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Social capital, transition in agriculture, and economic organisation: a theoretical perspective
Valentinov, Vladislav - 2003
managing the business activities in agriculture, since this is required by the more democratic foundations of the market … economic capital, to networks with their primary accent on social capital. The social capital-based organisation in agriculture … sozialkapitalbasierten Organisationen in der Landwirtschaft werden hauptsächlich durch Genossenschaften und Bauernverbände repräsentiert und …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299417
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2012
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282579
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Cultural diversity, geographical isolation, and the origin of the wealth of nations
Ashrafy, Quamrul; Galorz, Oded - 2011
This research argues that variations in the interplay between cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion have played a significant role in giving rise to differential patterns of economic development across the globe. Societies that were geographically less vulnerable to cultural diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284033
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Long-Run Structural and Productivity Change in U.S. Agriculture: Effects of Prices and Policies
Evenson, Robert E.; Huffman, Wallace B. - 1997
Long-Run Structural and Productivity Change in U.S. Agriculture: Effects of Prices and Policies by Wallace E. Huffman … U.S. agriculture. Farm size, farm specialization, and part-time farming are the structural dimension emphasized, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369160
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Die Rolle der "Fertigungstiefe" als Variable in der Gegenstromplanung von Strategien
Krcal, Hans-Christian - 2007
Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt, dass die Festlegung der Fertigungstiefe in der Gegenstromplanung von Strategien kein stringentes Instrument der Unternehmensführung ist. Die Top-Down und Bottom-Up Analyse über die hierarchischen Ebenen der Unternehmens-, Wettbewerbs- und Funktionalstrategie...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422154
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Strategische Implikationen einer geringen Fertigungstiefe für die Automobilindustrie
Krcal, Hans-Christian - 2007
In the German automobile industry the vertical integration, as an indicator of value added, is on average low. Beyond the argument of relative high labour costs for manufacturing, several specific reasons for the level of vertical integration, linked to the flexibility of business administration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422165
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Technological revolutions and the evolution of industrial structures: Assessing the impact of new technologies upon size, pattern of growth and boundaries of the firms
Dosi, Giovanni; Gambardella, Alfonso; Grazzi, Marco; … - 2007
In this work we discuss the impact of the new ICT techno-economic paradigm upon the vertical and horizontal boundaries of the firm and ask whether the change in the sources of competitive advantage has resulted in changes in the size distribution of firms and also in the degree of concentration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328565
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Market size and vertical structure in the rail way industry
Matsushima, Noriaki; Mizutani, Fumitoshi - 2011
We provide a theoretical framework to discuss the relation between market size and vertical structure in the railway industry. The framework is based on a simple downstream monopoly model with two input suppliers, labor forces and the rail infrastructure firm. The operation of the downstream...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332400
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How do market structures affect decisions on vertical integration
Matsushima, Noriaki; Mizuno, Tomomichi - 2010
We provide a simple model to investigate decisions on vertical integration/separation. The key feature of this model is that more than one input is required for the final products of the local downstream monopolists. Depending on their cost structure, downstream firms' decisions on vertical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332409
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Strategic Vertical Separation
Sloev, Igor - 2009
The paper explores incentives for strategic vertical separation of firms in a framework of a simple duopoly model. Each firm chooses either to be a retailer of its own good (vertical integration) or to sell its good through an independent exclusive retailer (vertical separation). In the latter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333863