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| Taragola, Nicole; Van Lierde, Dirk; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido. |
| In Flanders glasshouse vegetables and ornamental plants are typically produced at family businesses. At this type of businesses the objectives and long-term firm developments are influenced by the so called ‘family-firm life cycle’. In many cases the firm shows a life cycle that corresponds with the life cycle of the entrepreneur. The objective of the paper is to test the hypothesis that the ‘family-firm life cycle’ will have an impact on the personal and business characteristics, objectives and the quality of the management processes involved in sustainable glasshouse horticulture. As sustainable horticulture integrates the three P’s (People, Planet, Profit) special attention is paid to human resource, environmental and financial management. Data for the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farm management; Horticulture; Sustainability; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44129 |
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| Taragola, Nicole; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido; Van Lierde, Dirk. |
| In order to meet the changing needs and preferences of consumers it will be important for Belgian glasshouse growers to change from a production-driven to a customer-driven strategy. More than ever, use of information and product innovation become critical factors in the changing competitive environment. The aim of the research is to analyse the relationship between business and managerial characteristics, use of information sources, product innovation and financial performance of the firm. The results indicate that the average Belgian glasshouse grower makes low use of external information sources for production decisions. However an important variation in information use can be observed among the growers. The results reveal that vegetable producers make... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6991 |
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