2002-06-13
Essays on Agricultural Co-operatives; Governance Structure in Fruit and Vegetable Chains
Publication
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Cooperaties en beheersstructuur in groente- en fruitketens
This thesis studies the efficiency of the marketing co-operative for carrying out transactions with farm products. A co-operative is a special type of governance structure, characterised by collective ownership and forward vertical integration. These characteristics influence investment decisions by farmers and other firms in the agrifood chain. As vertical co-ordination has become more important in agrifood markets, investments in production and marketing become co-specialised. The main question is whether the farmerowned co-operative induces optimal incentives for complementary investments in two (or more) stages of the chain. The empirical research focuses on the Dutch fruit and vegetable industry.
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| Erasmus University Rotterdam. Promotor: Prof.dr. G.W.J. Hendrikse. Other members: Prof.dr.ir. H.W.G.M. van Heck, Prof.dr. B. Krug, Prof.dr. C.P. Veerman | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/867 | |
| ERIM Ph.D. Series Research in Management | |
| Organisation | Erasmus Research Institute of Management |
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Bijman, J. (2002, June 13). Essays on Agricultural Co-operatives; Governance Structure in Fruit and Vegetable Chains (No. ERIM PhD Series;EPS-2002-015-ORG). ERIM Ph.D. Series Research in Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/867 |
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