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Management control in training institutions is still a missing topic in theoretical and empirical management control research. Therefore the following article presents a framework of management control in training institutions based on the main terms discussed in this context. To illustrate and...
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Der Beitrag behandelt die erst kürzlich in der Zeitschrift Die Betriebswirtschaft durch Haller (2004) aufgeworfene Frage, ob und inwiefern ein funktionierendes Qualitätsmanagement Einfluss auf die Wirtschaftlichkeit von deutschen Unternehmen nimmt. Konkret wird im Rahmen einer empirischen...
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major coffee exporting countries in the world, in terms of their infrastructures, the roles of external shocks, technology … identifies links and dynamics in the value chains that have been developed in the coffee industry in both countries to improve … Colombia and Vietnam produce different types of coffee, and that both have implemented diverse strategies in order to be more …
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Coffee is traded in one of the few international markets ever subject to effective political regulation. In Open …-Economy Politics, Robert Bates explores the origins, the operations, and the collapse of the International Coffee Organization, an … international "government of coffee" that was formed in the 1960s. In so doing, he addresses key issues in international political …
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Examines growth and production trends in the export and food sectors since the mid-70s, analysing in detail the production and marketing of rice and public policies towards this sector. Looks at the implications of the recent liberalisation of rice prices for poverty and income distribution.
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This paper estimates the world demand for coffee using a dataset for 88 countries from 1990 to 2005, and dynamic panel …'s income level. Higher income countries have lower income elasticities than middle and low income ones. Differences in price …
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junho a novembro de cada ano. -----------------------------------------------With the increase petroleum price and … the seasonal variation index of the price of castor bean, for it is essential for the prediction of its price in a … determined period of the year. The price received by the producers from Paraná State was utilized and the methodology of the …
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This study examined two questions related to the adoption of triple-bag storage technology for farmers storing cowpeas in West Africa. First the effect of an extension program, focused on village demonstrations, on adoption was considered. Second, the effect of radio messages to augment this...
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African maize producers. The value of storage protection to a market-oriented farmer is a function of price seasonality, value …
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