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Activisme des actionnaires et responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise au Japon
No full textShareholder Activism and Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan.
Shareholder activism has grown in popularity during the last decade (first in the US, followed by Europe, then Japan) as a reaction to management latitude. Shareholder activism is defined as shareholders claiming their power as company owners to influence a corporation's behavior. One of the most common issues addressed through shareholder activism is the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), or how a company takes into account shareholders (and other stakeholders) rights. This paper deals with the contemporary development of shareholder activism in Japan from the perspective of CSR.L'activisme des actionnaires s'est développé ces dernières années aux États-Unis, en Europe, puis au Japon, en réaction au comportement jugé indélicat de certains dirigeants d'entreprise. Les dirigeants perdent parfois de vue qu'ils sont avant tout nommés par les actionnaires, dont ils doivent servir les intérêts. Par ailleurs, leurs choix ou leur négligence heurtent parfois les intérêts des autres parties prenantes (clients, salariés, fournisseurs, etc.), ce qui finit par dégrader la rentabilité et le cours de l'action. Cette contribution étudie le développement récent de l'activisme des actionnaires au Japon, en relation avec la question de la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise, sa responsabilité à l'égard de l'ensemble des parties prenantes.Amann Bruno, Jaussaud Jacques, Kanie Akira. Activisme des actionnaires et responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise au Japon. In: Ebisu, n°33, 2004. pp. 153-171
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
EU enlargement: the impact on agricultural and food exports from selected Asian countries to the EU market - A gravity approach
Full text linkThe process of EU economic integration took place gradually. The 5th enlargement in 2004 was the largest expansion of the EU. It affected the agricultural sector notably due to the economic structure of the new members from Central and Eastern Europe. This chapter aims to examine the effect of the 5th enlargement on exports of agricultural and food products from 8 major Asian countries toward the EU market. The refined gravity model is employed, using annual data during 1999 to 2015 with 12 product groups. The empirical findings reveal that the total exports of agricultural and food products from Hong Kong and Korea reduce, whereas exports from Indonesia increase. There was no significant change in exports of total agricultural products and food from China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. However, changes in exports of certain products in various countries are found
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Economic and social importance of the growing natural fiber market: China's role in the international cotton market
No full textThe labour-intensive textile industry market can be divided into two segments: the traditional one - which is characterized by low wages, poor quality and/or standard products- and the innovative one, that displays well-paid workers, high technology machines and design.\ud
Mass production generally tends to be concentrated in developing or newly industrialized countries due to comparative advantages in terms of labour cost. Nevertheless, there are numerous examples of relocation by the industrialized countries (EU) also for the production of high quality products.\ud
The textile industry has played a decisive role in the processes of development of some Asian countries (e.g.: China, India, Hong Kong, Bangladesh) by providing substantial employment increase and significant contributions to export earnings. In the developed countries, one of the main reasons for its great importance is in terms of employment rate, that, with the economic crisis and competition based on lower-cost countries in the developing world, has been greatly reduced, creating concerns about the entire manufacturing system.\ud
In Asia, the demand for new clothes is growing and the supply is below the demand. China, the world's largest producer of cotton, consumes more than it produces. The aim of this paper is to investigate the main features of world cotton market by focusing on the role of China, and analysing the effect of predetermined macroeconomic variables on Chinese cotton market. First, a global overview of cotton market is given; after that, the main reasons for considering China as the leading country in this sector are illustrated. To follow the paper analyses what factors and to which extent they may have affected Chinese cotton production, consumption and international trade over the last years by means of a correlation matrix. Findings and conclusions are lastly presented
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
برون¬سپاری بخشی از مدیریت خرید - پشتیبانی- تأمین قطعات گروه c : خرید قطعات گروه c، مطالعۀ موردی : آلستون
No full textCette thèse porte sur l’externalisation de la gestion achats-approvisionnements-logistiques des articles dits « Classe C » sur un site ALSTOM. La Classe C chez ALSTOM est une famille d’achats regroupant des articles hétérogènes à faible valeur unitaire (marchés, technologies, prix, de volumes, poids). Mobilisant la Théorie des Coûts de Transaction, la Théorie de l’Agence, ainsi que les travaux sur la fonction Achat et l’externalisation, cette recherche analyse les facteurs déterminants et les risques liés à l’externalisation des activités, notamment des Achats, et ce en vue d’améliorer la gestion externalisée des achats et les approvisionnements de la classe C. L'auteur de ce travail, praticien-chercheur, privilégie la Recherche Action. Il a fondé son enquête sur des entretiens demi-directifs auprès de professionnels impliqués dans la gestion de la Classe C, et abouti à des résultats qui mettent non seulement en évidence les problèmes de redéfinition du périmètre externalisé, des ressources, de la fiabilité de l’expression des besoins, du contrôle et de la mesure de la performance, mais permettent aussi de suggérer des solutions aux problèmes mentionnés, comme par exemple la définition de la classe C et de son périmètre.This research is devoted to the outsourcing of Sourcing-Supply-Logistics management of articles called "C Class" at ALSTOM´s. ALSTOM´s C-Class is a purchasing family that groups items with low unit value and heterogeneous (markets, technologies, prices, volumes and weights). By utilizing the Transaction Costs Theory and the Agency Theory, as well as some case-studies on the purchasing function and the outsourcing, this thesis analyzes the determinants and risks associated with outsourcing of activities, including purchasing, in order to improve the outsourced management of purchasing and supply of C class. Its author, as a practitioner-researcher, favors Action Research. He based his investigation on semi-structured interviews with professionals involved in the management of the C-Class, produced results that not only the problems of redefining the scope of outsourced resources, reliability of expression of needs, control and performance measurement, but also suggest solutions to the aforementioned problems, such as the definition of class C and its perimeter.Esta tesis está dedicada a la externalización de la adquisición, suministro y gestión de logística de los artículos llamados "Clase C" en un ALSTOM sitio. La Clase C en ALSTOM es una familia de compras que agrupamiento artículos con bajo valor unitario y heterogéneos mercados, tecnologías, precios, volúmenes, pesos. Movilizando la Teoría de Costes de Transacción, la Teoría de la Agencia, así como algunos trabajos sobre la función de compras y la contratación externa, esta investigación analiza los factores determinantes y los riesgos de la externalización de actividades, incluyendo las compras, para mejorar la adquisición del externalizado y suministro de Clase C. El autor, practicante-investigador, recurrió a la investigación-acción y basó su investigación en entrevistas semi-estructuradas con los profesionales que intervienen en la gestión de la Clase C y produjo resultados que no sólo relieven los problemas relacionados con el alcance de los recursos externalizados, la fiabilidad de la expresión de las necesidades y el control y la medición del desempeño, pero ofrecen también soluciones a los problemas mencionados, tales como la definición de la Clase C y su perímetro.آلستوم ترابری، برون¬سپاری، گروهc، خرید، ذخیره، پشتیبانی، سازمان¬دهی، راه¬بُرد، شاغل-پژوهشگر، پژوهش- اقدام.این پشتیبانی - تأمین آن دسته از قطعاتی که بنام گروه"c" در پایگاه¬های آلستوم رده¬بندی شده¬اند، می¬پردازد. گروه "c" در این پایگاه¬ها، مجموعۀ قطعات خرید با ارزش کم برای هر واحد است که دارای بازار، فناوری، بها، میزان سفارش، وزن و اندازۀ متفاوت هستند. با کاربرد نظریه "هزینۀ مبادله" و نظریه "نمایندگی" همچنین، موردکاوی¬های کارکرد خرید و برون¬سپاری، این پژوهش، عوامل تعیین¬کننده و ریسکهای مربوط به برون¬سپاری فعالیت¬ها، شامل خریدها را جهت بهبود مدیریت برون¬سپاری¬شدۀ خریدها و تأمین گروه "c" مورد تحلیل قرار می¬دهد. نگارندۀ این پایان¬نامه، که خود شاغل- پژوهشگر است، روش پژوهش- اقدام¬ را ترجیح می¬دهد. از این رو کاوش خود را بر پایۀ مصاحبه¬های نیمه¬رهبری شده با کارکنان حرفه¬ای که شخصاً درگیر مدیریت خرید گروه "c" هستند، قرار داده و به نتایجی دست یافته است که نه تنها مسائل بازتعریف قلمرو منابع برون¬سپاری شده، قابلیت اطمینان بیان نیازها، کنترل و اندازه¬گیری عملکرد را آشکار می¬سازد، بلکه راهکارهایی بمنظور ترفیع مسائل پایان¬نامه به بررسی برون¬سپاری مدیریت خرید - مذکور
The Influence of National Characteristics on Corporate Social, Environmental and Governance Performance
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