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Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis
von Davier, Zazie; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which … supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by … presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853617
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Price Volatility and Risk Management: The Case of Rice
Banterle, Alessandro; Vandone, Daniela - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
The paper aims at analysing rice-price volatility over the last five years, and at identifying strengths and weaknesses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078213
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Sustainability Management in Agribusiness: Challenges, Concepts, Responsibilities and Performance
Friedrich, Nina; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2012
growing public pressure on agribusiness firms to implement more sustainable management practices. In this paper we present the … results of an explorative empirical study of sustainability management in German agribusiness firms. The study shows that … agribusiness firms have developed a broad understanding of sustainability management and perceive a multi-facetted spectrum of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880539
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Risk, Information and Trust in the Food Chain: Factors Explaining Consumer Willingness to Pay
Latvala, Terhi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
The safety of food in the food chain has become an increasingly interesting issue to consumers and the media. It has also become a source of concern, as the amount of information on the risks related to food safety continues to expand. The purpose of this study was to identify factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853570
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Clean Energy Industries and rare Earth Materials: Economic and Financial Issues
Baldi, Lucia; Peri, Massimo; Vandone, Daniela - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2013
In the last few years Rare Earth Materials (REMs) prices have experienced a strong increase, due to geopolitical policies and sustainability issues. Provided that these materials at risk of supply disruptions are largely employed in the development of new technologies - such as clean energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078193
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Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Florida Orange Juice
Spreen, Thomas H.; Dwivedi, Puneet; Goodrich-Schneider, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
This study is a part of a comprehensive study which attempts to create a baseline of global warming impact (expressed in total greenhouse gas emission and measured in terms of carbon equivalent) associated with the production and consumption of a gallon of orange juice available in the form of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853571
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Trust in the US‐EU Fruit and Vegetable Chain: Do US Exporters Understand EU Importers?
Ameseder, Christoph; House, Lisa; Haas, Rainer; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
Research on organizational and inter‐organizational trust has become an important field in management and marketing literature, as it is perceived as a pivotal aspect of business transactions. However, clarifications are still needed on the issue of whom we trust; is the person whom we are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853573
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Meat Standards Australia as an Innovation in the Australian Beef Production and Marketing System
Griffith, Garry R.; Thompson, John M.; Polkinghorne, Rod; … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
Variable eating quality was identified as a major contributor to declining Australian beef consumption in the early 1990s. The primary issue was the inability to predict the eating quality of cooked beef before consumption. A R&D program funded by industry and Meat and Livestock Australia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853578
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Naturalness and Consumer Choices: The Case of Microfiltered Milk
Coppola, Adele; Verneau, Fabio - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
Food is a very sensitive area and the most intimate form of consumption. Consumer choice is known to be strongly affected by emotional factors usually not taken into account in economic analysis. At the same time it is clear that such emotional factors can affect consumer behaviour and market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853581
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The Relationship between Innovation and Marketing in SMEs in the EU Food Sector
Banterle, Alessandro; Cavaliere, Alessia; Stranieri, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010
In the EU market small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the greater part of the food industry, specially with regard to traditional food products (TFPs). However, the growth of competition, connected mainly to globalisation, is making it very difficult for SMEs to survive. On the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853584