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Table 4

Barriers derived from adopting QFS systems in the agro-food sector

Internal or organizational barriers
Resistance to change - Lack of management commitment - Lack of training for workers	Escanciano et al. (2014a), Păunescu et al. (2018), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Teixera et al. (2013), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Trafialek et al. (2017), Karaman et al. (2012), Qijun and Batt (2016), Chaoniruthisai et al. (2018), Khalid (2016)
Lack of internal motivations to drive this process	Ramírez et al. (2003), Lowe et al. (2013), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Escanciano et al. (2014a), Boiral (2012), Qijun and Batt (2016)
Deficient technological infrastructure: Low investment and poor concern for innovation	Aguilar et al. (2016), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Karaman et al. (2012)
External barriers
High economic cost and long-term expenditure	Teixera et al. (2013), Carmona- Calvo et al. (2016), Boiral (2012), Escanciano et al. (2014a, b), Păunescu et al. (2018), Karaman et al. (2012), Ramírez et al. (2003), Lowe et al. (2013), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Chen et al. (2015), Aguilar et al. (2016), Soderlund et al. (2008), Casolani et al. (2018), Sfakianaki and Kakouris (2020)
Poor knowledge of certification standards - Lack of information - Increasing confusion among regulations	Escanciano et al. (2014a, b), Ramírez et al. (2003), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Montoya (2018)
Institutional environment - In advanced economies: Reduction in the quality of the certification process - In developing economies: Insufficient institutional support	Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Carmona- Calvo et al. (2016), Ramírez et al. (2003), Huerta- Dueñas et al. (2018), Albersmeier et al. (2009)

Internal or organizational barriers
Resistance to change- Lack of management commitment- Lack of training for workers	Escanciano et al. (2014a), Păunescu et al. (2018), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Teixera et al. (2013), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Trafialek et al. (2017), Karaman et al. (2012), Qijun and Batt (2016), Chaoniruthisai et al. (2018), Khalid (2016)
Lack of internal motivations to drive this process	Ramírez et al. (2003), Lowe et al. (2013), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Escanciano et al. (2014a), Boiral (2012), Qijun and Batt (2016)
Deficient technological infrastructure: Low investment and poor concern for innovation	Aguilar et al. (2016), Kafetzopoulos et al. (2014), Karaman et al. (2012)
External barriers
High economic cost and long-term expenditure	Teixera et al. (2013), Carmona- Calvo et al. (2016), Boiral (2012), Escanciano et al. (2014a, b), Păunescu et al. (2018), Karaman et al. (2012), Ramírez et al. (2003), Lowe et al. (2013), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Chen et al. (2015), Aguilar et al. (2016), Soderlund et al. (2008), Casolani et al. (2018), Sfakianaki and Kakouris (2020)
Poor knowledge of certification standards- Lack of information- Increasing confusion among regulations	Escanciano et al. (2014a, b), Ramírez et al. (2003), Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Montoya (2018)
Institutional environment- In advanced economies: Reduction in the quality of the certification process- In developing economies: Insufficient institutional support	Rincón- Ballesteros et al. (2019), Carmona- Calvo et al. (2016), Ramírez et al. (2003), Huerta- Dueñas et al. (2018), Albersmeier et al. (2009)

Source(s): Own elaboration