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Sykuta, Michael E.. |
From production to retail, information systems have become increasingly important in the agrifood system. Retailers use information systems to improve inventory management and increase efficiency in production and logistics. Innovations in agribiotechnology and food safety issues highlighted by incidences related to Starlink corn and “mad cow disease” have raised consumer concerns about their food products. In addition to food safety concerns, consumers are increasingly willing to pay premiums for nonobservable quality characteristics in their food products. This paper outlines a framework for evaluating the implications of traceability for the organization of the agricultural system and highlights potential organizational responses to traceability... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agrifood system; Contracting; Organizational economics; Traceability; L14; L22; L23; Q13. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43512 |
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Brennan, Timothy J.. |
Widespread concern over transmission capacity requires theoretical support to infer inadequacy from observed trends indicating reductions in the ratio of transmission to generation capacity over time. If integrated utilities had been regulated with allowed returns exceeding capital costs, transmission generation ratios would have been excessive, and observed trends might be a correction. However, numerous commentators claim that post-restructuring transmission rates have been too low, with NIMBY also discouraging investment. We model the possibility that inadequate separation between generation and transmission may result in reduced investment, in order to preserve incumbent market power in generation. However, consideration of transmission price caps and... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Electricity transmission; Regulation; Deregulation; Vertical integration; Environmental Economics and Policy; L94; L51; L22. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10723 |
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Rios, Merce Sala. |
Resumen: El presente trabajo analiza la evolución de la industria alimentaria de la economía española a lo largo del período 1986-1998. El objetivo es llegar a conclusiones acerca de la especialización productiva, la demanda y los intercambios con el exterior. Conclusiones que se abordan a nivel sectorial. Ello es así desde el momento en que se ha desglosado la industria alimentaria en 12 sectores que serán sobre los que se trabajará. En definitiva, se trata de evaluar los principales cambios en la estructura de mercado de los distintos sectores mediante el análisis de un modelo contable que parte de la igualdad entre recursos y empleos. Dicho modelo nos permitirá aproximar conceptos como la tasa de absorción, la tasa de apertura, la tasa de penetración y... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; L22; Q00; L22; Q00. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28784 |
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Szabo, Gabor G.. |
The "concept of the co-operative identity" (consisting from the definition, aims and functions of cooperatives and the so-termed co-operative principles) serves as a general theoretical background for the economic analysis of agricultural co-operation. The development of Dutch dairy co-operatives is used as a case study example, which suitably illustrates and represents the processes taking place in the European Union. Some suggestions for further research on the co-operative identity according to each country and different branches and sectors in order to see the substance of co-operation from different economic and non-economic aspects are proposed. |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Co-operative; Identity; Principles; Strategy; Agribusiness; Q13; L14; L22. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24453 |
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Zorska, Anna. |
The research aims to investigate the process of globalizing innovation activity conducted by transnational corporations (TNCs), in a wider context of economic changes outside and inside companies. The process has been triggered by decentralization and internationalization of R&D, “creative transition” of foreign subsidiaries as well as implementing research networks and the open innovation model of TNCs’ innovation activity. Under the present economic crisis some slowdown and reorientation of innovation programs are implemented in order to reduce their costs and increase effectiveness. The globalization of corporate innovation activity can contribute to reaching some of TNCs’ goals both under the present crisis and the future revival of the world... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Globalization; Innovations; Economic crisis; TNC.; International Development; D21; F23; L22; O32. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94610 |
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Raynaud, Emmanuel; Sauvee, Loic; Valceschini, Egizio. |
For many agricultural products, the quality of the final products strongly depends on different stages of the productive chain. This stresses the importance of relationships between quality signal owners and suppliers in the vertical chain. Based on a New Institutional Economics analysis, the goal of this paper is twofold: (i) to design a framework to study the links between quality signaling, coordination in the supply chains and the institutional environment, (ii) to conduct a comparative analysis to identify, compare and explain the modes of organization implemented for the governance of different quality signs. The general hypothesis is that, in order to assure the credibility of a quality signal, there must be an efficient alignment between quality... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Alignment; Credibility; Governance structures; Quality signals; Agribusiness; L14; L15; L22. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24917 |
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Caballero-Miguez, Gonzalo; Garza-Gil, Maria Dolores. |
In recent decades, the New Institutional Economics has brought about the “return of institutions” to the economic mainstream, and institutional theory and analysis have been developed from Ronald Coase’s notion of transaction costs and Douglass North’s view on institutions. The Nobel Prize award in Economics to Oliver Williamson and Elinor Ostrom in 2009 has pointed out the relevance of the new institutional approach. Natural Resource Economics has included the institutional determinants of the management of natural resources into its research agenda. In this sense, the advances of the New Institutional Economics allows the development of institutional analysis in the field of the Economics of Natural Resources, such as Elinor Ostrom’s work has shown. This... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; B52; Q00; L22. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99096 |
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Goodwin, Harold L., Jr.. |
The poultry industry is the most vertically integrated of U.S. agriculture and food production and is rapidly progressing toward being one of the most concentrated. In 2002, the top 15 broiler states accounted for 94.4% of U.S. production. From 1982-2002, the top four broiler firms had a fivefold increase in Ready-to-Cook (R-T-C) pounds, a tripling of plants and four-and eight-firm concentration ratio increases of 27.9% to 48.2% and 44.1% to 66.6%. In a broad sense, chicken became more affordable, appealing, and available; total R-T-C pounds increased from 234 to 663 million pounds between 1982 and 2002. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Broilers; Concentration; Poultry pricing; Poultry production; Vertical integration; L11; L22; M11; Q13; R30. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43510 |
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Sykuta, Michael E.; Klein, Peter G.; James, Harvey S., Jr.. |
The rise of contract farming and vertical integration is one of the most important changes in modern agriculture. Yet the adoption and diffusion of these new forms of organization has varied widely across regions, commodities, or farm types, however. Transaction cost theories and the like are not fully effective at explaining the variation of adoption rates of different organizational forms, in part because of their inherent static nature. In order to explain the adoption, diffusion and evolution of organizational form, a more dynamic framework is required. This paper lays out such a framework for understanding the evolution of organizational practices in U.S. agriculture by drawing on existing theories of economic organization, the diffusion of... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Vertical integration; Organizational innovation; Diffusion; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; L14; L22; Q13; O33. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19390 |
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