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Training as factor influencing adoption of innovations along mango value chains in Meru County, Kenya
GitongaImaita, Isaiah - In: Global journal of business management : GJBM 7 (2013) 1, pp. 27-37
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The phantom of upgrading in agricultural supply chains : a cross-country, cross-crop comparison of smallholders
Karatepe, Ismail Doga (ed.); Scherrer, Christoph (ed.) - 2021 - 1st edition
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Analysis of Drivers of Postharvest Losses Along the Mango Value Chain in Embu and Machakos Counties of Kenya
Githumbi, Rose Njeri; Ogutu, Chris-Ackello; MBURU, JOHN … - 2022
The study was conducted to model the drivers of PHLs along the Mango value chain. Three levels of the chain were examined: farm, wholesale, and retail levels. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The sampling method was multistage in nature, where the counties were...
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Research on the integration level measurement and optimization path of industrial chain, innovation chain and service chain
Xuhua, Hu; Zhang, Linyu - In: Journal of innovation & knowledge : JIK 8 (2023) 3, pp. 1-9
industrial evolution. The integration of industrial, innovation, and service chains (three-chain) has become an important measure … two chains, the integration level of the industrial and innovation chains is the highest. Finally, combined with the … integrating industrial, innovation, and service chains into a comprehensive research framework, constructing a universally …
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The use of knowledge management by innovators: empirical evidence for Germany
Cantner, Uwe; Joel, Kristin; Schmidt, Tobias - 2008
focus is on knowledge management practices implemented to increase collaboration between actors within a firm on innovation … innovation strategy targeted at consumers and continuous R&D activities is positively related to KM usage. In addition, more …
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Dairy Value Chain Management in Bulgaria
Bachev, Hrabrin - 2011
The dairy sector is among the most fundamentally affected by post-communist transition and EU integration of Bulgaria. This paper presents the dairy chain management in the country at current present stage of development. First, it analyses the state and forms of dairy value chain management...
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Organizing the Global Value Chain : A Firm-Level Test
Del Prete, Davide - 2017
In this paper we study the organization of Global Value Chains on a sample of about 4,000 manufacturing parent companies operating more than 90,000 affiliates on a global scale, which chose to integrate at least once in the period 2004–2012. Assuming a technological sequence of production...
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Corporate Social Responsibility along the global value chain
Herkenhoff, Philipp; Krautheim, Sebastian; Semrau, Finn Ole - 2021
Firms are under increasing pressure to meet stakeholders’ demand for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) along their global value chains. We study the incentives for and investments in CSR at different stages of the production process. We analyze a model of sequential production with...
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A New Dimension in Global Value Chains : Control vs. Delegation in Input Procurement
Karabay, Bilgehan - 2021
We study the optimal organizational structure of a firm in a sequential supply chain when investments are relationship specific and contracts are incomplete. The market structure for the final product is monopolistic competition. Production follows a preordered sequence and exhibits high...
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Do regional systems of innovation matter?
Fritsch, Michael - 2003
The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical … of these issues the concept of a regional innovation system is presented in some detail and an overview of results from … recent research on regional innovation systems is given. The paper then discusses basic policy options and names a number of …
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