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| 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 |
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| Ferreira, Gabriela Cardozo; Barcellos, Marcia Dutra de. |
| This paper proposes to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances in agri-food chains, based on the perceptions of participating agents from a specific beef productive chain. The analysis is therefore based on the alliance’s main partners’ view: retail, abattoir and beef producers. Their objective was to produce a differentiated product and to develop a beef brand to be commercialized at retail level. In addition, this study also proposes to identify the main factors impacting in the success of alliances, from the agents’ point of view, as well as the main causes of failure in this kind of strategy, allowing for a better understanding of the factors that can maintain such alliances in the market. The obtained results indicate that the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Strategic alliances; Agri-food chains; Beef.. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43832 |
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| 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 |
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