.... Results reveal hybrid governance where personal trust and institutional assurance coexist to reduce perceived risk. Originality/value Integrating New Institutional Economics, Transaction Cost Economics and social-capital theory, this study shows how relational and formal mechanisms interact...

... attempted to analyze the factors influencing the entrepreneurial alertness (EA) of students, especially in relation to agricultural students. To fill this gap, this work investigated the impact of human and social capital on EA among the students of agricultural higher education in Iran. Design...

...Yari Vecchio; Martina Francescone; Felice Adinolfi; Marcello De Rosa Purpose The paper aims to analyze the relevance of networking and social capital in promoting the adoption of sustainable innovation, then reinforcing trajectories of multifunctional agriculture. It puts forwards a systemic...

...Cees J. Gelderman; Janjaap Semeijn; Ferdi Ter Avest; Ellen Peeters Purpose Buying companies in the food industry increasingly recognize the need to cultivate relationships with their suppliers. Social capital and power are important to understand buyer–supplier relationships. Maintaining...

... of the commons, this paper aims to test the role played by social capital and transparency in reducing customer's lethargy and thus enhancing AFN performance in terms of frequency and quantity of purchases made by customers. Design/methodology/approach An ordered probit model was used to analyse data from...

... Analysis suggested an existing clustering behavior in FMs with different degrees that would enhance the role of these markets in local food economy. The improved social capital and financial performance of these markets shown in this study outperformed other cluster metrics monitored. Furthermore...

...Shiu-Wan Hung; Jia-Zhi Lin; Ping-Chuan Chen Purpose – This study aims to examine how the social capital embedded in health communities influences the knowledge sharing of participating members and drives their organic food consumption. Design/methodology/approach – The structural equation...

.../approach Food safety policies are analysed through concepts of new economic sociology, with a critical review of the literature on social capital. Findings The article shows that as food safety and quality attributes responsible for the exchange complexity are simply codified and enforced through...