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Vingt groupes industriels français et le redéploiement

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  • Hugues Bertrand
  • Cyrille Mansuy
  • Michel Norotte

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[eng] Twenty Major French Corporations and Redeployment, . by Hugues Bertrand, Cyrille Mansuy and Michel Norotte. . Economic restrictions, which have become tighter since 1974, have had a definite influence on corporate strategy. The narrowing of prospects has thus stimulated, even provoked what can justifiably be called the redeployment of forces of these corporations. . These same corporations, after a period of formation and diversification, now seem preoccupied with general restructuration at all levels. As seen from both the quantitative and qualitative aspects (despite the inherent risks in any interpretation), the study of twenty of the most powerful French corporations affords a more accurate look at the means of redeployment. . First is redeployment of sectors, showing how the corporations gave up their most solid holdings in order to concentrate on consolidating and broadening their activity in the most profitable sectors. Second is geographic redeployment aimed at greater penetration and implantation in foreign countries, especially in the developed nations. Lastly, a more reasonable management of the labor force considering the numerous problems due to overstaffing. At stake in these great maneuvers: the survival of a limited number of corporations in each industrial sector capable of holding on to particularly solid production and trade activities at the international level. [fre] Vingt grands groupes industriels français et le redéploiement, . par Huges Bertrand, Cyrille Mansuy et Michel Norotte. . Les contraintes économiques qui pèsent d'un poids nouveau depuis 1974 ont exercé une influence certaine sur la stratégie des groupes industriels. La contraction relative des débouchés a ainsi stimulé, sinon provoqué, ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler le redéploiement de ces groupes industriels. . Ces derniers, après une période au cours de laquelle ils se sont formés et ont commencé à se diversifier, semblent désormais engagés dans une politique de restructuration en profondeur. Menée à partir d'éléments quantitatifs mais aussi qualitatifs (qui doivent être interprétés avec tous les risques que cela comporte), l'étude détaillée d'une vingtaine de groupes industriels français figurant parmi les plus puissants permet de mieux préciser les modalités de ce redéploiement : redéploiement sectoriel d'abord, les groupes se dégageant des positions jugées les plus solides afin de mieux concentrer leurs moyens pour renforcer et élargir leurs activités les plus rentables, . redéploiement géographique ensuite par un effort accru de pénétration et d'implantation à l'étranger, en particulier vers les pays développés, enfin, gestion plus serrée de leur main-d'œuvre face aux nombreux problèmes de «sureffectifs». . L'enjeu de ces « grandes manœuvres » est la survie dans chaque domaine d'activité d'un nombre limité de groupes industriels jouissant de positions productives et commerciales particulièrement solides à l'échelle mondiale.

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  • Hugues Bertrand & Cyrille Mansuy & Michel Norotte, 1981. "Vingt groupes industriels français et le redéploiement," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 51(6), pages 3-41.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecoprv:ecop_0249-4744_1981_num_51_6_3171
    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.1981.3171
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