Rapports coopératifs et confrontation culturelle : le cas de la gestion post fusion Orange- France Télécom Mobiles

This paper aims at understanding the impact of cultural diversity on co-operative relationships. Co-operation is considered through two different modes : of co-operation. The case of the team in charge of the integration process between France Telecom Mobiles and Orange UK is analysed according to a framework combining the two modes. The results suggest that cultural diversity has little influ-ence on identity issues of co-operation, whereas it is mostly linked to strategic behaviours. These find-ings imply that cultural diversity must not be seen as a difference between stable sets of values and norms, but more as an easy way to explain inter-individual difficulties.