I build a model of the choice and timing of entry into commercial activities by an academic research team, and analyze the returns and costs of these activities. I compare the behavior and performance of the academic team to an industrial research team. Before moving to commercialization, a team can decide to invest in cost-reducing research activities.  read more »

Structure of corporate governance is more emphasized than governance practices when the impact on R&D intensity is studied. Our econometric contribution uses a set of ratings given by experts and focuses on corporate governance practices with a selected sample of 6623 firms belonging to 110 large French groups.  read more »

Despite the burgeoning literature on the network organization as a new mode of innovation, we know little about how the flow of knowledge across organizational boundaries is intertwined with careers.  read more »

Thanks to the second French Community Innovation Survey, a measurement of the importance of public research organisations as a useful source of innovation for manufacturing firms is available.  read more »