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Introduction of Weather Index Insurance in Ukraine - Obstacles and Opportunities
Shynkarenko, Roman - 2007
the World Bank organizations (IFC Agribusiness Development project and Commodity RiskManagement Group) in 2003-2006. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445049
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DETERMINANTS OF THE VALUE OF SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION (SSI) IN AGRICULTURE: A UNIFYING THEORY TO ANALYZE ITS RELATIVE IMPACTS
Rejesus, Roderick M.; Nelson, Carl H. - 2000
This paper develops a theoretically consistent behavioral model of farmer decision-making that allows for analysis of the relative impacts of the determinants of SSI value. The model departs from previous literature by assuming that SSI reduces uncertainty, but not eliminate it. Results show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443438
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Looking for Security-Oriented Information Systems: Risk Perception and Management in Italian Companies
Palmieri, Roberto; Volpentesta, Antonio P. - 2006
This paper presents the results of an empirical investigation concerning the approaches adopted by Italian companies in dealing with information security issues. Such results are compared to an ideal, integrated information system planning approach where information needs and risk management are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445150
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Managing Perceived Risks through Supply Chain Relationships: An Empirical Study of the UK Beef Sector
Hornibrook, Susan A.; Fearne, Andrew - 2006
This study offers an alternative to the traditional Transaction Cost Economics view of the treatment of information by viewing co-ordinated supply chains as a series of Principal-Agent relationships, and draws on Perceived Risk Theory to explain both consumer and organisational behaviour. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445155
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The Real Options Approach to Evaluating a Risky Investment by a New Generation Cooperative: Further Processing
Bailey, Michael D.; Sporleder, Thomas L. - 2000
Farmers continue to be interested in opportunities for value added production through further processing. New Generation Cooperatives (NGCs) offer member commitment through up-front capital contributions on the part of members. For a potential start-up NGC, one of new and novel issues that face...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446572
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Livelihood Disruption and Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship as Technology Adoption, A Case of Tobacco Farmer in Kentucky
Khantachavana, Sivalai V.; Just, David R.; … - 2010
Entrepreneurship means making discrete changes in livelihood activities that involve substantial risks to income. While the rewards may be substantial, transactions costs may make decisions irreversible. This paper draws a comparison between entrepreneurship and technology adoption. Adopting a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009479508
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Strategic Mapping of the Rural Firm: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
Filho, Hildo Meirelles de Souza; Lourenzani, Wagner Luiz; … - 2005
The present paper aims to propose an analysis and relation methodology of financial perspective, the customer perspective, the internal process perspective and the learning and growth perspective, in the same way as treated for Balanced Scorecard (BSC). The innovation, in this sense, is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443903
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Firms' strategies and voluntary traceability: an empirical analysis in Italian food chains
Stranieri, Stefanella; Banterle, Alessandro - 2006
In international food markets, voluntary traceability systems have increasedtheir role in guaranteeing high safety and … andstrengthen competitive advantage in both the national and international market.Voluntary traceability has significant … analysesthe effects of voluntary traceability on vertical co- ordination using a transaction costperspective. The analysis makes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445566
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Empirical Tests of the Refutable Implications of Expected Utility Maximization under Risk
Liu, Yucan; Shumway, C. Richard - 2005
The curvature properties of the indirect utility function imply a set of refutable implications in the form of comparative static results and symmetric relations for the competitive firm operating under uncertainty. These hypotheses, first derived and empirically tested under output price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442922
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Farmers' strategies in globalization markets: Empirical results from Germany
Inderhees, Philipp; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2006
, such as accelerating structural changes in the farmand agribusiness sectors, a new EU agricultural policy (decoupling and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445572