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Intensité concurrentielle entre lignes de produits rivales:un éclairage par la théorie de la concurrence multimarchés

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  • Abdelmajid Amine

    (Université de Rouen)

  • Faouzi Bensebaa

    (Université de Paris 12)

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(VF)Cet article propose une lecture nouvelle et globale des stratégies de marketing produit des entreprises en mobilisant la théorie de la concurrence multimarchés. Il tend à montrer la pertinence de transposer cette théorie au niveau de la rivalité entre lignes de produits et à analyser le lien entre la domination d’une firme dans une ligne de produits et la modification du niveau de concurrence du secteur. À travers une analyse de cas, l’article montre que l’intensité des contacts multimarchés entre les firmes du secteur des cosmétiques incite ces dernières à engager l’essentiel de leurs actions, en l’occurrence portant sur les lignes de produits, sur leurs marchés sphères d’influence.(VA)This article offers a new global approach to understand the product strategies of firms through multimarket competition theory. It shows the relevance of the latter theory when applied to product lines rivalry, and analyzes the link between the domination of a firm within a product line and the change in the intensity of competition among firms. Using a case analysis, the article shows that the intensity of multimarket contacts between the firms of the cosmetics sector encourages them to engage most of their actions relating to product lines in their market spheres of influence.

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  • Abdelmajid Amine & Faouzi Bensebaa, 2005. "Intensité concurrentielle entre lignes de produits rivales:un éclairage par la théorie de la concurrence multimarchés," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 8(2), pages 5-37, June.
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    Keywords

    concurrence multimarchés; sphère d’influence; stratégie produit; tolérance mutuelle; multimarket competition; spheres of influence; product strategy; mutual forbearance.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L19 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Other
    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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