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common goals. Integrating transaction costs and social network theory, a simple integrated framework is provided for …. Network theory is extended by explicitly distinguishing between firm and network level governance, and by identifying …
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This paper provides further evidence on vertical coordination as a means of overcoming supply disruptions and improving product quality. In contrast to previous studies, our findings suggest that the leading model of vertical coordination between fruit and vegetables growers and supermarkets in...
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In recent years strictly coordinated supply chains have gained in importance in the agri-food business sector. In this context this article aims to provide a review of the state of the art of verticalisation and of supply chain management in agri-food business. Because today food retailers can...
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conditions they establish durable networks that succeed in achieving goals is provided. Network theory is extended by explicitly …
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As in the agri-food business supply chain networks are evolving in our paper we want to elaborate on managerial questions regarding them. In this context our first aim is to advance the concept of chain management by introducing a more differentiated view. Since many articles highlight the...
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Wine production in Germany has a tradition of more than 200 years in each of the 13 German quality wine-growing regions. Even today mall grape growers dominate the industry. As a result, most of the viticulturists are members of cooperatives. Our observation that grape growers still turn to wine...
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outcome. HOBBS describes factors that impede investment and growth by drawing on transaction cost economics. Situations … investment decisions. This offers possibilities for opportunistic behaviour, i.e., when an agent behaves in a way that allows him … only in the particular market where the shock occurs but also in other, related markets, i.e., in different locations or at …
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Nowadays food products are produced in vertically collaborating networks. The questions of how such chain networks have to be designed and which governance structure fits best have been addressed in several well known articles. However, questions dealing with chain strategy and management are...
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Nowadays food products are produced in vertically collaborating networks. The questions of how such chain networks have to be designed and which governance structure fits best have been addressed in several well known articles. However, questions dealing with chain strategy and management are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005256622
Structural change in the agricultural sector as well as in the whole agricultural value chain is an ongoing dynamic process and creates a number of diverse phenomena. The EU Strategy for Biofuels (2006) and the Biomass action plan (2005) set a clear signal that the EU wishes to establish and to...
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