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Sustainable Relations in International Development Cooperation Projects: The Role of Human Resource Management and Organizational Climate

Zanasi, Cesare; Rota, Cosimo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

The importance of organizational issues to assess the success of international development project has not been fully considered yet. An analysis of the literature on the project success definition, focused on the success criteria and success factors, was carried out by surveying the...

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Building Supply‐Systems from Scratch: The Case of Biodiesel Chain in Brazil

Watanabe, Kassia; Zylbersztajn, Decio - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

The purpose of this article is to study the transplantation of complex agro‐industrial systems. The main focus is the analysis of the biodiesel system in Brazil using the Agro‐Chain System approach (AGS). The AGS analysis considers the institutional and organizational environments and...

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Innovation Trajectories in Honduras’ Coffee Value Chain? ‐ Public and the Private Influence on the Use of new Knowledge and Technology among Coffee Growers ‐

Fromm, Ingrid; Hartwich, Frank; Romero, Gustavo - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

In this paper we present results from a study on the use of improved coffee production technology schemes among smallholder coffee producers in three prominent coffee producing regions in Honduras. We analyze the impact of various schemes (trajectories) in which different agents influence the...

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Two Sides of the Same Coin? Analysis of the Web‐based Social Media with Regard to the Image of the Agri‐food Sector in Germany

Kayser, Maike; Boehm, Justus; Spiller, Achim - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

the following, this two‐sided development between society and agribusiness ‐ the existence of two sides of the same coin …

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Business Process Modelling in Demand‐Driven Agri‐Food Supply Chains

Verdouw, Cor N.; Beulens, Adriaan J.M.; Trienekens, … - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

Agri‐food companies increasingly participate in demand‐driven supply chains that are able to adapt flexibly to changes in the marketplace. The objective of this presentation is to discuss a process modelling framework, which enhances the interoperability and agility of information systems as...

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Governance Structure, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: The Role of Community Networks

Pascucci, Stefano - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

In this paper we use a combination of behavioral and new institutional economic perspectives to look at the transactions of “sustainable‐oriented” foods (e.g. organic food, fair trade, etc.) which often assume the characteristic of credence goods. When credence attributes are involved in...

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Value Creation Strategies in Credence Food Productions: The Case of Organic Farming in Italy

Pascucci, Stefano; Capitanio, Fabian; Del Giudice, Teresa - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

In this paper we analyse different strategies used by Italian organic farmers to create value from credence food production. More specifically, we consider the following strategies: participation in policy support programmes (i.e. rural development measures and agro‐environmental schemes),...

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Improving Food Quality through Institutional Innovations: Using a Free‐Rider Approach for Collective Action

Nuppenau, Ernst-August - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

This paper outlines how a team work approach, recently suggested in institutional economics to overcome the problem of externalities, can be used to promote better food quality. Cost sharing as “team work” is considered a novel institution to improve food quality by giving incentives to...

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Effects of Traceability on the Italian Fresh Vegetables Market: A Demand System Simulation

Caracciolo, Francesco; Cembalo, Luigi - International European Forum on Innovation and System … - 2010

Traceability can serve various purposes in the food sector, including that of chain quality control. However, the aspects that seem to be most frequently required of traceability are those related to food safety. Nevertheless, traceability systems development has recently shifted its focus from...

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Does Futures Price Volatility Differ Across Delivery Horizon?

Karali, Berna; Dorfman, Jeffrey H.; Thurman, Walter N. - 2009

We study the difference in the volatility dynamics of CBOT corn, soybeans, and oatsfutures prices across different … vary across delivery horizons. Further, it is shown thatthe price volatility is higher before the harvest starts in most of … the cases compared tothe volatility during the planting period. These results have implications for hedging …

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