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Farmers online: drivers and impediments in adoption of Internet in UK agricultural businesses
Warren, Martyn - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 11 (2004) 3, pp. 371-381
‐commerce in the farm sector. Identifies research and policy issues outstanding in the field of Internet adoption in agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014902945
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Rural cooperatives in China: policy and practice
Clegg, Jenny - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 2, pp. 219-234
Purpose – The paper sets out to consider the impact of China's reform dynamics on its cooperative economy, examining developments both within the statist sector and beyond, in the variety of experimental quasi‐cooperative forms that have grown between plan and market....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903025
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Innovation and technology transfer in Chinese agriculture
Xuedong, Ding - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 2, pp. 242-247
in the agricultural sector are facilitated. Findings – The paper argues that technology transfers in agriculture play an … technology in agriculture, and outlines the mechanism of science and technology innovation and transformation in China.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903027
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The split entrepreneurial identity of the farmer
Mikko Vesala, Kari; Peura, Juuso; McElwee, Gerard - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 14 (2007) 1, pp. 48-63
political interest. In Europe, agriculture has faced increasing pressures for restructuring: facilitation of marketing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903058
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Determinants of internet adoption by SME agri‐food companies
Simmons, Geoffrey J.; Durkin, Mark G.; McGowan, Pauric; … - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 14 (2007) 4, pp. 620-640
Purpose – As evidence mounts on the importance of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to national and international economies and the opportunities presented to them by the internet, it becomes important to understand the key issues which determine internet adoption and utilisation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903093
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Barriers to finance experienced by female owner/managers of marginal farms in India
Sandhu, Navjot; Hussain, Javed; Matlay, Harry - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 19 (2012) 4, pp. 640-655
Purpose – This paper aims to examine barriers to finance experienced by female owner/managers of marginal farms in the Punjab region of India. Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on the preliminary results of a survey conducted with 48 marginal farmers and 15 bank managers in...
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The economic potential of portfolio entrepreneurship: Enterprise and employment contributions of multiple business ownership
Carter, Sara - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 5 (1998) 4, pp. 297-306
Portfolio entrepreneurship has become an important theme within the small firms research literature. Although originally viewed as a means of reducing business risk, the ownership of multiple businesses by a single entrepreneur is now recognised as an important business growth strategy. Although...
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Social media, an entrepreneurial opportunity for agriculture-based enterprises
Morris, Wyn; James, Penri - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 4, pp. 1028-1045
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current use of social media in agriculture. The primary focus of … usage in agriculture-based enterprises and discusses the potential for further uptake. Findings The paper identifies … barriers to adoption of social media by agriculture-based enterprises. In conclusion, although there are barriers and …
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Modifying the yield factor based on more efficient use of fertilizer — The environmental impacts of intensive and extensive agricultural practices
Mózner, Zsófia; Tabi, Andrea; Csutora, Mária - 2012
The aim of this article is to draw attention to calculations on the environmental effects of agriculture and to the … environmental load generated by agriculture is not revealed properly through ecological footprint indicators, as the type of … agricultural farming (thus the nature of the pollution it creates) is not incorporated in the calculation. It is commonly known …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010124021
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Az agrárkereskedelem változása Magyarország és az Európai Unió között a csatlakozás után (The post-accession change in agricultural trading between Hungary and the EU)
Jámbor, Attila - 2011
2004-ben Magyarország kilenc közép-kelet-európai országgal együtt csatlakozott az Európai Unióhoz, ami számos változást idézett elő az agrárkereskedelem terén. A cikk célja, hogy a legfrissebb adatok és a szakirodalmi fejlemények tükrében bemutassa, hogyan alakult...
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