French Theory

determine the conduct of buyers and sellers, their choices of key decision variables… 13 2. The theoritical background The transaction costs theory (Coase, Williamson, Quélin…) determine the suitable governance mode (to sum up « firm vs market ») Transactions are distinguished by 3 attributes : Asset specificity Uncertainty Frequency • This theory is very important to explain some decisions as outsourcing strategies… 14 7 2. The theoritical background • • The concept of transaction

" says Kathleen Vohs, Ph. D ., an associate professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. So all the choices you face at the mall (point-and-shoot camera or digital camcorder for your man? Espresso machine or French press for Mom?) will make you that much more vulnerable to temptation at the food court. The detour: STEP 1: PACK SNACKS. Malls are filled with kiosks hawking softball-size cinnamon buns and soft pretzels on steroids. Keeping portion-controlled

mécanismes disciplinant de la concurrence. L’article de K. Lang et J. Y. K. Lehmann, « Racial discrimination in the labor market : theory and empirics », 2011, propose une synthèse détaillée des contributions théoriques consacrées à cette question. 1. Ce mécanisme a été introduit par K.  Arrow, «The theory of discrimination», 1973 ; et E. S. Phelps, « The statistical theory of racism and sexism », 1972. 2. Voir à ce sujet l’étude d’A. Swamy et al., « Gender and corruption », 2001, ainsi que la critique

used in French for the creation of the vocabulary of computer and Internet technology. This specialised lexicon was translated and adapted from English, and various decrees, published in the Journal Officiel (government publication), establish the terms recommended by the “Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France” (General delegation for French language and languages of France). An analysis of the semantic devices used to integrate English computer terms into the French language

finance and second, to make an inventory of present and potential contributions of financial theory to financial strategy from academic and decision-making points of view. The discussion presents recent developments of financial research, shows uses of financial theory for financial strategy and insists on drawbacks of a research, disconnected from all normative preoccupation. KEY WORDS Financial theory, financial strategy, academic survey, financial decision-making 3 Il y a plus de dix ans

nominalized. These kinds of constraints are well captured in Gross’ lexicon grammar (Gross, 1975). • Patterns are language dependant. Speakers may feel this when they switch from their mother tongue to a foreign language. For example, learners of French may have difficulties with nominalizations, which are much less common in this language than, let’s say, in English or German. • Proficiency grows with experience, that is, the scope or window size of the graph to be considered will increase, so should

taking into account the development of new demographic and economic challenges. * In the same time, a provident fund (AP) is created. Six others will follow, with long term investment i.e. not risky and then from 1974, investment in shares. The French system is made up of the same three pillars, but as a special feature public and private sector do not belong to the same scheme. When private sector’s employees pay contributions for 40 years to have a full pension their counterparts only need 37

(en particulier : disciplines, styles, rhétoriques, régimes). Harrison White : from social networks to a structural theory of action Harrison White is a major figure of North American sociology and an important theorist of social network analysis. His book Identity and Control, first published in 1992 and currently being revised for a second edition, proposes a structural theory of social action that aims at substantially modifying our sociological imagination. This article suggests a first understanding

Chanson (Fr.: ‘song’). Any lyric composition set to French words; more specifically, a French polyphonic song of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. In a general sense the word ‘chanson’ refers to a wide variety of compositions: the monophonic songs of the Middle Ages (see Troubadours, trouvères); court songs of the late 16th and 17th centuries ( see Air de cour); popular songs of the streets, cafés and music halls in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (see Chanson pour boire; Vaudeville; Pastourelle;

students. Many entries explained with examples in sentences. London, Collins, 1974, 622p. DUCROT, OSWALD & TZVETAN TODOROV, Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences du langage, Paris, Seuil (coll. Points), 1972, 470p. HARRAP & BORDAS, Harrap’s Shorter French and English Dictionary, London, 1990. SPRINGFIELD, MASS., The New Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc.,1989, 891p. A.P- COWNIE, R. MACKIN and I.R. McCAIG, Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English, Vol. “Verb with Prepositions and