Instability of strategic alliances between multinational firms and local agri-food enterprises: is it a problem?

Instabilité des alliances stratégiques entre firmes multinationales et entreprises locales agroalimentaires: est-ce un problème ?

Foued Cheriet ()
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Foued Cheriet: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: This work aims to examine the problem of instability of asymmetric alliances through the construction of the notion of dynamic and differentiated instability. It is based on the presentation of results descriptive statistics analysis of a sample of 105 cases of instability of strategic alliances between multinationals and local agribusiness firms in the Mediterranean, established between 1986 and 2006 as well as 6 case studies. The main results show a predominance of the strategy of the multinational as a main reason for asymmetric strategic alliances instability.

Keywords: ASYMETRIE; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE; ASYMMETRY; INSTABILITY; AGRIBUSINESS; MEDITERRANEAN; ALLIANCE STRATEGIQUE; INSTABILITE; INDUSTRIE AGROALIMENTAIRE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Published in Economies et Sociétés. Série AG Systèmes agroalimentaires, 2008, 42 (11-12), pp.2085-2106

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