August 1995 - By and large, it appears that the goals of agricultural reform are being met in Mexico. But measures such as decoupling income supports and price supports or reorienting research and extension could help farmers who cannot afford access to machinery and purchased inputs and...

This article presents a review of the agribusiness management research activities completed since World War II. The authors present their estimate of the relative emphasis of research completed in eight subcategories of agribusiness management research. Also included in this article is a review...

This article profiles the characteristics required of future agribusiness leaders. Top executives from 543 agribusiness firms rank ordered 74 alternative characteristics for their importance as a required characteristic of future leaders in their agribusiness firm. The US agribusiness executives...

The relative importance of various skills and attributes for success in business of entry-level employees as perceived by managers of agribusinesses in Australia, Canada, and the US are compared. The Agribusiness Management Aptitude Skill Survey (AGRI-MASS) was the instrument used. All three...

This article presents the results of AGRI-MASS, a national survey of agribusiness managers. This project was designed to rank order 74 personal and professional characteristics required for successful careers in agribusiness. The authors discuss the role of Universities and the international...