L'objectif de cet article est d'enrichir le cadre explicatif de la franchise en intégrant la théorie fondée sur les ressources et la théorie des contrats incomplets. Dans ce cadre, le recours à la franchise se conçoit comme le fondement d'une « architecture financière » et deux...

This paper deals with the relationships between plural form and performance in franchising networks in Europe. It is proposed that a franchisor's life cycle stage and human capital assets influence the relationship between plural form and performance. The model has been estimated using panel...

This paper investigates whether firms, which are taken over on the French market through Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), possess characteristics prior to the change which differentiate them from firms which are not acquired through LBOs. Contrasting 175 LBO targets on the French market with an...

Agency theory has historically presented buyouts as a superior governance framework that generates economic efficiencies in the short term but these transactions might have a negative impact on long-term growth and innovation. In this study, we use a strategic entrepreneurship perspective to...

Agency theory has historically presented buyouts as a superior governance framework that generates economic efficiencies in the short term but these transactions might have a negative impact on long-term growth and innovation. In this study, we use a strategic entrepreneurship perspective to...

Purpose – Seeks to investigate whether the financial characteristics of leveraged buy-out (LBO) targets differ from those of firms that have not undergone an LBO before the deal. Specifically, to examine the free cash flows (FCFs), income taxes, capital intensity, business risk, profitability,...

We study innovation and R&D investments made from 2008 to 2010 by UK companies that were the targets of leveraged buyout (LBO) in previous years. We find that overall, LBO companies do not exhibit lower innovation and R&D investments than non-LBO companies during the crisis, with other things...

Cet article se propose d'analyser les objectifs sous-jacents à la gestion des résultats sans restreindre cette dernière à la gestion comptable des résultats : minimisation, maximisation ou lissage des résultats. La gestion des résultats est particulièrement observée lors des opérations...

L'hypothèse initialement avancée par Amihud et Lev (1981), selon laquelle le dirigeant serait tenté de diversifier son entreprise afin de limiter son risque d'emploi, a connu un large écho et a été largement reprise depuis (Amihud et al., 1986 ; Lewellen et al., 1989 ; Norton, 1993 ; Lane...

We are looking for traces of managerial opportunism in french diversifyingacquisitions. Indeed, following various theories, diversification is seeking by managers.Furthermore, recent empiric evidences show that corporate diversification is valuedestructive for shareholders. Using classical OLS...