"Bringing health through food to as many people as possible" - this is the strategic mission of the French Danone group who has become a leading actor in the food-processing industry: Danone is the world's number 1 for fresh dairy products, number 2 for infant nutrition and bottled waters, and...

This article provides an insight into strategic alliances formed between French and British companies. Based on a sample of 148 collaborative agreements, it aims at contributing to a better understanding of intra-European partnerships. The author analyses key statistics of Franco-British...

The objective of the paper is to test the effect of firm size and business experience on export performance. In fact, despite a growing number of empirical studies, the question of the relationship between these variables is not clearly established. This research aims at contributing to a better...

This article attempts to evaluate the incidence of the national origin of companies and uncertainty on the choice between cooperation and merger-acquisition. The empirical study conducted by the author is based on a sample of 4632 interfirm linkages established by French and German companies. It...

This article examines the contribution of intercultural management approaches to the success of mergers and acquisitions. The authors characterise international mergers and acquisitions as well as intercultural learning practices. They analyse the integration process of EADS (European Aeronautic...

This article examines the impact of culture on the evolution of power relationships in multinational companies. The empirical study is based on a longitudinal analysis of the EADS Group (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company), which resulted from the merger of French company...

This article concerns strategic moves developed by the Danone group since its creation. The proposed analysis shows that the group has considerably evolved, both at the levels of strategic business units and geographic markets. Changes have been conducted according to the strategic objective of...