Bertrand Valiorgue defended his doctoral thesis on the role of middle-managers in the voluntary internalization of negative externality. The jury unanimously awarded summa cum laude honours.
Xavier Hollandts and Zied Guedri have published a paper in the Revue Française de Gestion entitled "Les salariés capitalistes et la performance de l'entreprise" [for-profit employees and firm performance].
On September 4th, Xavier Hollandts defended his doctoral thesis on "The effects of employee ownership on business performance" at Lyon III University. The jury included referees Prof. Philippe Desbrières and Prof. Alain Schatt; advisory members Prof. Christophe Baret and Prof. Peter Wirtz, and thesis supervisor Prof. Pierre-Yves Gomez.