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NOTE DE RECHERCHE: LE RÉSEAU D'ENTREPRISES: VERS UNE SYNTHÈSE DES CONNAISSANCES
Authors: ASSENS Christophe
Published: March 2024

This article looks at the state of theoretical knowledge in the area of corporate networks. The first part is focused on studying the positioning of the network in the layout of inter firm transactions, in comparison with other more traditional forms of organization such as the market and integration. The second part lays out a panorama of corporate networks in the United States, Europe, and Japan, using a classification based on geographic location, cultural specificities of the actors, management style, and governance mechanisms. In order to complete this photographic view, the article then underlines the main stages in the life cycle of a network, which leads to reflection on the modes of evolution and transformation of this method of organization. Finally, some avenues of research are mentioned in order to put transversal and typological approaches in perspective with longitudinal approaches that are devoted to the life cycle of networks.
La restructuration des entreprises du vêtement pour hommes au Québec : une trajectoire particulière
Authors: LAROCHE Mélanie
Published: March 2024

This article proposes an analysis of the distinctive trajectory of the men's clothing industry in Quebec with regard to company restructurings. Since the 1950s, manufacturers have faced foreign competition and have focused on strategies such as product differentiation, production planning flexibility, and capitalization. The liberalization of markets has nevertheless forced certain manufacturers to substitute a part of their production with imports. The aim of this article is to confirm the idea according to which actors, on the basis of their interpretation of economic and institutional environments, can offer differentiated answers to globalization. [PUB ABSTRACT]
Entre efficience, réactivité et apprentissage organisationnel - une étude qualitative sur le cas des filiales françaises en Chine
Authors: JAUSSAUD Jacques , SCHAAPER Johannes
Published: March 2024

On the basis of a series of twelve qualitative interviews with expatriated managers of French subsidiaries in China, we examine how coordination and control mechanisms implemented by multinationals can be associated in order to reconcile, on the one hand, efficiency and, on the other hand, responsiveness and organisational learning, both necessary in a particularly dynamic and complex Chinese context. All the companies of our sample have developed a sophisticated formal control of their subsidiaries in China. But instead of rigidifying the organisation of the subsidiaries, as one might fear, this strong formal control becomes the catalyst for intense dialogues between the multinational, the Chinese subsidiaries and other units of the multinational, in China and elsewhere, reinforcing the subsidiaries' aptitudes for responsiveness and organisational learning. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
La confiance au sein des accords de coopération: une étude de cas longitudinale
Authors: MOTHE Caroline , INGHAM Marc
Published: March 2024

Over the last few years, the notion of trust has been taking a growing place in the literature, both academic and managerial. Yet empirical studies remain relatively rare, particularly in the area of cooperative interorganisational relationships. This article partially fills this void through a qualitative exploration of a transnational alliance in R&D. Longitudinal empirical analysis puts the accent on the processes at play on the field. We attempt to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of the production of trust and its process of development in the context of technological cooperation, before making propositions as to the origin, the forms, and the evolution of trust.
Éthique, mondialisation et pratique des affaires : enjeux et perspectives pour l'Afrique
Authors: KAMDEM Emmanuel
Published: March 2024

Literature on ethics, globalisation and management is quite abundant these days, but is limited as concerns the analysis of African situations in particular. The analysis developed in this article is food for thought on stakes for the development of ethics in business circles in Africa, in the context of economic globalisation. In the first part, the justification of the code of ethics in society in general is examined, then an analysis is proposed of ethics on the dual side of behaviour (ethos) and the subject of study in various disciplines (logos). In the second part, the difficult and slow emergence of ethical concerns in African business circles is shown. Here, the article focuses on the promotion of ethics in African enterprises.
Impact des formations à l'entrepreneuriat : vers de nouvelles méthodes d'évaluation
Authors: FAYOLLE Alain , CASTAGNOS Jean-Claude
Published: March 2024

Facing the multiplication of entrepreneurship education programmes and the increasing resources allocated to those initiatives there is a need to develop a common framework to evaluate, compare and improve the design of those programmes. That framework should include both a set of clearly identified criteria that goes beyond the estimation of short-term microeconomic impact and a methodology to effectively measure them. The main objective of this article is to present such a framework, based on the theory of planned behaviour which could allow us to measure under the influences of independent variables related to entrepreneurship education programmes changes in attitudes towards the entrepreneurial behaviour, changes in perceptions about social norms and perceived behavioural control and finally changes in entrepreneurial intention. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Les sociétés de capital-risque dans les réseaux complexes d'innovation. L'exemple de la Silicon Valley
Authors: FERRARY Michel
Published: March 2024

The complex network theory is an original perspective to analyse innovation in hightech clusters. The Silicon Valley is understood as a network of heterogeneous and complementary actors that constitute a system. The completeness of a network explains its robustness. Venture capital firms (VCF) are one of the main actors that support the robustness of Silicon Valley's complex network. The research explores formal and informal contributions of VCF to complex networks of innovation by analyzing their interactions with start-ups that they back and the other actors of the cluster (universities, large firms, lawyers...). [PUB ABSTRACT]
Modes de coopération et transformations de l'action publique au niveau local. Le cas de la France
Authors: BORNAND Elvire
Published: March 2024

The theme of public policy transformation is approached through an analysis of the coordination methods used by public actors who construct jointly managed public policies at the local level. First, we examine the coordination methods from the angle of the evolution of the representations of public intervention, through the study of path dependence and innovation phenomena. Then, the different types of rules structuring the coordinations are compared using the concepts of power and constraint, in order to explain how State and territorial community action is evolving in France. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
International HRM. A cross cultural perspective
Authors: BARMEYER Christoph
Published: March 2024

International HRM. A cross cultural perspective, by Terence Jackson, is reviewed.
The Performance and Survival of Joint Ventures with Parents of Asymmetric Size
Authors: BEAMISH Paul W. , JUNG Jae C.
Published: March 2024

Researchers have argued that IJV performance and survival is affected significantly by its parent firms. In this regard, previous studies mostly focused on the relationship between an IJV and its individual parents, while leaving the relationship between parents firms unexplored. This study considered whether size asymmetry between IJV parents is an additional factor influencing IJV performance and survival. From the perspective of transaction cost economics and resource-based view, we proposed two opposing hypotheses. To test the hypotheses, we used 261 firm-year observations of 145 Japanese IJVs in 1996, 1998 and 2000, with generalized estimating equations (GEEs) and Chi-square tests. No significant relationship was found between size asymmetry between parents and IJV performance and survival. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Entreprendre : la passion d'accomplir ensemble / L'innovation, une affaire d'État / La culture d'entreprise
Authors: MAZOUZ Bachir
Published: March 2024

Entreprendre : la passion d'accomplir ensemble, by Isabelle Danjou, is reviewed, along with L'innovation, une affaire d'Etat, by Claude Rochet and La culture d'entreprise, by Eric Godelier.
Environnement et Gestion - De la prévention à la mobilisation
Authors: URBAN Sabine
Published: March 2024

Environnement et Gestion - De la prévention à la mobilisation, by Olivier Boiral, is reviewed.
De l'histoire cognitive à la fracture disciplinaire
Authors: SÉGUIN Francine
Published: March 2024

This article is divided into three parts. It first outlines the cognitive history of the field of strategy with special emphasis on the contributions of various disciplines to an understanding of the construct that is the concept of strategy. It then opts for a basis in sociology and focuses on certain questions related to a sociological representation of strategy. Finally, it sketches the possibility of a rupture in the field of strategy.
KORNAI, Janos (1996): Le système socialiste: l'économie politique du communisme
Authors: ROUILLARD Christian
Published: March 2024

"Le systeme socialiste: l'economie politique du communisme, by Janos Kornal, is reviewed.
Les stratégies de rupture en PME : une étude de cas
Authors: LE ROY Frédéric , YAMI Saïd
Published: March 2024

In the new approaches of strategy, a company is powerful when it changes "the rules of the game" in its industry. This new approach of strategy causes the development of much research which is interested primarily in large firms and very little in SMEs. The objective of this research is thus to study the development process of a disruptive strategy in SME context. Precisely, we try to answer the following question: do specificities of SME support or not the development of disruptive strategies? To answer this question, the empirical analysis is centered on the case of a company which reinvented its sector and created a new market in the furniture industry. This case study shows that SME specificities support the disruptive strategies. But it also shows the difficulty these small firms have to renew this type of strategy. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Mondialisation et management compétitif des entreprises moyennes
Authors: URBAN Sabine , NANOPOULOS Constantin
Published: March 2024

The globalization of economic actors and flows makes the problem of competitiveness more acute. New constraints call for new management responses. Are some firms better equipped than others to succeed at their fierce game? This article considers the peculiarities of middle-sized firms. Their adaptation and innovation strategies create economic and social dynamics. But are their structures and behavior likely to create more risks in the future? Am empirical study carried out in Germany and Italy provides answer to these crucial questions.
La gestion des approvisionnements dans les pays en voie de développement : contexte et défis
Authors: TCHOKOGUÉ André , NOLLET Jean , TALEB Djamel-Eddine
Published: March 2024

A comprehensive analysis and longitudinal study of the case of a public firm in Algeria shows that absence of a good understanding of the corporate environment in some of the factors that, in developing countries, guides action towards a reactive procurement management. In fact, this restricts both the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement function, in a context where these two aspects are nevertheless crucial for the long-term survival of the firms. Since the case study deals with three distinctly different periods and contexts, one can say that at least one of these periods and its associated context is representative of experiences of procurement strategy implementation in developing countries. In this respect, the five proposals formulated arise from the identification of contingency factors that, when taken into account, should permit sound procurement management in developing countries.
Governance and Management in China's Private Sector
Authors: CHILD John , PLEISTER Hubertus
Published: March 2024

Private firms have experienced rapid development in China since the end of the 1980s and have now reached a critical mass in many competitive sectors of the market. Some constraints could inhibit the growth of private firms in China, and possibly in other transition economies. This paper uses two studies of private firms in China to examine the proposition that both governance systems and managerial capabilities influence the economic behavior of private firms in China. A particular question in the case of China is whether the preservation of owner control and imperfect transparency may impede the acquisition of managerial capabilities.
NOTE DE RECHERCHE: STRATÉGIES DES HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (HMO) ET ORIENTATIONS DU SYSTÈME DE SANTÉ AMÉRICAIN
Authors: SIMONET Daniel
Published: March 2024

With the HMO Act (1973), HMOs obtained specific advantages. In the mid 90s, these organizations gained an increasing share of the US market, by recruiting a growing number of US citizens. After a short review of its history, Managed Care will be evaluated according to various criteria (fairness, quality, efficiency, relevance).
Du bureaucrate au stratège : la difficile transition de rôles des ressources humaines dans le secteur public
Authors: JOSSERAND Emmanuel , TEO Stephen T. T.
Published: March 2024

This study examines the role change difficulties encountered when shifting from personnel management to strategic human resources management within the human resources department of a public sector organization after its corporatization. Three orders of difficulties affected the role changes: difficulties related to the invention of the role, differences in the perception of the role as well as the organizational position with respect to strategic human resources management, and the appearance of role conflicts. These difficulties relate to two fundamental factors: identity inertia and the difficulties associated with the development of social capital. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
L'évaluation des politiques de santé : Une analyse comparative de cas français, québécois et suisse
Authors: JABOT Françoise , TURGEON Jean , LEGROS Michel
Published: March 2024

This article examines three evaluations of health policies adopted during the 1990s: the Politique des programmes regionaux de sante (policy on regional health programs) in Nord Pas-de-Calais (France), the Policy on Health and Well-Being in Quebec (Canada) and the Planification sanitaire (qualitative health planning) for the canton of Geneva (Switzerland). A comparison is carried out on three aspects: 1 ) the scope of the evaluative questioning, 2) the steering of the process, and 3) the methods chosen. Using a qualitative and participative approach, these evaluations focus on the implementation of the policies, leaving aside the question of effects on citizens' health. What might seem a weakness in the evaluation is very likely more of an adjustment between the evaluative procedure and the issues involved with these policies, the strategy of which is based on the involvement and adhesion of their actors. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
L'approche différenciée á la dure école de l'ancienneté
Authors: LEGAULT Marie-josée
Published: March 2024

The seniority systems that govern the bestowal of several of the advantages fought for in the unionized labour environment have differentiated effects on men and women. Although temporary preferential measures might be put in place to combat the effect of the systemic discrimination in certain hiring practices, seniority systems cannot be partially or temporarily suspended for the same reasons. Several factors stand in the way of adopting a mainstreaming approach with respect to seniority, and this leads us to the area of union culture and present-day transformations in the labour market. [PUBLICATION]
Stratégies de maillage: comment les entreprises construisent et maintiennent le capital social local
Authors: JOSSERAND Emmanuel
Published: March 2024

The ability to develop their social capital has been presented in recent times as one of the key factors of firms' success. Yet a review of the literature, focusing on social capital and social networks, shows that a tension may exist between the development of individual social capital and the benefits that an organization may derive from it. Studying the development of the local social capital of operational units in three large international firms, this research analyzes the networking strategies by which these firms succeed in overcoming this tension and establishing their influence on their local environment. These strategies rely on numerous boundary spanners as well as on the combination of strong and weaker ties. The autonomy accorded actors in the field is counterbalanced by the appeal to culture as a mechanism of integration. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Gérer la mobilité internationale: problèmes de rapatriement et efficacité des pratiques de gestion
Authors: SABA Tania , CHUA Rodney
Published: March 2024

To better formulate and implement globalization strategies, corporations should make an effort to hold onto executives with international management skills. Repatriation management is an essential tool because it reveals the importance that corporations attach to experience acquired in other countries, promotes the creation of an international culture, and encourages employees to be mobile. This research is based on the results of a survey of 153 repatriated executives. Its objective is to reveal the problems related to repatriation, their consequences, individual characteristics influence, and practices that can be used to manage them effectively.
Le management par l'« absurde » : une alternative raisonnable ?
Authors: GÉRARD Benoît , OBOEUF Alexandre
Published: March 2024

A manager must question him/herself on the organizational structure to be adopted: he/she has a role in implementing coherence. He/she must also federate his/her staff around an ideal: he/she has a role in reinforcing cohesion. In view of the manager's dual role, certain organizational theorists are building instruments which reinforce coherence. In contrast, others encourage values management. Alas, few people have studied the individual basis of these 2 collective phenomena. By exploring this individual genesis, we have witnessed the emergence of a hitherto unsuspected mode of intervention: absurdity-based management. [PUB ABSTRACT]
Pensée économique et stratégie
Authors: URBAN Sabine
Published: March 2024

Strategic analysis owes a great deal to economic thought. This link is analyzed from two standpoints. The first is expressed in terms of substance; it discusses economic life as a network of exchanges and as a network force. From this standpoint, economic analysis is central to the strategic concerns of firms: their objective is to obtain competitiveness and profitability points with means that they been optimized in terms of costs and risks, and at the same time to develop power phenomenons. The second approach concerns the method: economic concepts that clarified an understanding of what it real and have provided analytical tools for organizing the actions taken by firms.
La gouvernance d'un partenariat public-privé dans un milieu sociopolitique turbulent: analyse d'un cas latino-américain
Authors: JIMENEZ Amparo
Published: March 2024

Partnerships have become the new forms of economic activity coordination. Despite the evolution of this form of governance in the last decade, there is limited theoretical and empirical knowledge related to the governance structures between two partners - one of whom is from a developed country and the other from a developing country. This article partially fills in this gap with a longitudinal study of a publicprivate partnership in an uncertain and sociopolitically intense environment. The analysis emphasizes the dynamic of governance mechanisms and the determination of the various stakeholders actively involved in the institutional environment of a Latin-American partnership. Management of the partnership took into consideration not only the interests of shareholders and clients, but also those of social stakeholders (communities, indigenous peoples, the general public, and media). Societal expectations outweighed purely economic interests. Four theoretical lessons on the governance of a public-private partnership are put forward. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
El papel de la dirección en la adaptación organizativa: un estudio para empresas españolas
Authors: SANTOS ÁLVAREZ Valle , GARCÍA MERINO Teresa
Published: March 2024

This research focuses on the study of the role of the board of directors on the organizational adaptation process. More specifically, our interest is aimed at the analysis of the network formed among the managers' action, the adaptation's need, and the firm's response. The review of arguments of evolutionary approachs - population ecology and evolutionary economics - and of propositions of the "upper echelon" theory allow us determine the scope of influence of executive behavior within the framework of a model of organizational evolution and adaptation. The empirical analysis has been made with information of a sample of Spanish companies which we send a survey to. Results confirm that internal changes serve as organizational response when external conditions change. It is also verified how managers' attitude and their propensity to changes influences the intensity of the internal changes. Thus results confirm that the board of directors appears as the leading element in the organizational adaptation process. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
La montée des femmes aux postes de commandes dans les entreprises manufacturières Québécoises de 1990-2000
Authors: PIERRE-ANDRÉ Julien , MORIN Martin
Published: March 2024

The massive arrival of women on the labour market over fifty years ago, and more recently in universities, should gradually give them access to senior management positions in the business world. However an analysis of the evolution of these positions in Quebec manufacturing firms from 1990 to 2000 indicates that while women are increasingly present in management positions in areas such as accounting, finance, human resources and marketing, much remains to be done in order to achieve a certain level of equality, particularly in the area of production and general management. Moreover, large firms appear to be more "macho" than their smaller counterparts. This last observation allows us to be relatively optimistic since younger and newer firms tend to appoint more women to senior management positions.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
L'étude des processus stratégiques: défis conceptuels et analytiques
Authors: LANGLEY Ann
Published: March 2024

This decade has seen the rediscovery of the essentially dynamic and processual nature of strategic phenomena. Strategic management researchers are showing greater interest in qualitative studies intended to provide a better understanding of organizational processes, such as strategy formation, learning, globalization, innovation and decision making. This article describes certain characteristics of processual data, describes the challenges and difficulties inherent in qualitative research methods and compares several data analysis strategies.
Management stratégique et philosophie: les chemins de la pensée
Authors: CALORI Roland
Published: March 2024

This article tries to understand the evolution and bias of the field known as corporate strategic management using fundamental philosophic works as its basis. The objective is to show the usefulness and the emancipating power of reference to philosophy, for corporate management and management researcher alike. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the successive strategic management models that have been dominant from the 1960s to the present and the two bias that characterize this discipline are discussed: 1. the bias toward rational speculation to the detriment of intuition, of learning through action and emotions, and 2. the bias toward binary logic in reasoning. Certain biases have been progressively and partially reduced, although the orthodoxies have not really been scrutinized. In the third part the article asserts that the role of emotions in strategic management is still underestimated. Various philosophic works as well as recent work in neurology (Damasio, 1994) point up this deficiency. Strategy tends to consider emotions and actions, whereas other thinkers and scientists have formulated the hypotheses hat emotion establishes reason.
Enseignement de la politique générale d'administration (PGA) et de la stratégie de 1908 à 1998
Authors: CÔTÉ Marcel
Published: March 2024

Business policy/strategy has been an obligatory discipline in most management programs for a number of years now, but that was not always the case over the past 50 years. We shall see that, since the launch of BP courses at Harvard University at the turn of the century, the BP/strategy field has evolved considerably; formerly it served as a vehicle for integrating functional courses at the end of management programs, but now students can do their doctorate in the field and professors offer an ever longer list of specialized BP/strategy courses. We shall follow the evolution of this discipline from 1908 to the present, answering five general questions that colleagues have asked us: 1) Can BP/strategy be taught? What contribution has teaching made to the development of the BP/strategy field? 2) How has BP/strategy course content changed over the past 50 years? What have the main researchers contributed to the development of these courses? 3) What are the preferred methods that have been used to teach BP/strategy from the beginning? How have these methods changed during the study period? 4) How has the training of BP/strategy educators evolved? 5) What is our opinion of the future of BP/strategy? How should we interpret criticism of the relevance of the training offered by business schools? While trying to answer these questions, we shall endeavour to define the development stages of this discipline and to determine its degree of structuring, as well as the schools of thought that contribute to it, through an analysis of course content, concepts taught, teaching methods and materials used, and the training offered doctoral students in this field.
Partners across Borders: The Five Partners Business Network Model
Authors: RUGMAN Alan M. , D'CRUZ Joseph R.
Published: March 2024

This paper develops a framework for an alternative governance structure to markets and hierarchies. The five-partners business network is distinguished by its strategic asymmetry, which facilitates the establishment of credible commitments. The theory of business networks incorporates the contributions of transaction-cost economics and the embeddedness of economic action in social relations.
Les déterminants de la réussite des alliances logistiques : une vision integrative
Authors: BRULHART Franck
Published: March 2024

For several years, in spite of a growing interest in investigating the area of the performance of alliances, this topic remains under-explored. Few elements exist concerning the means of achieving alliances performance, in particular in the field of the logistic services. This paper aims at analyzing the elements which are likely to increase the capacity of the alliance to achieve its goals in the particular case of the vertical logistic partnership. In order to give an overall picture of this topic, we use transaction cost theory and the theory of organizational learning. The results, based on a quantitative methodology, point out the critical role of trust, commitment and relationship equity. The results also underline the association which exists between communication process, control mechanisms, conflict resolution techniques and performance; moreover, they suggest that alliance performance is positively associated with experience and partner proximity.
Le management par résultats: une perspective transculturelle
Authors: PROULX Denis
Published: March 2024

Preoccupation with performance is found in a great many administrations in the world, making it almost universal. It appears in most of the modernization or administrative reform projects that are shaking up the world of public administration. Administrators use the same words, but it is not certain that they have a common meaning. This article attempts to identify how performance management is conceived by public administrators from very different countries. It shows that, rather than being univocal, the principles are understood in ways that are sometimes contradictory, which should have an influence on reforms.
Sustaining International Linkages: A Dynamic Competence View
Authors: BOGNER William C. , HOWARD Thomas
Published: March 2024

Strategic alliances have been growing in popularity among firms over the past 10 years. The basis for the formation of truly strategic alliance has been presented by several authors who use the theoretical foundations that are popular in strategic management, in particular the resource-based theory of the firm, organizational learning theory and industrial organizational economics. Still, little has been said about why these alliances are sustained. This paper takes those same theoretical bases and constructs a basic set of propositions about the continuation of strategic alliances.
Gender Equality Policy as Horizontal Policy: A Comparative Study of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Authors: HONDEGHEM Annie , CROMBOOM Sofie , NELEN Sarah
Published: March 2024

This article examines two countries (the Netherlands and the UK) that are attempting to implement a horizontal gender equality strategy. The analysis identifies several external and internal factors that influence the relative success of this new strategy. These factors include the following: a good representation of women in politics, a structural dialogue with the women's movement combined with strong political will and high profile administrative co-ordination structures, as well as clear policy objectives and instruments that are monitored and evaluated. None of these factors constitute in themselves sufficient conditions, but a complex interdependent combination seems to be a good stimulating environment. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
La contribution de l'analyse différenciée selon les sexes au débat sur la négociation collective comme moteur de l'équité en emploi
Authors: LEGAULT Ginette , ROSS Claudette
Published: March 2024

The overall objective of this article is to contribute to reflection on the social debate going on in North America and in Europe regarding the best means - legislation or collective bargaining - to ensure professional equality and equity in the area of employment for women. The general question that guided our work in a recent research project was whether gender-based practices exist in collective bargaining. Although there are several analytical dimensions to the research project, we are particularly interested in verifying whether these differentiated practices, should they arise, might have an impact on the very content of collective bargaining and in particular regarding equal opportunity or employment equity for women in the organizations. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
La négociation collective des restructurations en France : de la consultation des représentants du personnel à la négociation des accords de méthode
Authors: JOBERT Annette
Published: March 2024

In France, economic redundancy and corporate restructuring processes are governed by a law that has expanded employers' obligations as much with regard to employees as to labor representatives (reclassification, redundancy program, content of economic and social information). In the past few years, the law has tended to favor collective negotiations in companies. The "accords de methode" (method agreements on how to achieve restructurings) are symptomatic of this change. They could take part in a reconfiguration of corporate actors and open a new space for collective action and negotiation. The article examines the implications. [PUB ABSTRACT]
Señales competitivas como comunicación empresarial
Authors: OTERO-NEIRA María Del Carmen , VARELA-GONZÁLEZ José A.
Published: March 2024

Businesses use signals to communicate among themselves. Rich in informative content, these signals are key to competing successfully in that they provide useful information to develop answers. This paper looks into the processes by which market signals are generated, received and interpreted. An enterprise sending out a signal may choose from a wide array of options, depending on its strategic goals, and the company on the receiving end must interpret that signal through a complex process that must not only address the peculiarities of the signal itself, but those of the interacting companies.
Décodage des changements sur les marchés internationaux des capitaux à la lumière de l'évolution des conventions
Authors: LEROUX François
Published: March 2024

This article analyzes the role of agreements on international financial markets and shows how following up on the application of the agreements and the changes made to them makes it possible to discern the underlying movements of the international financial markets.
Gender mainstreaming et approche différenciée selon les sexes: quels impacts pour la gestion?
Authors: CORNET Annie
Published: March 2024

The goal of this text is to situate gender mainstreaming in relation to other plans of action for gender equality, such as equal opportunity initiatives and policies, positive discrimination, affirmative action, and diversity management programs. Of course, there are similarities in the action plans, but there are also differences regarding the eras in which they came to be, the analyses on which they are based, the objectives sought, the courses of action drawn up, and the implications for HRM. Looking at writings and practices, this text attempts to clarify these concepts, to specify their objectives, to explore the resulting courses of action at the macro level (public policy) and at the micro level (human resources management within organizations), and to zero in on the zones of debate that cut across them. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
A Case Study Exploring Acer's Global Logistics and Innovation
Authors: HONI Jau-Shin , TARNG Ming-Yueh , PO-YOUNG Chu
Published: March 2024

Acer Inc., Taiwan's largest personal computer (PC) manufacturer and one of the top ten players in the global PC market is well known for its efficient global logisitics. Supply chain framework, material flow, distribution, information flow, and capital flow are critical issues in the worldwide trend of vertical disintegration in the information technology industry (IT) industry. This paper explorers Acer's innovation and problem-solving processes in tackling these critical issues. The case study illustrates how, though continuous innovation, a firm with limited resources can overcome its competitors in a global, dynamic industry.
Analysis Of Financial Ratio In Palm Companies On The Indonesia Stock Exchange at PT. Agra Agro Lestari TBK Over Period 2015-2022
Authors: Raharjo Budi , Musthofa Zaenal , Digdowiseiso Kumba
Published: March 2024

The aim of this research is to analyze the influence of Current Ratio (CR), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), and Return on Equity (ROE) on Earning Per Share (EPS) at the palm oil company PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk which is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data used in this research comes from the annual financial report of the palm oil company PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk during the period 2015 - 2022. The research method used is multiple regression analysis to analyze financial reports in terms of Liquidity Ratio, Coverage Ratio, Solvency Ratio, Profitability Ratio, Market Ratio and Efficiency Ratio. It is hoped that the results of this research will provide a deeper understanding of the factors that influence EPS at the palm oil company PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The practical implication of this research is to provide guidance to financial managers of palm oil companies PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk in managing financial ratios such as Liquidity Ratio, Coverage Ratio, Solvency Ratio, Profitability Ratio, Market Ratio and Efficiency Ratio.
Implementation of Electronic Customer Relationship (e-CRM) in Increasing Customer Loyalty PT Cromwell Indonesia
Authors: Sinulingga Herdiyana Br , Digdowiseiso Kumba
Published: March 2024

The need for clean water and the decreasing availability of clean water are the driving factors for water treatment business players. Every company competes to provide the best service to increase customer loyalty. The method used to increase customer loyalty is customer relationship management (CRM). This research explains the implementation of e-CRM in increasing customer loyalty at PT Cromwell Indonesia. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The primary data source is data obtained from interviews and direct observation at the head office of PT Cromwell Indonesia. From the research results, PT Cromwell Indonesia has implemented e-CRM by using various media such as social media, WhatsApp, e-mail, and an e-CRM software Qontak.
Crisis And Communication Management at Denny's Senayan City SWOT Analysis
Authors: Awaloedin Dipa Teruna , Pradini Gagih , Fitria Putri Maulida , Andini Davi Ayu
Published: March 2024

This article discusses the role of Jakarta's restaurants in economic growth, focusing on job creation and culinary contributions. It explores crisis management, emphasising the importance of communication strategies for unexpected challenges. The SWOT analysis guides managers in aligning strengths with opportunities. Crisis communication involves organisational learning, ethical practices, prospective vision, and effective rhetoric. Management responsibilities in crises include risk assessment, plan development, transparent communication, media coordination, recovery, evaluation, and online information management.
The Effect of Tax Awareness, Service Quality and Fine Sanctions on Individual Taxpayer Compliance at KPP Pratama Jakarta Pancoran
Authors: Awaloedin Dipa Teruna , Pranoto Agung , Cik Achmad , Putra Suadi Sapta , Pradini Gagih , Karyatun Subur
Published: March 2024

This study aims to determine empirical evidence of the effect of tax awareness, service quality, and penalty sanctions on taxpayer compliance. This study used primary data by distributing questionnaires to taxpayers at KPP Pratama Jakarta Pancoran, the research object. The sampling used in this study was simple random sampling. The number of taxpayers sampled in this study was 100 respondents. Multiple linear regression analysis was used in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science) version 25.0 to determine the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. The test data used in this study is a test of validity and reliability. To test the hypothesis in this study, researchers used Test T and Test F. This research data shows that tax awareness and penalty sanctions positively and significantly affect individual taxpayer compliance. The service quality variable shows that the results do not affect taxpayer compliance.
Suitable law-based location selection of high-power electric vehicles charging stations on the TEN-T core network for sustainability: a case of Poland
Authors: Mazur Maciej , Dybała Jacek , Kluczek Aldona
Published: March 2024

With the upcoming implementation of the amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council, from 2035 there will be a ban on the registration of new vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) in the Member States of the European Union (EU). Consequently, changes in the transportation sector, resulting from the increasing use of electric vehicles, appear to be inevitable. According to the adopted legal acts, the European Union Member States will be obliged to develop, among others, a charging infrastructure and access to public charging stations for electric vehicles. As a result, there will be a need to ensure a significant increase in the power and the number of charging stations and to determine their appropriate location. The article presents the challenges faced by charging station operators and difficulties related to the further development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Poland. The still poorly developed public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, especially in service areas located along the main communication routes, remains the main obstacle to the development of electromobility. In the context of legal, financial, technological, and organizational challenges, the problem of the proper distribution of electric vehicle charging stations along the main communication routes is therefore of particular importance. The aim of the article is to present a new, proprietary method for determining the location of electric vehicle charging stations in Poland within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), which considers objective location factors: adherence to AFIR requirements, the specificity of the Polish power system and existing parking infrastructure. As a result of using the developed method, a list of 188 recommended locations for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations in Poland along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) was created. It has been shown in this way that the use of the presented method enables the suitable determination of the location of electric vehicle charging stations along transport routes, considering legal, financial, and technological requirements, which will significantly facilitate the operation of zero-emission transport.
Research on port AGV trajectory tracking control based on improved fuzzy sliding mode control
Authors: Jiandong Qiu , Minan Tang , Fan Yu , Jiajia Ran , Dingqiang Lin
Published: March 2024

The operating environment of the port AGV is outdoors in the coastal area. There are complex and changeable environmental impacts such as rainfall, wind erosion, and salt erosion, which cause more disturbances to the port AGV. Aiming at the problem of the influence of environmental disturbance on trajectory tracking accuracy during the operation of port AGV, this paper proposes a control method based on fuzzy control theory and sliding mode variable structure control theory. Firstly, a two-degree-of-freedom dynamic model of AGV in port environment is established on the premise of accurately describing the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle and reducing the requirements for hardware and software. Secondly, for the tire model, the tire model formula constructed by the magic formula proposed by Pacejka with high fitting accuracy and simple modeling is used to establish the tire model. Thirdly, aiming at the chattering problem in sliding mode control, sliding mode variable structure control is designed, and fuzzy controller is added to control the change of switching gain coefficient. Finally, for the actual operating environment of the port, the Gaussian disturbance is used to simulate the external disturbance, and the controller model designed in various ways is built and simulated by Matlab / Simulink software. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is superior to the control group in response speed, anti-interference ability and reducing chattering. Compared with the traditional control method, the steady-state time of the position tracking method is increased by 73.41 %, and the error generated in the disturbance stage is 1.8 % of the initial error. The speed tracking enters the Gaussian disturbance stage after the steady state, and the error is less than 1 % of the initial error, which achieves the purpose of reducing chattering, realizes the optimization of the traditional sliding mode variable structure control, and verifies the feasibility of the algorithm in the future practical application.
The Multidimensional Threats of Unmanned Aerial Systems: Exploring Biomechanical, Technical, Operational, and Legal Solutions for Ensuring Safety and Security
Authors: Perz Rafal
Published: March 2024

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also referred to as drones, are increasingly utilized in sectors such as surveillance, transportation, and entertainment. The global UAV market, projected to escalate to USD 70.7 billion by 2026, demonstrates a significant growth trajectory. However, alongside their functional utility, UAVs present substantial risk factors, notably in the domain of collisions with humans and other entities. These collision events are categorizable by operational context (military versus civilian) and flight phase (e.g., takeoff, landing). Contributory factors to these occurrences include operator errors, equipment malfunctions, and prevailing environmental conditions. Incidents involving human-UAV collisions are of particular concern. The severity of impact is contingent upon UAV specifications and the conditions of operation. Predominantly accidental, these incidents accentuate escalating safety concerns in the burgeoning UAV sector. This manuscript endeavors to examine the risks inherent in UAV operations, with an emphasis on human-UAV collision scenarios. A review of extant literature is conducted to formulate safety measures and amplify awareness regarding UAV-associated hazards. The manuscript is methodically structured to encompass scenarios of hazard within UAV operations, historical accounts of collisions, and an analysis of their causative factors and subsequent ramifications. Additionally, it scrutinizes the legislative framework governing UAV operations on a global scale, with a specific focus on Europe and Poland. The discourse extends to the examination of physical impacts resultant from UAV-human collisions, exploring diverse scenarios and resultant injuries. The conclusion delineates the necessity for a comprehensive understanding of UAV-associated risks and advocates for strategies to mitigate collision risks. With UAVs becoming increasingly integrated into everyday functionalities, addressing potential threats assumes critical importance. Achieving equilibrium between technological advancement and public safety is paramount. Effective regulation of UAVs necessitates a multifaceted approach, incorporating legal and procedural constraints to curtail accident rates. The manuscript underscores the imperative for established weight and height thresholds for UAVs, implementation of protective measures, and enhancement of public cognizance. Further investigative efforts are imperative to elucidate the long-term repercussions of UAV-induced injuries and the risks posed by emerging UAV models, underscoring the importance of responsible UAV utilization and the ongoing necessity for research in this domain.