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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FROM THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014 It is currently widely known that small and medium enterprises are a major force for ensuring the stability ofeconomic development, increasing the mobility and adaptability of the national economy to internally and externallychanging conditions, also are
Olga SÂRBU, Boris COREŢCHI
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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Small business revivalism: employment relations in small and medium-sized enterprises [PDF]
, 2017 This e-special issue focuses on employment relations in the context of ‘small business revivalism’ and an ‘enterprise culture’ that has sought to establish a so-called ‘entrepreneurial economy’.
Wapshott, Robert +5 more
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ASPECTS OF SMALL BUSINESS ACT, THE EUROPEAN SMES POLICY INITIATIVE [PDF]
In the context of the economic crisis, the European Union has found a solution in order to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, representing the backbone of the European economy.
Assist. Silvia – Ştefania Mihalache
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Mapping the Competitive Advantage of SMEs in East Java, Indonesia
Jurnal Dinamika Manajemen, 2018 This article describes the situation and potential of SMEs in East Java Indonesia. Small and medium enterprises are essential to support the economic progress of a country.
Diana Sulianti K. Tobing +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE MOTIVATIONAL PRACTICES USED IN ROMANIAN SME’S [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2019 Due to the progress of international business practices, nowadays, more and more companies are starting to understand that the real engine which pushes forward an organization towards its fundamental goal of maximizing its profit is the human resource,
LAURENTIU-STELIAN MIHAI
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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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