Technological convergence: a strategic perspective

The information and communication technologies (ICT) sectors are in a process of technological convergence. Determinant factors in this process are the liberalisation of the telecommunications markets and technological change. Many firms are engaged in a process of mergers and alliances to position themselves in this new framework. Technological and demand uncertainties are very important. Our objective in this paper is to study the economic determinants of the strategies of the firms. With this aim, we review some key technological and demand aspects. We shed some light on the strategic motivations of the firms by establishing a parallel with the evolution of the retailing sector

Medi ambient i gènere: el paper de les dones en la defensa de la salut i el medi ambient

L'article presenta el plantejament i les conclusions generals d'una recerca empírica sobre tres mobilitzacions ciutadanes enfront de riscos ambientals lligats a la presencia d'abocadors de residus industrials en diferents municipis de les comunitats autònomes d' Andalusia, País Basc i Catalunya. Es tracta d'un estudi de caràter comparatiu a partir del qual es pretén perfilar unes hipòtesis bàsiques referents a la relació entre gènere i medi ambient