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“THE METAPONTUM AGRO-FOOD DISTRICT OF QUALITY”: A CASE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Conto, Francesco; La Sala, Piermichele; Papapietro, Paolo - 2009

of knowledge and ability to do business,underpinning the organization of the Center to ensure improved outcomes …

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FROM THE CONCEPT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE TO THE MEASURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMING

Blasi, E.; Cicatiello, C.; Passeri, N. - 2009

The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical andmethodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, theevaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agriculturalfarm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for...

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Social Network Capital and Academic Careers

Medicamento, Umberto; Wilson, Paul; Rahman, Tauhidur; … - 2010

Social Network Capital and Academic Careers: The Case of a College of AgricultureABSTRACT The relationship between economic performance and various forms of capital anchors a significant portion of mainstream economic theory and applied economics. Human, physical and financial capital represent...

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Profiling the Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Commercial Agricultural Producers in the Intermountain West

Hewlett, John P.; Ehmke, Cole - 2010

The rural West has experienced dramatic demographic and economic transformations during the past several decades. The makeup of farm operators has changed significantly, and enterprises are increasingly at greater production, financial, marketing, human, and institutional risks. Given the...

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Business use of branding strategies for e-commerce benefits

Onojaefe, Darlington Peter - 2008

This thesis identifies and examines evidence of e-commerce in three large businesses (Woolworths, Momentum and Santam) focusing on their Internet branding strategies, the impact of management actions and how those actions contribute to e-commerce success. Case study was used to assemble evidence...

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Diffusing knowledge-based core competencies for leveraging innovation strategies: Modelling outsourcing to knowledge process organizations (KPOs) in pharmaceutical networks

Gupta, Samir; Woodside, Arch; Dubelaar, Chris; Bradmore, Don - 2009

innovation processes. Yet, pharmaceutical firms must innovate to compete. Outsourcing knowledge intensive activities to knowledge … and scope, knowledge sharing, and learning. This paper claims that (a) accumulated core competencies of multinational …

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Avian Influenza Threat and its Potential Impact on Demand for Chicken and Eggs

Liu, Kang Ernest; Huang, Min-Hsin; Hsu, Jane Lu; Lee, … - 2009

, and Kaohsiung. The questionnairewas designed to retrieve information including AI knowledge, risk perceptions …

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ROLE OF INNOVATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE - INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS

Nabradi, Andras - 2009

There is a well known saying: Research converts money into knowledge, innovationconverts knowledge into money ….The knowledge-based economy has four pillars: innovation, education, the economic andinstitutional regime, and information … derived from knowledge-based industries, the percentage of the workforceemployed in knowledge-based jobs and the ratio of …

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KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION, MULTIFUNCTIONALITY OF AGRICULTURE AND PUBLIC DECISIONS: CRITICAL ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES

Laurent, Catherine E.; Labarthe, Pierre; … - 2009

reallyproblematical. Others acknowledge the current attempts of these policy-makers to findadequate scientific knowledge, and the … difficulties they encounter. These difficultiesstem partly from the very content of knowledge produced by research. Could … othermodes of production be more efficient? The status of the knowledge produced by theseapproaches is a subject of debate …

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Combining cluster and value chain approaches to analyze the competitiveness of fresh vegetables producers: case studies in Germany, Italy and Spain

Riedel, Bettina; Bokelmann, Wolfgang; Canavari, Maurizio - 2009

European producers of fresh vegetables are under pressure to improve their performance in order toincrease competitiveness. Innovative products and processes and competitive advantage can be gained by the creationand use of unique resources as an outcome of cooperation between producers and...

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