An agribusiness capstone course offers the opportunity to integrate previous courses in finance, marketing, and other functional areas. In addition to the stated (overt) objectives of coursework integration and new material in strategic management, the capstone course allows for building...

The evolving field of agribusiness research is viewed in light of the potential for interdisciplinary arrangements. Special emphasis is placed on the role of agricultural economists. An historical perspective of multidisciplinary efforts and a review of joint research traditions of agricultural...

This article reviews recent literature in industrial organization, strategic marketing, and related fields to develop a general framework for strategic market analysis by agricultural economists. It identifies critical insights from the different disciplinary approaches and explains their...

Modern, multidisciplinary models of strategic management are presented. Model types and the planning process used at the functional, strategic business unit, and corporate portfolio levels are contrasted. Applicability of traditional research areas in agricultural economics to strategic...

The agribusiness sector should be renamed the food and agribusiness sector. The importance of consumers in modern society mandates that food institutions on the consumer end of the chain have greater emphasis. The historical emphasis on farm production and first handlers is out of date....

A framework is provided which will facilitate continuing dialogue regarding needed research thrusts to enhance agribusiness competitiveness. Competitiveness research, at the individual firm level, focuses on increasing the differentia advantage of firms. Efforts to assist firms in anticipating...

The strategic behavior of nontraditional lenders in agricultural credit markets is examined, Summary survey findings related to several nontraditional agricultural credit suppliers are presented; resourcebased strategy concepts are introduced to evaluate the competitive implications of...

Rather than relying on ex post market data, this study derives theoretically more appropriate measures of economic depreciation and capital gains based on the expectations of farmers. In this context, values of depreciable assets are highly sensitive to the pattern of expected future earnings...

“The distinctive competence of an organization is more than what it can do well; it is what it can do particularly well.” (K.R. Andrews<SUP>1</SUP>).

The use of information as a strategic resource is defined and an empirical agribusiness illustration provided. Results of extensive interviews with agribusiness managers indicate the potential for climate information to create positional advantages within the seed corn industry. As means for ex...