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Public Spending Interactions and Local Politics : Empirical Evidence from French Municipalities

Foucault, Martial ; Madiès, Thierry ; Patty, Sonia

In: Public Choice, 2008, vol. 137, p. 57-80

This paper aims at testing whether there exist spending interactions between French municipalities by estimating a dynamic panel data model. Our results suggest that there are some interactions between neighbouring municipalities as regards primary and investment expenditures. A positive relationship between municipalities’ wage bill and unemployment rates is likely to stress a rise of...

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Changer le travail ou changer la société ? : Les hackers entre conformation à l'ordre social et volonté d'innover

Zufferey, Eric ; Surdez, Muriel (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2018.

Changing workplace or society? Hackers between compliance with the social order and the will to innovate. This thesis looks at hacking as source of social change, or even subversion of the social order. Hacking involves self-directed learning and remove social barriers between hobbyists, professionals and activists. Therefore, it raises the hope to renew the access to knowledge and the role of...

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Management Students’ Attitudes Toward Business Ethics : A Comparison Between France and Romania

Bageac, Daniel ; Furrer, Olivier ; Reynaud, Emmanuelle

In: Journal of Business Ethics, 2011, vol. 98, no. 3, p. 391-406

This study focuses on the differences in the perception of business ethics across two groups of management students from France and Romania (n = 220). Data was collected via the ATBEQ to measure preferences for three business philosophies: Machiavellianism, Social Darwinism, and Moral Objectivism. The results show that Romanian students present more favorable attitudes toward Machiavellianism...

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Les liturgies des synodes diocésains français 1983-1997. Vol. 1: Thèse; Vol. 2: Annexes

Join-Lambert, Arnaud ; Klöckener, Martin (Dir.) ; De Clerck, Paul (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg : 2001.

"Célébrer" un synode diocésain! L’expression peut sembler étonnante, car on ne "célèbre" pas un congrès, une session parlementaire ni un comité de direction. La "célébration" d’un synode indique qu’il s’agit d’abord et avant tout d’un événement spirituel. L’Église a vécu depuis son origine avec cette conviction que l’Esprit Saint agissait en elle à l’occasion de...