Organisational and spatial determinants of the multi-unit firm: evidence from the French industry

Les déterminants organisationnels et spatiaux de la firme multi-établissements: une étude des firmes industrielles françaises

Danielle Galliano and Nicolas Soulié

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Abstract: This article aims to analyse the factors (internal characteristics, spatial and industrial environments) that determine the existence of multi-unit firms and the intensity of their organisational fragmentation at a national scale. The empirical models are based on individual data on all French industrial firms, collected by the French National Institute of Statistics. The results show the importance of internal (scale economies, specific assets as R&D and advertising, skill level...) in organisational choice. They also highlight the major role played by multi-location and by the spatial profile of the firms on the intensity of their fragmentation.

Keywords: Multi-unit firm; Spatial organisation of the firm; French industry; Firme multi-établissements; Organisation spatiale de la firme; Industrie française (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Regional Studies, 2012, 46 (7), pp.907-926. ⟨10.1080/00343404.2010.534777⟩

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Journal Article: Organizational and Spatial Determinants of the Multi-unit Firm: Evidence from French Industry (2012)
Working Paper: Organisational and spatial determinants of the multi-unit firm: Evidence from the French industry (2007)
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.534777

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