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| Grunert, Klaus G.. |
| This paper analyses the changing competence requirements which members of the food chain face in their pursuit of competitive advantage. Two groups of trends serve as point of departure: more dynamic and heterogeneous consumer demands, which can be analysed in terms of consumer demands for sensory, health, process and convenience qualities, and changing roles for retailers in the food chain. Based on these trends, it is argued that competencies which can increase producers level of market orientation get increased weight in the attainment of competitive advantage, and three types of competencies are singled out as especially important: consumer understanding, relationship management, and new product development. The development of market-related... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Consumer behaviour; Retailing; Competence; New trends; Food chain; M31; Q13; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8007 |
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| Tisdell, Clement A.. |
| After briefly reviewing recent economic theories about the economic welfare consequences of public provision of private commodities, this article examines the cost efficient supply of publicly provided commodities. In the light of the presence of transaction costs and bounded rationality, and consequences for the competence of public bodies, it considers whether the following are cost effective: (1) increased out-sourcing of government funded work and supplies using market and competitive mechanisms; (2) greater contestability of employment in the public sector; (3) more widespread imposition of user charges for publicly supplied commodities; and (4) the increased use of performance budgeting and accounting in the public sector. These measures are often... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Bounded rationality; Competence; Economic efficiency; Transaction costs; User charges; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90529 |
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| Thanopoulos, Charalampos; Manouselis, Nikos; Stracke, Christian M.. |
| Competence models are proved as the most sufficient tool in order to support organizations and companies to achieve their main goals (e.g. selection of the most competent employees) and to enhance the offering training opportunities and help individuals with their personal performance. This article focuses on the identification of the main issues that will support the development of a successful and adaptable competence model in the water sector. An introductory overview of competence, competence model and competence modeling process is following by the investigation of the usefulness of the competence model in all the water sector domains. The scope of this study is the analysis of the water sector requirements for competence modeling, based on the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Competence; Water competence model; Water sector; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; GA; IN. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/102496 |
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| Tisdell, Clement A.. |
| After briefly reviewing recent economic theories about the economic welfare consequences of public provision of private commodities, this article examines the cost efficient supply of publicly provided commodities. In the light of the presence of transaction costs and bounded rationality, and consequences for the competence of public bodies, it considers whether the following are cost effective: (1) increased out-sourcing of government funded work and supplies using market and competitive mechanisms; (2) greater contestability of employment in the public sector; (3) more widespread imposition of user charges for publicly supplied commodities; and (4) the increased use of performance budgeting and accounting in the public sector. These measures are often... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Bounded rationality; Competence; Economic efficiency; Transaction costs; User charges; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90524 |
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