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The Knightian Firm: Uncertainty, Entrepreneurial Judgement and Coordination

Yu, Tony Fu-Lai - In: Journal des �conomistes et des �tudes Humaines 12 (2002) 4

This paper interprets Knights views of the firm from the standpoint of his theory of human agency. Focusing on the coordination perspective, this paper argues that Knightian firms are institutions which deal with intersubjective uncertainty. The fundamental principle underlying an organized...

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Benchmarking the utility theory: a data envelopment approach

Dalalah, Doraid; Al-Rawabdeh, Wasfi - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 24 (2017) 2, pp. 318-340

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to benchmark alternatives of decision problems that include risk and uncertainty considering different risk attitudes via a new data envelopment analysis (DEA) decision model. Design/methodology/approach A new utility function of strict bounds is applied in a...

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Behavioral economic insights on index insurance design

Carter, Michael; Elabed, Ghada; Serfilippi, Elena - In: Agricultural Finance Review 75 (2015) 1, pp. 8-18

Purpose – While behavioral economic experiments have uncovered a wealth of insights concerning how people decide in the face of risk and uncertainty, the implications of these insights for the demand for agricultural insurance are under-explored. The purpose of this paper is to report on...

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Cooperation in coffee markets: the case of Vietnam and Colombia

Gonzalez‐Perez, Maria‐Alejandra; Gutierrez‐Viana, … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 1, pp. 57-73

‐producing countries and agribusiness researchers. …

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Investment responses to third-party market facilitation in Armenia

Shanoyan, Aleksan; Brent Ross, R.; R. Gow, Hamish; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4 (2014) 2, pp. 98-114

third-party market linkage facilitation strategies and will be useful for the development community and agribusiness …

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Motivating and preparing African youth for successful careers in agribusiness

Haggblade, Steven; Chapoto, Antony; Drame-Yayé, Aissetou; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 5 (2015) 2, pp. 170-189

its youth to consider careers in agriculture and agribusiness? How can AET institutions better prepare youth for … productive careers in agribusiness? Findings – Rural youth enter agribusiness careers in response to clearly perceived rural … needs coupled with demonstrable profitability of modern agricultural and agribusiness opportunities. In contrast, urban …

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Study of consumers’ behavior for non-vegetarian products in emerging market of India

Kumar, Niraj; Kapoor, Sanjeev - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4 (2014) 1, pp. 59-77

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand non-vegetarian food consumption behavior, and factors affecting the same of the consumers of middle-sized market, where organized retailing is still at infancy. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 182 households of two middle-sized...

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Food away from home and obesity in Brazil

Finocchio, Caroline Pauletto Spanhol; Dewes, Homero - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 5 (2015) 1, pp. 44-56

as it presents the importance of agribusiness in providing a balanced diet for individuals. …

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Default in a government‐sponsored agricultural loan programme in South‐Eastern Nigeria

Nwachukwu, Jacinta - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 10, pp. 898-922

Purpose – The Imo State Supervised Agricultural Credit Loans Board (ISACLB) has outright default rates of more than 50 percent. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify the major characteristics of the Board's beneficiaries who completely failed to honour their repayment commitment as...

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Intellectual capital and firm performance in the global agribusiness industry

Scafarto, Vincenzo; Ricci, Federica; Scafarto, Francesco - In: Journal of Intellectual Capital 17 (2016) 3, pp. 530-552

process capital (PrC) – and business performance in the agribusiness industry. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample … of international agribusiness companies observed over a five-year period, this paper uses correlation and multiple …

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