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Higher Education Costs and the Production of Extension
Laband, David N.; Lentz, Bernard F. - 2005
Do cost considerations justify the current structure of production of extension services in which one or more providers exists in virtually all of the contiguous U.S. states? Provision of extension services has sizable cost implications for the host institutions. Yet, to our knowledge, there has...
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“THE METAPONTUM AGRO-FOOD DISTRICT OF QUALITY”: A CASE STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Conto, Francesco; La Sala, Piermichele; Papapietro, Paolo - 2009
); economicterritorialanalysis; experimentation. This last phase will be the final step of theproject, i.e. creation of the Development Centre … in the usual“district approach” to the local development, will employ informationtechnology, solutions regarding the … BasilicataRegion and the rural development program (PIT for the district). Therefore, afterthe analysis to identify the territorial …
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FROM THE CONCEPT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE TO THE MEASURE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL FARMING
Blasi, E.; Cicatiello, C.; Passeri, N. - 2009
The objective of this paper is to deeply analyze some of the theoretical andmethodological implications linked to the definition, the characterization, theevaluation and the estimation of the economic results of a multifunction agriculturalfarm. A deep study of these aspects seems essential for...
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Social Network Capital and Academic Careers
Medicamento, Umberto; Wilson, Paul; Rahman, Tauhidur; … - 2010
Social Network Capital and Academic Careers: The Case of a College of AgricultureABSTRACT The relationship between economic performance and various forms of capital anchors a significant portion of mainstream economic theory and applied economics. Human, physical and financial capital represent...
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Profiling the Evolving Characteristics and Needs for Risk Management Education of Commercial Agricultural Producers in the Intermountain West
Hewlett, John P.; Ehmke, Cole - 2010
The rural West has experienced dramatic demographic and economic transformations during the past several decades. The makeup of farm operators has changed significantly, and enterprises are increasingly at greater production, financial, marketing, human, and institutional risks. Given the...
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SOME ASPECTS OF ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING DURING ECOCONOMIC DOWNTURNS
Dekan, Tamas - 2009
Economic slowdown and downturn creates new situation for every organisation, no one can avoid facing to new situation createdby the global financial-, and economic crisis. All of the organisational function should reconsider its own role within the company due to thenew circumstances, Accounting...
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EXAMINING SOME FIELDS WITHIN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Kovacs, Erzsebet Dienesne; Gergely, Eva - 2009
Human resources management is one of the management functions, dealing with people as the essential resource of theorganization. This function aims at the most efficient usage of employees in order to realize both organizational and individual goals.Nowadays high significance is attributed to...
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The Effectiveness of Facilitated Business-to-Business Word-of Mouth Marketing Strategies on Target Participants’ Information Sharing Behavior
Xu, Pei; Fulton, Joan R.; Alexander, Corinne E.; … - 2009
This study examines the impact of facilitated business-to-business (B2B) word-of-mouth (WOM) on participants' information transmission decisions. We also examine characteristics of WOM participants and determine the types of participants who spread information. Understanding WOM participants'...
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Of Junk Food and Junk Science
Collins, Robert A.; Baker, Gregory A. - 2009
specification error. Further development of structural econometric models of obesity may lead to consistent estimates of the partial … effects of exogenous variables on obesity levels. We conclude with a discussion of the implications for policy development and …
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Do Market Oriented Firms Demonstrate Clarity on Their Value Discipline? Evidence from Illinois Beef Producers
Micheels, Eric T.; Gow, Hamish R. - 2009
A market orientation has been shown to lead to improved firm performance in a variety of industries (Narver and Slater, 1990; Deshpande et al., 1993). In previous research, it has been argued that performance benefits are a result of a greater awareness of the sources of value the product provides...
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