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An Exploration of Irish Consumer Acceptance of Nanotechnology Applications in Food
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Greehy,   Grainne; McCarthy,   Mary; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Dillon,   Emma J.; McCarthy,   Sinead.
Nanotechnology has come to the attention of food stakeholders in recent years. It offers many potential benefits to food companies and consumers, for example the ability to produce healthier food without compromising taste, but it has also generated much debate, in particular about potential unknown risks associated with food applications of nanotechnology. This research provides some insights into Irish consumer acceptance of food related applications of nanotechnology and details the determining factors framing consumers’ attitudes. Key issues investigated include consumers’ awareness of and attitudes towards nanotechnology, the subjective values (including perceived risk-benefit trade-offs) that frame these attitudes and the influence of new information...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Novel food technologies; Nanotechnology; Consumer acceptance; Risk perceptions; Risk communication; Deliberative discourse; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122006

Factors Influencing Trust-Supporting Mechanisms in European Agri-Food Chains
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian; Gonzalez,   Maria A.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Leat,   Philip M.K.
The role of trust in eight selected agri-food chains in four EU countries is explored.  The empirical analysis is based on a qualitative assessment of 28 expert interviews conducted in summer/autumn 2005.  The findings suggest that trust is more pronounced among SMEs which are characterised by the existence of personal relationships between business partners.  However, as is clear for pork breeders, if a source of distrust exists, trust may not fully develop.  Also, if the general economic situation is difficult, the development of trust may be hampered, because all chain participants are struggling to command a share of a diminishing margin within the chain.  Finally, if economic power is distributed unevenly, as is the case in Germany, Ireland, Spain and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Trust; Economic relationships; EU; Agri-food chains; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7738

Technology Transfer in the Irish Food Industry: Researcher Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henchion,   Maeve M.; Kelly,   Debbie; O'Reilly,   Paul.
The public R&amp;D system represents an important part of the framework conditions for carrying out innovation activities and creating commercially applicable knowledge (Drejer and Jørgensen, 2004). It is an important source of information for companies, particularly those that are developing new products (Tijssen, 2004). However, Rubenstein (2003) stated that there has been a perception that public research capacity and results were not being optimally used and thus that potential economic benefits were not entirely realised. It is also suggested that research conducted in the public sector is not efficiently or successfully transferred to industry (Markman et al, 1999) and that it is necessary to understand and improve the means of technology transfer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49850

Consumers’ Perceptions of Novel Process Technologies: The Case of High Pressure Processed Chilled Ready Meals
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sorenson,   Douglas; Henchion,   Maeve M.
Consumers’ growing concerns with regard to the food supply chain continue to influence their perceptions of emerging novel food processes. The main objective of this study was to explore consumers’ perceptions and potential purchase motivations for chilled ready meals produced using high pressure processing. In-depth one-to-one soft laddering interviews were conducted in-home with 40 purchasers of chilled ready meals, aged between 18 and 44 years, living in Dublin City and County, Ireland. The in-depth discussions explored a range of issues concerning consumers’ acceptance of high pressure processing, as well as their preferences for high pressure processed chilled ready meal concepts. The results of the study showed that consumers were generally receptive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Means-end Chain; Consumer Acceptance; Novel Process Technologies.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58137

Knowledge Transfer in the Irish Food Innovation System: Industry and Researcher Perspectives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kelly,   Debbie; Henchion,   Maeve M.; O'Reilly,   Paul.
The new EU Animal Health Strategy suggests a shift in emphasis away from control towards prevention and surveillance activities for the management of threats to animal health. The optimal combination of these actions will differ among diseases and depend on largely unknown and uncertain costs and benefits. This paper reports an empirical investigation of this issue for the case of Avian Influenza. The results suggest that the optimal combination of actions will be dependent on the objective of the decision maker and that conflict exists between an optimal strategy which minimises costs to the government and one which maximises producer profits or minimises negative effects on human health. From the perspective of minimising the effects on human health,...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Knowledge transfer; Technology transfer; Irish food sector; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44201

Eating Out in the British Isles
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keelan,   Conor D.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Newman,   Carol F.
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the foodservice industries in both Ireland and the UK. Each industry is analysed separately using the most recently available Household Budget Survey datasets for Ireland and the most recent Expenditure and Food Datasets for the UK and is disaggregated into quick-service (fast food and takeaway) and full-service (hotel and restaurant meals), the two largest components of each industry. A double hurdle model, adjusted for misspecification, is used in this analysis. A number of variables affect both dependent variables in the same way, for example, income and age and the number of workers variable, but differences are apparent throughout the discussion. Perhaps the most interesting point to highlight is how...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food-Away-From-Home; Quick-service; Full-service; Double Hurdle Model; Box-Cox Transformation.; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D13; C34; R2.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/36859

A double-hurdle model of Irish households' foodservice expenditure patterns
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keelan,   Conor D.; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Newman,   Carol F.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the various factors fuelling demand for Food- Away - From- Home (FAFH) in Ireland. The two largest components of this industry, the quick- service sector (fast food and takeaway) and the full- service sector (hotel and restaurant meals), are analysed using the most recently available Household Budget Survey data for Ireland. The results from a Box- Cox double hurdle model indicate that different variables affect expenditure in the different sectors in different ways. Income has a greater effect on full- service expenditure than on quick- service. Similarly households that are healthconscious indicate a greater preference for full- service meals while households with higher time values indicate a greater preference for...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Foodservice; Food- Away- From- Home; Quick- service; Fullservice; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; D12; D13; C34; R2.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10083

Business Relationships and B2B Communication in Selected European Agri-food Chains – First Empirical Evidence
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian; Hartmann,   Monika; Bavorova,   Miroslava; Hockmann,   Heinrich; Suvanto,   Hannele; Viitaharju,   Leena; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Henchion,   Maeve M.; McGee,   Claire; Dybowski,   Grzegorz; Kobuszynska,   Mira.
The roles of business relationships and B2B communication in selected European agri-food chains are analyzed. Using survey data from 1,026 farmers, food processors and retailers in two commodity sectors (meat and cereals) and five different EU countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Poland), we test the empirical relevance of several theory-based determinants of relationship goodness. This is undertaken for the overall dataset and separately for different supply chain stages (farmer-processor versus the processor-retailer relationship) and for the individual countries. The estimation results, derived from structural equation modeling, suggest that the most important contributor to good business relationships is effective communication, with...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Business relationships; B2B communication; Agri-food; Value/supply chain; Structural equation modeling; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q10; Q13; Q16; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53645

Interactions in Ireland's Food Innovation System
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Buckley,   Marie; Henchion,   Maeve M.; O'Reilly,   Paul.
This paper presents an analysis of the Irish food innovation system. The research was conducted as part of a larger project aimed at developing a research commercialisation toolbox to assist public research organisations and universities improve technology transfer and commercialisation of publicly funded food research. Ireland’s food innovation system (FIS) is discussed for the first time to identify key actors, agencies and knowledge flows that contribute to food innovation nationally. Following a section in which a FIS is defined, an overview of the food industry and its research activities are presented to provide context for the current research and the discussion that follows. The methodology adopted for this research is then outlined with...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6586

Agri-food chain relationships in Europe – empirical evidence and implications for sector competitiveness
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fischer,   Christian; Hartmann,   Monika; Reynolds,   Nikolai; Leat,   Philip M.K.; Revoredo-Giha,   Cesar; Henchion,   Maeve M.; Gracia,   Azucena.
The roles of business relationships in selected European agri-food chains are analysed. Using survey data from 1,442 farmers, food processors and retailers in two commodity sectors (meat and cereals) and across six different EU countries, we test the empirical relevance of several theory-based determinants influencing the choice of relationship type and the sustainability of inter-enterprise relationships. This is undertaken for the overall dataset and separately for different chain stages (farmer-processor versus the processor-retailer relationships), commodities and individual countries. Overall, we find that sector and enterprise-specific determinants seem to influence the choice of a certain relationship type while chain-internal, dyadic factors affect...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Business relationships; Agri-food chains; Competitiveness; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44265

Formal Food-related Networks in Ireland: A Case Study Analysis
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henchion,   Maeve M.; Sorenson,   Douglas.
Strategic networking is of crucial importance for innovation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as it enables these companies access external resources and overcome internal constraints. However, SMEs often lack the skills and competencies to engage in and benefit from networks. Consequently SMEs often fail in establishing strategic and efficient networks. To date, there is limited guidance available on the optimal design of such networks. Furthermore, limited guidance is available on the number of networks, and level of engagement therein, that companies should be involved with. Using case studies across a range of formal networks within the food sector in Ireland, insights into the success factors and barriers to network learning are presented,...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Case study analysis; Formal networks; Food SMEs; Innovation; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121955