Many investment decisions of agribusiness firms such as when to invest in an emerging market or whether to expand the capacity of the firm involve irreversible investment and uncertainty about demand, cost or competition. This paper uses an option-value model to examine the factors affecting an...

Master of Agribusiness

The retail industry is considered to be a very competitive industry in the United States since there are so many players in the almost saturated retail markets that provide similar products and services at similar price levels to customers. Market selection has been identified as an important...

A unique business opportunity has been presented to me. I have been invited to create a small business that would initially offer mechanical design services to two main customer segments: automotive and biomedical device companies. My main responsibility is to help frame the small business and...

Seit Ende der 70er Jahre wurde mit dem Realoptionsansatz ein Instrument zur Beurteilung der Vorteilhaftigkeit von Investitionen entwickelt, der es - im Gegensatz zum net present value Ansatz - erlaubt, die sich aus einem Investitionsprojekt ergebenden zukünftigen Handlungsmöglichkeiten...

Indicators of efficiency and economic feasibility in two irrigatedfarms located in the Linares area (35º51' S. lat. and 71º35'W. long.), Maule Region, Chile, were estimated. The farms areassociated to PROLECHE S.A., an enterprise formed with financialsupport of the Development Corporation of...

Profitability and economic efficiency indicators of apple (Malusdomestica L.) cv. Gala production of a farm located in theLinares area (35°51' S lat, 71°35' W long), Maule Region,Chile, were estimated. Technical parameters of the orchard wereobtained from historical farm records for different...

Companies must be able to adapt and evolve if they wish to survive in the highly competitive marketplace today. Businesses operate with the knowledge that their competitors will inevitably come to the market with a product that changes the basis of competition. The ability to change and adapt...

Financial feasibility and financial return are two key issues that farmers andland owners consider when deciding between alternative land uses such as arablefarming, forestry and agroforestry. Moreover regional variations in yields,prices and government grants mean that the relative revenue and...

Master of Agribusiness