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Industrie aérospatiale nord-américaine et performance des sous-traitants : Écarts entre le Canada et les États-Unis

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The aerospace industry is most challenging for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are involved as subcontractors. New conditions such as globalization and technology-led competition bring about major changes in terms of which capabilities are required to sustain corporate growth. This paper offers an overview of a survey conducted in North America where 273 SMEs from Canada and the United States were evaluated and compared. Results indicate significant differences between the two countries, and particularly for the medium-sized firms. Canadian subcontractors tend to0501ntain a traditional profile whereas their American counterparts are clearly more proactive, both from a technological and organizational perspective. In view of the Canadian major firms' success on international markets, these results raise questions about the capacity of the Canadian supplier base to participate in building and reinforcing this success. L'industrie aérospatiale présente des défis importants pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) impliquées à titre de sous-traitants. La prédominance des facteurs technologiques et de la concurrence internationale impose le développement d'une gamme élargie de compétences. Cet article présente les résultats d'une recherche empirique visant à identifier ces compétences. Les données sont tirées d'une enquête réalisée auprès de 273 PME localisées sur le territoire nord-américain (Canada et États-Unis), et impliquées dans ce secteur. Les résultats montrent des écarts importants entre les firmes des deux pays, plus particulièrement du côté des firmes de taille moyenne. Les PME canadiennes s'écartent peu du profil de sous-traitant traditionnel, alors que les firmes américaines affichent un comportement nettement plus proactif, autant sur le plan organisationnel que technologique. Étant donné le succès récent de plusieurs donneurs d'ordres canadiens sur les marchés étrangers, les résultats de cette étude soulèvent de nombreuses interrogations sur la capacité des firmes sous-traitantes à contribuer à ce succès.

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  • Mario Bourgault, 1997. "Industrie aérospatiale nord-américaine et performance des sous-traitants : Écarts entre le Canada et les États-Unis," CIRANO Working Papers 97s-26, CIRANO.
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