SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

von Davier, Zazie; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities are being explained, and what adaptations to the volatile external environments are being suggested. Based on a large-scale media analysis, we have identified perceptions, which vary greatly over time, especially with regard to the perception of the threats and opportunities volatility creates for farms and firms and the most frequently identified reasons for volatile prices

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Media analysis; Public discourse; Shared assumptions; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97024

Corporate Social Responsibility in Agribusiness: Empirical Findings from Germany

The social responsibility of businesses has developed into a highly debated issue in recent years. Especially in agribusiness, recent scandals as well as information asymmetries concerning food production have led to high external pressure on firms from the wider public. Being confronted with a variety of stakeholder goals and relationships, it could be particularly advantageous for enterprises in agribusiness to pursue a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. Based on a literature review, we introduce a conceptual framework that provides insights into the determinants of CSR and its effects, in particular, on the legitimacy and reputation, and finally, the performance of enterprises in agribusiness. This contingency-theoretic approach allows a...

Agribusiness Firm Reactions to Regulations: The Case of Investments in Traceability Systems

Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Agribusiness; Survey; Sustainability; Food scandals; Agricultural and Food Policy.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58152

Heyder, Matthias; Hollmann-Hespos, Thorsten; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

The regulatory framework of food production has changed a lot in recent years. As a result, traceability of food products as become mandatory in the European Union, nonetheless leaving room for more advanced solutions. This study answers the question what exactly determines firms’ investments in traceability systems by first developing a theoretical framework—the so‐called Tracking and Tracing Systems Investment Model—and then analyzing empirical data from the German food industry that provide in‐depth insights into companies’ investment behaviour. Altogether, 234 companies representing more than fifteen different sub‐sectors of the food‐processing industry participated in an online survey. The results show that German food firms can be divided into four...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Investment behaviour; Traceability; Tracking and tracing; Agribusiness; Food industry; Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97230

Agribusiness Firm Reactions to Regulations: The Case of Investments in Traceability Systems

Heyder, Matthias; Hollmann-Hespos, Thorsten; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

Markets for agricultural and food products are characterized by high information asymmetries since producers, processors and retailers are in most cases much better informed about the quality of their products than consumers (Henson/Traill 1993). Often consumers are only at (prohibitively) high costs or not at all able to control important quality criterions such as food safety, nutritional value or region of origin. Such credence attributes can result in market failure due to a lack of credible information in the market (Akerlof 1970). As a result, attempts to protect consumers against food hazards, product adulteration and deception have gained much relevance in food supply chains (Deimel et al. 2008). Besides the more or less voluntary private...

DER ZUSAMMENHANG VON INTERNATIONALISIERUNG UND UNTERNEHMENSERFOLG AM BEISPIEL FÜHRENDER EUROPÄISCHER GENOSSENSCHAFTEN DER MOLKEREI- UND FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT

Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59118

Makus, Christian; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

Die Internationalisierung der Märkte stellt auch die Unternehmen des Agribusiness vor große Herausforderungen. Am Beispiel von 21 führenden europäischen Genossenschaften der Mol-kerei- und Fleischwirtschaft wird daher in dem Beitrag der Zusammenhang zwischen Interna-tionalisierungsgrad und Unternehmenserfolg untersucht. Die Ergebnisse zeigen signifikant positive Auswirkungen steigender Internationalisierungsgrade auf die Erfolgskennzahlen.

FINANCIAL MARKET REACTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS IN THE BREWING INDUSTRY: AN EVENT STUDY ANALYSIS

Palavras-chave: Internationalisierung; Unternehmenserfolg; Molkereigenossenschaften; Fleischwirtschaft; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114513

Heyder, Matthias; Ebneth, Oliver; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

Cross-border acquisitions have been the growing trend in recent years in the world brewing industry, giving brewers the opportunity to enhance their degree of internationalization and market share remarkably. This study employs event study analysis to examine 31 mergers and acquisitions among leading European brewing groups. Differences regarding financial market reactions can be determined within the European peer group. Managerial implications as well as future research propositions conclude this paper.

Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives

Palavras-chave: Agribusiness.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7610

Heyder, Matthias; Makus, Christian; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled from annual reports and balance sheets to investigate the internationalization as well as the internationalization-performance relationship of 21 leading European cooperatives in the dairy and meat sectors. Our results indicate that internationalization has a significant positive impact on firm performance.

Tipo: Article

Palavras-chave: Internationalization; Firm performance; Cooperatives; Dairy industry; Meat industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121847

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE AGRIBUSINESS: A RESEARCH FRAMEWORK

In this paper we analyze the relevance of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for enterprises in the agribusiness. Based on an overview about existing approaches to cope with conflicts in the agribusiness, we define CSR and introduce a conceptual framework that provides insights into the determinants of CSR and its effects. These are in particular, the legitimacy and reputation, and finally, the performance of enterprises in the agribusiness. Being mutually confronted with multiple stakeholder goals and relationships, it could be notably promising for enterprises in the agribusiness to pursue a CSR strategy.

Food Chain Actors’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Volatile Markets: Results of a Media Analysis

Palavras-chave: Corporate social responsibility; Reputation management; Stakeholder theory; Legitimacy; CSR; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52656

von Davier, Zazie; Heyder, Matthias; Theuvsen, Ludwig.

The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in which supply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close this research gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of agricultural markets is perceived, how increasing market volatilities are being explained, and what adaptations to the volatile external environments are being suggested. Based on a large‐scale media analysis, we have identified perceptions, which vary greatly over time, especially with regard to the perception of the threats and opportunities volatility creates for farms and firms and the most frequently identified reasons for volatile prices.

Strategies and Challenges of Internationalisation in BRIC-Countries: Empirical Results from the German Agribusiness

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Media analysis; Public discourse; Shared assumptions; Volatility; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Marketing; Production Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100472

The objective of this paper is to identify the strategies and instruments that agribusiness companies currently use to cope with the globalisation of agricultural markets. This aim is achieved by means of presenting the empirical results of an online and telephone survey that was undertaken between April and August 2010 with the participation of 113 German agribusiness firms. The majority of respondents expect that the importance of the markets in the BRIC countries will increase remarkably in the future. For developing international business activities, comparatively simple strategies such as direct and indirect exports via domestic and international traders are most widely used. This may be the result of challenges the agribusiness companies are facing...

Legitimating Business Activities Using Corporate Social Responsibility: Is there a Need for CSR in Agribusiness?

Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Internationalisation; Firm strategy; BRIC; Agribusiness; Q13; L10.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/115532

result, enterprises in the agribusiness sector are increasingly exposed to the public eye (Jansen/ Vellema: 2004). The perception of consumers and other stakeholders - which are according to Freeman “any group or individual who can affect, or is affected by, the achievement of the organization’s objectives” - is of growing criticism and risk-consciousness and manifests itself in changed attitudes towards food production (Jäckel/Spiller: 2006; Haddock: 2005). The use of GMO in agriculture, e.g., is regarded to be morally reprehensible (Becker: 1999). The BSE-crisis and other food scares led to growing consumer uncertainty and resulted in decreased meat consumption and in the increasing percentage of outspoken vegetarians and low-meat consumers (von...