Most studies analyzing the impact of human capital in agriculture use the measure of years of schooling of the producer as a proxy for decision-making skills. An alternative measure is used in this paper. The measure was derived by “grading” decision-making and execution skills of a sample...

The agricultural sector of many countries shows increasing farm size with corresponding decrease in farm numbers. Despite abundant research, the determinants of changes in firm numbers and size have not been clearly identified. This paper attempts to explain small firm survival in Argentine...

The agricultural sector of many countries shows increasing farm size with corresponding decrease in farm numbers. Despite abundant research, the determinants of these changes have not been clearly identified. This paper attempts to explain small firm survival in Argentine agriculture in the 1988...

El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar la importancia que tiene - para el futuro gerente - el estudio de las organizaciones. Se analizan aspectos básicos que hacen al funcionamiento de éstas. Se presentan seis estudios de caso, que sirven para ilustrar algunos problemas de diseño...

This paper presents "organizational challenges" facing the Argentine agricultural and agroindustrial sector. It is argued that organization, and not only technology, determine efficiency and growth. The paper presents several case-studies refered to organizational issues, emphasizing vertical...

This paper attempts to understand the linkages between human capital and input choice in agricultural firms. The hypothesis to be tested is that better educated managers choose different input combinations than managers with a lower educational level. In particular, the hypothesis is that the...

This paper discussed advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of "admission tests" as predictors of performance in undergraduate studies programs. The paper analyzes performance of economics and business administration students. This performance is linked to admission tests results....