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| Nonthakot, Phanin; Fleming, Euan M.; Villano, Renato A.. |
| The cottage food processing industry in Thailand comprises mainly small-scale enterprises such as the ‘housewives groups’ that consist of a number of housewives who combine their food processing activities in a particular district or village. The effects of various factors on the performance of these housewives groups is assessed using survey data to estimate a stochastic input distance model. Our results show that membership of vertical strategic alliances at a high level is associated with higher levels of technical efficiency. Other factors positively influencing technical efficiency within these groups are the level of experience of group members, the ratio of workers to total members, government support, the community base of the group as opposed to... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Housewives group; Scope economies; Strategic alliance; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44411 |
