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| Vuylsteke, Anne; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido. |
| Collaboration between stakeholders in the agro-food sector is nowadays a common phenomenon. Despite the huge diversity observed, this paper argues that collective action always results in the establishment of a collective organization (whether formally organized or not), which is characterized by the presence of a coordination centre. This organism represents all partners united in the collective and performs tasks by order of the individual members and the group. From a theoretical point of view, all collective organizations qualify as hybrid organizations, which can be studied through the lens of Transaction Costs Economics. Hybrids governance structures are a large set of arrangements that are situated between markets and hierarchies. When organizing... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Coordination mechanisms; Hybrid governance structures; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44263 |
