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Sophistication and Performance of Italian Agri-food Exports
Carbone, Anna; Henke, Roberto - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 1
Non-price competition is increasingly important in world food markets. Recently, the expression export sophistication has been introduced in the economic literature to refer to a wide set of attributes that increase product value. An index has been proposed to measure sophistication in an...
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Consumer Preferences for Animal Source Foods in Uganda: Quality, Retail Forms and Retail Outlets
Mtimet, Nadhem; Baker, Derek; Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 04 (2013) 2
preferred quality and safety attributes, retail forms and retail outlets for major livestock products and by type of consumers …
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The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Deimel, Mark; Arens, Ludwig; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the...
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Towards a Diagnostic Instrument to Identify Improvement Opportunities for Quality Controlled Logistics in Agrifood Supply Chain Networks
Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der; van Kooten, Olaf; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1
other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a … concept ‘quality controlled logistics’ (QCL) hypothesizes that if product quality in each step of the supply chain can be … in higher product availability, constant quality, and less product losses. The paper discusses opportunities of using …
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The Role of Network Administrative Organizations in the Development of Social Capital in Inter-Organizational Food Networks
Lefebvre, Virginie M.; Molnar, Adrienn; Gellynck, Xavier - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 3
This paper is concerned with the role of network administrative organizations (NAOs) in the development of social capital in inter-organizational networks aiming at supporting their members to innovate in the food sector through interacting with one another. A multi-case study approach is used...
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A Study of Small Business Owners’ Personal Characteristics and the Use of Marketing Information in the Food and Drink Industry: A Resource-Based Perspective
Cacciolatti, Luca; Wan, Tingting - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 2
Market orientation (MO) – which is the propensity of a firm to collect and utilise information from the market – is an important leverage of competitive advantage. This paper helps to better understand why some owner-managers engage with market intelligence why others simply do not. The...
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Building Viable and Sustainable Regional Netchains: Case Studies of Regional Pork Netchains in Spain, Germany, and The Netherlands
Nijhoff-Savvaki, Rannia; Trienekens, Jacques H.; Omta, … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 1
sustainable regional netchains, focussing on chain governance mechanisms (coordination mechanisms, quality management systems …
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Coordinating Clusters: A Cross Sectoral Study of Cluster Organization Functions in The Netherlands
Garbade, Philipp J.P.; Fortuin, Frances T.J.M.; Omta, S.W.F. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 3
The present paper aims at answering the question how cluster organization functions are implemented in a high-tech, a medium to high-tech and a low to medium-tech cluster. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews from three clusters in the Netherlands, an agri-food cluster (as an...
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Organizational Innovation and Institutional Change: The Case of Valio in Finland
Lamprinakis, Lampros - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 2
Firms in the agri-food industry are embedded in a system of institutions, regulations and policies that shape their economic environment and affect their conduct and performance. Changes in this system can propose new challenges for the firms that need to adequately and efficiently change and...
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Perceived Traceability Costs and Benefits in the Italian Fisheries Supply Chain
Asioli, Daniele; Boecker, Andreas; Canavari, Maurizio - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 4
impacted by firm size and the number of quality management systems certified, while actual overall benefits only by firm size …
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