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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
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Economics and the Science of Business [PDF]

Journal of Political Economy, 1917
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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo, Aaron J. Staples, Jayson L. Lusk, Glynn T. Tonsor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Well-being of remote workers: Work characteristics and challenges

SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Orientation: Remote working has allowed employees greater flexibility in fulfilling their tasks; but with the recent rapid shift to working from home for a significant proportion of the workforce, the common notions about remote work should be revisited,
Natasha Winkler-Titus, Charlene Gerber, Vera Ngalo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine learning and company failure prediction: Evidence from South Africa

Acta Commercii
Orientation: Machine learning has advanced substantially over the past two decades and exhibits the potential to overcome the limitations of traditional statistical methods for predicting company failure.
Nicolene Wesson, Dewald Mienie, Anthea Myatt   +2 more
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of synergised structures in merchandising services for selected South African retail channels

South African Journal of Business Management
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the value of synergised structures in South African retail merchandising services. Specifically, it explored how senior managers in reputable retail organisations that sell fast-moving goods perceived the
Wayne E. Macpherson, Louise De Koker, Rodin Inglis, Sasha Boucher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collaboration of Business and Science: a Starting Position for Lithuania’s Move to Radical Economic Change

Verslas: teorija ir praktika, 2012
The concept of interaction between systems of research, teaching and practical businesses in the context of knowledge- based economy and management are presented in the article. The article shows how the general trends of the global knowledge- based economy can be adapted to conditions of Lithuania.
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