms localized in France (Alsace) and in Germany (Baden-Wurtemberg).

Research paper thumbnail of European mechanical companies: Technological differences and organisational similarities

All in all, French, Italian and British companies are surpassed technologically more often than n... more All in all, French, Italian and British companies are surpassed technologically more often than not by Swiss, Austrian and German companies. This technological delay does however not show up at the organisational level.

Research paper thumbnail of Organisational rules, codification and knowledge creation in inter-organisation cooperative agreements

Research Policy, 2001

The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked ... more The aim of our paper is to analyse the process of collaboration between independent firms linked by a technological agreement in the energy field, with a specific focus on the degree of codification of inter-organisational rules. Considering the agreement as a collection of different types of more or less codified rules, we show that their degree of codification and some other characteristics have an impact on the process of inter-firm cooperation.

Research paper thumbnail of Socio-technical transition processes: A real option based reasoning

Research paper thumbnail of A real options reasoning approach to hybrid vehicle investments

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2010

Long term increases of petrol prices and the threat of a global climate change have created in th... more Long term increases of petrol prices and the threat of a global climate change have created in the automotive industry a new competitive environment based on the development of more sustainable technologies. Using the real option reasoning lens we provide a theoretical framework to better account for the technological and market uncertainties and irreversibilities that impact the investment and innovation decisions of automotive firms supporting the development of more sustainable vehicle technologies. We investigate the case of hybrid vehicles in a transitional perspective by insisting on their potential to influence the dynamic shaping of investment decisions of firms in the car industry. We consider the hybridization strategy as intra-project and inter-project compound growth options to manage the flexibilities and irreversibilities of investment decisions during the transition process. We provide four different-sometimes conflicting-strategic rationales structuring the investment efforts of firms in hybrid vehicles and illustrate them with numerous examples from the automotive industry.

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