Year
2004
Authors
Abstract
Given that “as firms change in size and scope, a fundamental choice they make is whether to support this change internally or externally”. This study tries to understand by means of an in-depth longitudinal case study the following questions: Should firms expand into a new country by expanding current operations or should they acquire an existing firm in a new country? When are mergers/acquisitions needed? How do firms integrate these acquisitions and how do knowledge flows in firms based on the evolution strategies?
SOM, A. (2004). CAS. Lafarge: Evolution of a French Cement Company to a Global Leader. Dans: Global Corporate Evolution: Looking Inward or Looking Outward? 1st ed. Carnegie Bosch Institute, pp. 251-257.