According to Brazilian academic studies, American literature has strongly influenced Brazilian literature on management. Studies about the influence from French speaking countries, specially France and Canada (Québec), on Brazilian academy were not identified. This paper aims to fill this blank, demonstrating the influence from these countries. It considered periodicals and national meetings on management in Brazil (ENAMPADs) from 1995 to 1999 and during 2000/01. We also analyze the specificity of such influence, which means trying to understand in which areas it is more evident. The data were put in a comparative way, since there are evidences about French speaking influence on other areas (literature, philosophy, fashion, religion), trying to establish links with the 'French' way of seeing the world.
literature; influence; management