Purpose – The aim of this study is to the test the hypothesis that a network involved in the division of labor can contribute to individual skills creation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is divided into two parts. First, it proposes and examines the fundamental of the hypothesis....

The ban of using Antimicrobic Growth Promoters (AGPs) in poultry sector has been recently introduced by European Union norms. This innovation of the institutional environment is really influential upon the technology in use. The study conceptualizes the poultry industry in terms of technological...

Contractual arrangements are of great importance in Agri-Food sector, while qualitative and safety characteristics of the final products are crucially influenced by accurate technological prescriptions. As a consequence, the specification of tasks in the Agri-Food productive processes depends...