The essential part of the paper is sacrificed to reviewing the major types of quality systems and quality marks as well … factors which, combined with successfully implemented quality rules, can have an essential influence on building permanent …

This article highlights the interaction between social capital, pooling and quality premiums and their influence on … cooperative members’ decisions regarding their product quality. A necessary condition for cooperative equitable principles such as … high, the social motivation in the cooperative can guarantee high product quality while economic incentives are weak. When …

, the greater the willingness to increase investment and improve quality; at the same time, low innovative cost companies … will choose a higher level of investment in innovation and quality. If there is no difference between the products, the … companies with high cost of innovation abandon quality competition, and the companies with low cost of innovation "monopolize …

to unite the elegant mathematical work on the physiology of quality change with the more qualitative methods of social … which are widely used in demography to unify concepts of quality modelling and supply chain efficiency in the fresh produce … illustrate the potential of matrix projection models to provide a simple way to unite mathematical analyses of keeping quality …

The quality is a complex issue that manifests significantly in Vale dos Vinhedos, the main producing area of fine wines … in Brazil. Therefore, the study discusses the social construction of the quality of fine wines in Vale dos Vinhedos … interviews with selected agents. The result showed that social construction promotes quality evolution and development, when …

This paper analyzes the challenges and opportunities for agricultural marketing cooperatives in value-added, quality …-differentiated markets. Product quality in all of its dimensions is critical in modern food markets, but various traditional cooperative … business practices are not conducive to success in meeting consumers’ demands for quality. We discuss and evaluate these …