...Fellipe Silva Martins; Wagner Cezar Lucato; Dirceu Da Silva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to integrate Brazilian agro-industrial co-operatives’ horizontal, lateral and vertical integration diversification and expansion strategies, such as operation area and membership, with financial models...

... assumptions with qualitative and quantitative analysis methods. Aaron Grau can be contacted at: grau@iamo.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Germany Dairy industry Governance Transaction costs Structural change Financial ratios Co-operatives Co-operative marketing Marketing...

... – Analysis based on secondary data sources and interviews with people involved when the dominant meat co-operative in Sweden underwent major changes. Findings – The decline in the Swedish meat industry is interpreted using the theory of institutional change presented by Aoki (2007, 2011). The country’s...

... the practical relations between e‐commerce and the agro‐food market on the island, and divergence from the theoretical framework is noticed. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Internet Food industry Organic food Agriculture Marketing Co‐operatives The revolution in information technology...

...‐chain management Value chain Value analysis Strategic management Co‐operatives Meat In 1995, Steve Hunt, Terry Nelson, Doug Laue, and Terry Ryan, all cattle producers, were pondering the fate of the cattle industry and its current inequities. They believed there had to be a better way...

...John B. White Finds that agricultural co‐operatives have not been as sophisticated in their utilization of capital budgeting as a planning and financial management tool as have traditional corporations. Suggests that this may be due to the differences in the organizational objectives of the co...