Space and coordination in strategy : the case of the GMO in France

Mourad Hannachi (1) , François Coléno (1) , Christophe Assens (2)

1 SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires
2 LAREQUOI - Laboratoire de recherche en Management

In France, organizing the coexistence of GM and non-GM crop production areas requires the setting up of a governance of the land involving all the parties concerned. The form of governance has to allow coordination between rival grain elevator companies so that coordinated collective strategies are set up which allow coexistence. Today, we find various methods of organization developing around these situations, resulting in the creation of coordination and commitment by those involved. We will present two differing case studies, one from Alsace and another from south-western France, to illustrate this, and show the importance of space in strategic management generally, and in the relations between firms in particular.

Mots clés: france; varietal resistance; gm; non gm; governance; grain elevator company; alsace; strategic management; space; territory; collective strate; coordination; case study

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Mourad Hannachi, François Coléno, Christophe Assens. Space and coordination in strategy : the case of the GMO in France. 17. International Farm Management Congress, International Farm Management Association (IFMA). Cambridge, GBR., Jul 2009, Bloomington/Normal, United States. 671 p. ⟨hal-01198115⟩