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practices. With regard to African agribusiness firms, there is scant research on how these factors determine the successful … application of strategic management practices. Therefore, this study uses empirical data from 229 agribusiness firms in Tanzania … for the management of agribusiness firms in African countries and other developing and emerging economies. …
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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...
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The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in whichsupply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close thisresearch gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443763
result, enterprises in the agribusiness sector are increasingly exposed to the public eye (Jansen/Vellema: 2004). The … technologies (e.g. bioenergy) in the agribusiness.In the long term the success of enterprises in the agribusiness can be affected …
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The need for adequate systems to guarantee the quality of food products has become more and moreobvious in recent years. As a consequence, not only in Germany but throughout the world, the number of certificationschemes has been increasing for nearly a decade. Due to the implementation of these...
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agribusiness, recent scandals as well as information asymmetries concerning food production have ledto high external pressure on … advantageous for enterprises in agribusiness to pursue a corporate socialresponsibility (CSR) strategy. Based on a literature …, on the legitimacy and reputation, and finally, theperformance of enterprises in agribusiness. This contingency …
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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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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 …
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The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness …. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization …-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled …
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Against the background of increasing competitive pressures and growing requirements with regard to food quality and safety, the significance of network-wide collaboration in food production has been pointed out in recent years. With this in mind, it is the objective of this paper to analyse pig...
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