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Lehn and Poulsen, 1989; Marais et al., 1989) and accounting data (e.g. Kaplan, 1989; Smith, 1990; Smart and Waldfogel, 1994), all strongly suggest that buyouts enhance financial performance. The studies summarized in Table 1 have been published since 1995 and cover both the U.S. and various European countries. Some studies consider LBOs as a homogeneous group while other studies distinguish between insider driven management buyouts (MBOs) and outsider driven management buyins (MBIs). These transactions

fonctions critiques pour les entreprises et proches du cœur de leur activité (informatique, logistique, télécommunications ...). Parmi les précurseurs de cette nouvelle forme d’externalisation, on trouve par exemple Eastman Kodak (McFarlan et Nolan, 1995) et la banque Continental (Huber, 1993), qui ont été parmi les premiers à externaliser la totalité de leur informatique. Le passage de l’externalisation des activités de service basiques à celle des activités de service cruciales pour le fonctionnement

(Bardelli, 2006). Indeed, beyond the economic and contractual perimeter, these institutions wish for the firm to afford full consideration to all the stakeholders affected by its process of production (Freeman, 1984; Donaldson and Preston, 1995; Clarkson, 1995). It seems particularly interesting that the affirmation of a social responsibility for the firm has occurred at the very moment in which firms are undergoing a radical transformation of their organizational and geographic perimeters (Haufler

Promotion sociale et de la Recherche scientifique (within the Administration générale) is responsible for implementing policies decided upon by the Community Council. Federalization led to new decrees for the universities (1994) and the hautes écoles (1995). For the latter sector, the new legislation also implied a reorganisation of the existing 100+ institutions into 30 larger hautes écoles. Short- and long-type programmes were integrated into these institutions (www.eurydice.org). The French Community

2001 ; Moreau et al., 2001 ; Eagles et al., 2001 ; Dekkers, Hospital, 2002). La sélection assistée par marqueurs (MAS) est particulièrement avantageuse dans le cas de l’amélioration des résistances aux maladies et aux insectes (Michelmore RW., 1995 ; Yencho et al., 2000 ; Langridge et al., 2001). Elle peut se faire sans avoir recours aux tests d’inoculation, permettant ainsi d’éviter les erreurs associées à l’utilisation de ces procédures et de mener l’amélioration de la résistance même

favorite everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ Donuts is a leading retailer of hot and iced regular coffee-by-the-cup in America, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. The original Dunkin’ Donuts experience was a single cup of coffee with a donut – today Dunkin’ Donuts offers a wide range of coffee, coffee-related beverages, baked goods, and an expanding all-day Oven-Toasted menu. Dunkin’ Donuts is still using the original proprietary coffee blend recipe established

consoles de jeux (93% du CA) et aux PC (7% DU CA) mais également des logiciels éducatifs. - La société s’internationalise au début des années 90 en ouvrant ses premières filiales de distribution aux États-Unis, au Royaume Uni et en Allemagne - C’est en 1995 qu’Ubisoft réalise Rayman qui fut son premier succès international - Ubisoft confirme sa stratégie de croissance interne en ouvrant de nouveaux studios dans 6 villes différentes, dont Montréal, et en renforçant son réseau international de distribution

nanometer transistor technology. More than 2,000 45nm transistors fit across the width of a human hair. 1993 – With the creation of the World Wide Web in 1990, the need for transistor speed becomes greater than ever. 1971 – Busicom introduces the first single-chip, pocket-size calculator, the LE-120A "HANDY," which uses a MOSTEK MK6010 integrated circuit. The Revolution Continues 2006 – The dual core Intel® Itanium® 2 processor launches with the world’s most intricate product design to date, utilizing

with an idea which Nike helped refine to create a better shoe. Together, Nike and Rudy engineered the first Air-Sole units: durable bags filled with pressurized gas that compress under impact, then spring back. The result is Nike Air cushioning, the single greatest footwear cushioning innovation ever developed. page 2 1982 Nike opens a footwear distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee. 1981 BRS, Inc., the subsidiary of Nike, Inc., is merged into Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is the surviving corporation

achieve organisational goals. If we follow the rational planning approach, the Michigan model would fit with its cost reduction objective because it has a harder, less humanistic edge than the others. The company could stay focussed on its goals and single-mindedly orientate its economical activities toward this objective. Defining the Best Fit Approach The Best Fit approach “explores the close link between strategic management and HRM by assessing the extent to which there is vertical integration