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Les processus de croissance des entreprises sont-ils déterminés ou indéterminés ?

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[fre] Les processus de croissance des entreprises sont-ils determinés ou indeterminés?. . La comparaison des taux de croissance des entreprises conduit à mieux en comprendre le processus.. La distribution statistique des taux de croissance ne permet pas de vérifier l'hypothèse d'un modèle aléatoire correspondant à la loi de Gibrat, bien que l'on ne puisse déceler de liaison linéaire entre la taille des firmes et leur taux de croissance. Aucune information statistique ne permet d'étayer suffisamment l'hypothèse d'une croissance qui serait exclusivement entraînée par les taux de profit. Il paraît plus fécond d'identifier au cœur des stratégies et politiques d'entreprises les éléments qui déterminent les taux de croissance de manière plus significative que les seuls résultats hérités du passé.. Cette hypothèse conduit à conclure que les entreprises se développent inégalement vite en partie parce qu'elles ne se fixent ni les mêmes objectifs ni la même ambition. [eng] Why growth rates of business firms differ ?. . This paper deals with comparative rates of growth of firms. The distribution of growth rates does not lit with stochastic models such as Gribrat's law, although there is no close linear relationship between size and growth. We can neither rely upon sufficient statistical evidence to support a « profit-push growth » theory. It seems much more fruitful to build a « strategy-pull growth » theory which emphasizes the prominent influence exerted by the real substance of firm policies. This hypothesis leads to the conclusion that the competitors do not grow equally fast in part because they do not intend to run the same race.

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  • Alain Bienaymé, 1973. "Les processus de croissance des entreprises sont-ils déterminés ou indéterminés ?," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 24(2), pages 216-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:reveco:reco_0035-2764_1973_num_24_2_408081
    DOI: 10.3406/reco.1973.408081
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