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Showing 1 to 20 of 139 for “"agribusiness"”.
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Relationship marketing in agribusiness: a case study
… among identifying relationship marketing in the agribusiness industry. The host organization, its employees, and their relationships were used to conduct the case study The relationship marketing literature is more or less structured around key themes: its definitions, constructs, relationship …
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Dynamics of agribusiness decision making in Uganda
… their quality of life through agriculture alone. Agribusinesses--commodity traders in particular-are well positioned to help farmers access knowledge, goods, and services to increase yields and improve crop quality In some cases, provision of knowledge, goods, and services aligns with an …
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Development of a family agribusiness transition planning tool
This research identifies common family farm characteristics, outlines the various elements of succession planning, and describes the motivations and objectives surrounding the composition of a succession plan. Business, retirement, and estate planning elements were integrated to develop a …
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Levels of Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Large-Scale Agribusiness
… OF BURNOUT AND JOB SATISFACTION IN LARGE-SCALE AGRIBUSINESS Hugh Patrick Bosley August, 2004 39 pages Directed by: Richard Miller, Reagan Brown, and Steve Haggbloom Department of Psychology Western Kentucky University Abstract This research examined organizational sources and levels of Burnout …
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Compensation in agribusiness: the case of the retail fertilizer industry
… theory by both education after high school and agribusiness work experience. Also controlled for in the models are the potential effect of salary on bonuses and benefits. Major findings include that annual sales volume, education after high school, and agribusiness work experience are the …
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Youth in Agribusiness in Uganda. An Ethnography of a Development Trend
Contains fulltext : 205863.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Unlocking Africa's poverty trap : holistic approach to BOP investment in agribusiness
This paper identifies subsistence farming as a significant opportunity for poverty reduction and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. By taking a holistic, standardized, and bundled approach, this paper proposes an innovative business model that enables small-holder farmers to access …
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An Analysis of Costs and Benefits to Students for Technical Agribusiness Education
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:44:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7105196.pdf: 5242689 bytes, checksum: a5ba1c203eac865a3b7c2d8a35864a93 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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Virginia Agribusiness Council members' perceptions of basic skills for high school graduates
A survey of the Virginia Agribusiness Council members was conducted to identify the basic and technical skills that are important for high school graduates to develop prior to seeking entry-level employment in the agricultural industry. Available entry-level positions were categorized and the mean …
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Applications of Applied Econometrics in the Food and Health Economic and Agribusiness Topics
This dissertation consists of three essays in Applied Econometrics that seek a better understanding of different aspects of risk and risk management tools. The first essay is about mortality risk in Virginia coal regions. With a focus on the mortality of non-malignant respiratory diseases (NMRD), I …
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Integration of Strategy and Economics: Triangulating on Agribusiness Competitiveness Through Strategy and Economic Theories
"Based on the results, this study concludes that the use of technical efficiency analysis using the DEA method as the basis to develop theoretically grounded strategic groups is a possibility. This efficiency group development can be classified as a ""deductive"" or a posteori approach, since there …
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Envisioning Agribusiness: Land, Labour and Value in a time of Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia
… social and economic implications of large-scale agribusiness expansion in Indonesia by analyzing how this economic system, as it is envisioned and materialised, reshapes livelihood possibilities. Based on original interviews with oil palm plantation workers, plantation company officials, …
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Managerial perception of the impact of corporate social responsibility on corporate branding in Indian agribusiness firms
… of CSR on corporate branding in the Indian agribusiness context. This thesis relies on CSR theories and brand management models and follows a qualitative case methodology. The study contributes to existing knowledge by focusing on the motives of Indian agribusiness firms to get involved in …
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Developing an ESP curriculum on tourism and agribusiness for a rural school in Nicaragua: a retrospective diary
… the two separate tracks in English: tourism and agribusiness. Over the course of a year, I collaboratively developed an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) curriculum that included a whitepaper proposal, five-year map with overarching goals and learning objectives, sample unit lesson plans, …
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Cabotage: The effects of an external non-tariff measure on the competitiveness of agribusiness in Puerto Rico
… non-tariff measure (NTM) on Puerto Rico’s (PR) agribusinesses. It explores the effects of a maritime cabotage regulation (US Jones Act) on the affordability and accessibility of produce and grains. PR imports 100% of their needs of grain and over 85% of fresh produce. PR’s food imports are …
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Cabotage: The effects of an external non-tariff measure on the competitiveness of agribusiness in Puerto Rico
… non-tariff measure (NTM) on Puerto Rico’s (PR) agribusinesses. It explores the effects of a maritime cabotage regulation (US Jones Act) on the affordability and accessibility of produce and grains. PR imports 100% of their needs of grain and over 85% of fresh produce. PR’s food imports are …
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Accelerating sustainability-oriented innovations in agribusiness : a set of proposed best practices for corporations, investors, and entrepreneurs
The agribusiness industry is under pressure and on the brink of transformation. The current environmental and social impacts of the agribusiness industry are huge, increasingly visible, and problematic. Demands on this system are increasing as the population grows, urbanizes, and demands more …
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The role of information technology in disseminating innovations in agribusiness: a comparative study of Australia and Sri Lanka
… research findings to farmers. The use of IT in agribusiness in Australia is quite advanced, although still limited in small firms. While there are many examples of the use of IT for innovation diffusion in Australian agriculture, there is little evidence that this is yet a widely used process …
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The socio-economic consequences of the agribusiness model on the land reform beneficiaries in greater Tzaneen municipality, South Africa: The case of Elangeni Project
… on land reform beneficiaries are those of the agribusiness model. The agribusiness model is the current and dominant model of agrarian capitalism which increasingly organises agricultural production in the form of monoculture on an ever-increasing scale with the intense use of agricultural …
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The impact of agriculture finance on small and medium agribusiness in Zambia: the case of Zambia National Farmers' Union - Lima Credit Scheme
… of Agricultural Finance on Small and Medium Agribusiness in Zambia focusing on Lima Credit Scheme of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) in sampled districts. Survey questionnaires were administered to 120 farmers selected from 8 districts. Two focus group discussions were held and key …
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