This article outlines aconceptual framework for examining recentoutbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 infectionassociated with the consumption of beef in theUnited States. We argue that beef produced inthis country is generally safer frombacteriological contamination than in the past.Paradoxically,...

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...

В статье рассмотрены основные инвестиционные риски, которые могут возникнуть при реализации технологических инноваций в мясной промышленности. При...

A hústermelés stagnált az elmúlt években, miközben a hús-külkereskedelem az európai uniós csatlakozáshoz kötődő változások folytán dinamikusan emelkedett. Ennek köszönhetően a külkereskedelem szerepe a húsiparban egyre meghatározóbb. A külkereskedelem bővülése az...

Paper removed at request of authors 02/25/08.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on wages and employment and plant closures in the meat packing, prepared meat products, and poultry slaughter and processing industries over 1977-87 and 1982-92. The analysis relies on a balanced panel dataset...