Analysis of google entry in unified communications from a resource and competence perspective

The business communications market has been deeply transformed by technological and product convergence, due to the progressive substitution of traditional TDM-based voice products and services by ToIP (Telephony over IP) based products and services. The adoption of IP and the management of voice applications in the same way as data application has given rise to convergence offerings under the name of Unified Communications, and allowed the entry of data communications vendors, such as Cisco, in a market initially dominated by TDM-based product vendors. The increasing dissociation between hardware and software and the virtualisation of services have induced the entry of new players relying on their position in software and web services, among which Microsoft and Google. In this paper, drawing on the resource-based perspective, we analyse the patterns of entry of Google in this market. In particular, we highlight how Google relies on current specific resources, acquire and/or develop complementary resources in order to be able to compete on this market. In this work in progress paper, we put emphasis on the acquisition strategy of Google --

Entering the black box of platform orchestration : a metaphoric co-evolutionary framework for platform-based ecosystems

International audienceSince the first empirical definition of business ecosystems (BEs), its central orchestration dynamic has been defined as co-evolutive. If the nature of the associated mechanisms is still debated, the co-evolutionary nature of inter-organizational innovation processes has been largely demonstrated. Platform-based ecosystems are characterized by a flexible and scalable architecture of cooperation designed to leverage collective intelligence. In such a context, platforms serve as a backbone for inter-organizational collaboration and facilitate interactions. But for a platform-based ecosystem to flourish inter-organizational coevolutionary processes have to be triggered. To better understand how platform-based ecosystems achieve such goal, an empirical and theoretical characterization of the associated co-evolutionary processes is of utmost importance. However, current analogical transpositions of co-evolutionary mechanisms from biology to strategic management are still disparate and partial. To leverage our understanding of co-evolutionary mechanisms involved in biological complex adaptive systems, the application of a metaphorical transposition is necessary. The metaphorical transposition of coevolutionary mechanisms in organizational sciences enables the distinction between several mechanisms: mimicry, co-adaptation, and 3 different forms of co-evolutive mutualisms. This distinction allows a better understanding of platforms coordination processes, thus opening the way for the empirical identification of specific generative mechanisms and their related triggering factors

Henry Darger

Entre deux expositions d’artistes des galeries Andrea Rosen (David Altmejd, Ryan Trecartin et Lizzie Fitch, Felix Gonzalez-Torres dans l’exposition « Deadline ») et Michael Werner (Georg Baselitz, Peter Doig, Markus Lüpertz, A.R. Penk, James Lee Byars et Robert Mapplethorpe dans « Deadline »), le Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris (MAMVP) trouvait à l’été 2015 le temps et l’espace pour consacrer une exposition au travail singulier de l’artiste et écrivain de Chicago Henry Darger (1892-1..

Positioning of Firms on an E-Business Value Chain: the Case of Video on Demand

The provision of e–business services is supported by the implementation of value chains based on co-operation between firms combining different resources and capabilities in order to design, produce and market new products and services. The emergence of such value chains is characterised by the positioning of various players according to their specific resources and capabilities, whether they be existing or new firms. Our interest, by combining insights from the Resource-Based View and other perspectives, is to analyse according to what resources are necessary for actors to be able to successfully position themselves on a value chain, with a particular focus on relational assets, in the specific Video On Demand sector (VOD). This case is particularly relevant to show the structuring of a new value chain around new and “traditional” stakeholders. We shall first define the specific features of the movie industry. Secondly, we shall then present on the VOD value chain. Then we analyse how a company (called Moviesystem) has positioned itself on VOD value chain thanks to its specific resources and capabilities. We shall conclude by drawing general lessons from this case

In Our Times : Art in Post-Industrial Japan

Conçu par les architectes de l’agence japonaise SANAA (à qui nous devons en France le Louvre-Lens et le projet de redéveloppement de la Samaritaine), le Musée d’Art Contemporain du XXIe siècle a ouvert en 2004 au centre de la ville de Kanazawa (Japon), avec pour objectif annoncé «  de donner naissance à une nouvelle culture et à une nouvelle dynamique urbaine ». Dans cette perspective, l’exposition «  In Our Times : Art in Post-Industrial Japan », qui s’y est tenue du 25 avril au 30 août dern..

A preliminary analysis of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft from 1992 to 2016 : a resource and competence perspective

International audienceMerger and acquisitions (M&A) have been a frequently used growth mode in the ICT Industry during the last two decades. They did so for several reasons, such as expanding the scale and scope of their business or acquire new capabilities Microsoft is highly representative of those ICT firms who have intensively relied on M&A for growth. Microsoft since its foundation has acquired around 200 companies; in average 6 companies per year and has targeted different sectors of the ICT business. Up to the authors' knowledge, no exhaustive analysis of the acquisitions made by Microsoft over a long period has been made, in particular with a focus on Resources and Competence. In this paper, we aim at identifying the patterns behind the acquisition of numerous companies made by Microsoft since 1992, in terms of end-product, type of business, core product, resource and competences. We put a particular emphasis on the resource and competence acquired through these deals. By document research, we have been able to collect relevant information on 178 acquisitions between 1992 and 2016. In this paper, we present the methodology we have followed and some preliminary results. We conclude by discussing possible research extensions based on the current research

« Magiciens de la Terre, retour sur une exposition légendaire »

Après l’organisation à Venise l’année dernière par la Fondation Prada de l’exposition «  When Attitudes Become Form  : Bern 1969/Venice 2013 » qui était présentée comme un remake de l’exposition d’Harald Szeemann de 1969, c’est au tour d’une autre exposition phare de l’histoire de l’art contemporain international de faire l’objet d’une attention toute particulière. Un colloque au mois de mars puis, une université d’été et une exposition intitulée «  Magiciens de la Terre, retour sur une expos..

In Our Times : Art in Post-Industrial Japan

Conçu par les architectes de l’agence japonaise SANAA (à qui nous devons en France le Louvre-Lens et le projet de redéveloppement de la Samaritaine), le Musée d’Art Contemporain du XXIe siècle a ouvert en 2004 au centre de la ville de Kanazawa (Japon), avec pour objectif annoncé «  de donner naissance à une nouvelle culture et à une nouvelle dynamique urbaine ». Dans cette perspective, l’exposition «  In Our Times : Art in Post-Industrial Japan », qui s’y est tenue du 25 avril au 30 août dern..

Explaining Intent of Adoption of Wireless Internet Services by Business Executives: The Case of Paris Airports’ Hotspots

According to most industry experts and researchers, wireless Internet access is seen as a promising market for mobile users in locations such as airports and other public venues [1]. According to the Gartner Group, 6,000 wireless Internet hotspots were installed in the world in 2002, 57% in Northern America and 14% in Europe. 15,000 hotspots should have been implemented in Europe by 2000, used by 11 million regular users and 12 million occasional users. Airports, because of the high density of travellers and the relatively long waiting times involved, are considered as key hotspot locations. Yet, consumption of such services is still lagging behind suppliers’ expectations. Why, and whether, consumers will use wireless Internet still remains unclear. This paper aims to contribute to answer both questions by defining a framework explaining the intent of use by consumers. To this end, we carried out market research, focused on executives attending public venues where wireless Internet services can be proposed. In this paper we first define the specific features of the wireless Internet access for airports. We then propose a framework explaining the intent to use wireless Internet services