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Europe's venture capital industry is already prepared for 1992
No full textYves Fassin and Klaus Nathusius, respectively the Secretary-General and Chairman of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), point out that venture-capital can very successfully fuel the expansion financing necessary for 1992. Already the venture capital industry has Europe-wide networks helping SMEs to find "proximity investors". It can also help in many other areas, from acquisitions to investment in new technology.
The impact of review articles in management and economics journal rankings and metrics
No full textIn a letter to the editor, Moussa (2021) questions the impact of review articles on the ranking and indicators of journals. Applied to the management and economics FT50 journals (Fassin Scientometr 126:5911-5943, 2021), the analysis reveals that this bias is rather limited. Except for a few journals identified by Moussa, the ranking of the journal's h-indexes does not alter significantly
[photograph] Tekening van de Sint-Niklaaskerk, Korenmarkt en Klein Turkije.
No full textDocumentatie Gent, opgemaakt door Charles Fassin (Gent, 1890-1986) in de periode 1960-1985.Fassin, Yves CharlesBijzondere collectie
SMEs and the fallacy of formalising CSR
No full textThere exists increasing pressure for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, including social reporting. Curiously in this promotional programme of CSR reporting, the only group whose ideas are not sought in this debate are the SME leaders themselves. The present ethnographic field analysis, based on discussions within entrepreneurs' circles, tends to suggest that the argument for expanding formalisation of CSR to SMEs rests upon several fallacies. It implicitly assumes that an apparent solution for large multinationals can be transposed to SMEs, and it underestimates the drawbacks of bureaucracy. Moreover, many SMEs experience inconsistency between the idealistic CSR communication of some large companies and their actions, especially in the supply chain. The author concludes that reports do not constitute the validation for real CSR, nor the proof of superior ethical behaviour. Formalisation can even be counterproductive. Conversely, the absence of social reporting does not imply that SMEs do not behave responsible. CSR in SMEs needs a specific approach, adapted to the informal nature and entrepreneurial character of the small business. The essence of CSR lies in the implementation of responsible business practices. It lies in the right attitudes, in the corporate culture, not in formalisation
Yves-Heng Lim
No full textYves-Heng Lim est enseignant-chercheur au Département d’Etudes de Sécurité et de Criminologie de l’Université Macquarie, Sydney. Il est l’auteur de China’s Naval Power: An Offensive Realist Approach (Ashgate, 2014). Yves-Heng Lim is a lecturer at the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University. He is the author of China’s Naval Power: An Offensive Realist Approach (Ashgate, 2014)
[photograph] Sint-Barbaracollege, Gent.
No full textDocumentatie Gent, opgemaakt door Charles Fassin (Gent, 1890-1986) in de periode 1960-1985.Verso: tekst in potlood: "Joris Vranx klooster / het 'Joris Vrancx klooster' in de Savaenstraat, door A. Van den Eynde, 1849".Fassin, Yves CharlesBijzondere collectie
The question of empire today
No full textY.C. Zarka, tomando como referencia la política exterior de Estados Unidos, presenta una reflexión en perspectiva histórica, política y filosófica sobre la idea contemporánea de imperio. Los modelos del imperio romano y del imperio colonial han sido abandonados. El imperialismo contemporáneo impone su hegemonía por las vías económica y cultural. Partiendo de la dialéctica imperio-imperialismo, desde los conceptos de soberanía y democracia, el autor muestra las contradicciones internas y externas de lo que denomina repúblicas imperiales. Desde la primera perspectiva, la hegemonía imperial puede ser interpretada al mismo tiempo como la expresión y la crisis de la soberanía. Desde la segunda, la contradicción se encuentra en la justificación de una política internacional intervencionista en nombre de las ideas de libertad, república y democracia.Y.C. Zarka, has taking the foreign policy of the United States as a reference, presenting a reflection on the contemporary idea of empire in historical, political and philosophical perspective. The models of the Roman Empire and the colonial empire have been left behind. The contemporary imperialism enforces its hegemony by economy and culture. Due the empire-imperialism dialectic, the author shows the internal and external contradictions of what he names "imperial republics". For instance: the imperial hegemony can be interpreted as expression and crisis of the idea sovereignty; the interventionist international policy is justified on behalf of freedom, republic and democracy ideas.Publicad
[photograph] Aqurel van het Prinsenhof, door Jacques Truchy. (reproductie).
No full textDocumentatie Gent, opgemaakt door Charles Fassin (Gent, 1890-1986) in de periode 1960-1985.Verso: tekst in potlood: "Le Cour des Princes, un aquarelle de Jacques Truchy (1790-1822)".Fassin, Yves CharlesBijzondere collectie
Presentazione dell’edizione italiana di storia della Sicilia da Odisseo ai giorni nostri di Jean-Yves Frétigné
No full textPublished for the first time in 2009, for the Fayard types, and re-edited in 2018 in a "pocket" format, this History of Sicily by Jean-Yves Frétigné, with the subtitle from Odysseus to the present day, presented to the French public as an easy consultation, a "Compagnon de voyage" destined to have an excellent editorial success with over 8,000 copies sold.The Italian translation presented here does not have the presumption of concurring with the monumental works of the history of Sicily which constitute an essential reference by the same Author, as the rich bibliography in the appendix to the volume clearly testifies. Rather, it intends to offer, in just over 400 pages, the “external” look on Sicily of a French historian, as Finley, Mack Smith, Duggan or Norwich have done in the past
Comparison of the thickness of the calvarium between young grey (Halichoerus grypus) and harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) seals = Comparaison de l'épaisseur de la calotte crânienne entre les jeunes phoques gris (Halichoerus grypus) et les jeunes phoques du Groenland (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
No full textCharles Caraguel, Pierre-Yves Daoust and Fiep de Bie.; 1 online resource (ii, 6 pages); 1919-5044; Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program (Weekly checklist 2013-35).; Includes bibliographical references.; Mode of access: Internet.; Issued by: Fisheries and Oceans, Quebec Region.; Co-author Pierre-Yves Daoust is a member of faculty at University of Prince Edward Island.; Research document (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat : Online) ; 2012/172
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