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How did Saint-Gobain's European deindustrialisation finance the group's global industrial ambitions (1978-1991)?
[Comment la désindustrialisation européenne de Saint-Gobain a-t-elle financé les ambitions industrielles mondiales du groupe (1978-1991) ?]

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  • Stanislas Kihm

    (IDHES - Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l'Économie et de la Société - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - UP8 - Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - ENS Paris Saclay - Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay)

Abstract

This case study puts the processes of deindustrialisation into the context of the Saint-Gobain company and the managers who form its strategy. Saint-Gobain's industrial policy from 1978 to 1986 was characterised by deindustrialisation in Europe and diversification into IT and service companies. From 1986 to 1991, the company began to refocus on its industrial activities in response to the oil crisis, restructuring and privatisation.

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  • Stanislas Kihm, 2023. "How did Saint-Gobain's European deindustrialisation finance the group's global industrial ambitions (1978-1991)? [Comment la désindustrialisation européenne de Saint-Gobain a-t-elle financé les amb," Post-Print hal-04136468, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04136468
    DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15048-0.p.0079
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    ifnancialisation; deindustrialisation; nationalisation; privatisation; internationalisation; governance; Roger Fauroux; Alain Minc; Jean-Louis Beffa; financiarisation; désindustrialisation; gouvernance;
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