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Vaznonis, Vytautas. "Creation of producer organisations as opportunity of agricultural cooperation development in Lithuania." Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 36, no. 2 (2014): 435–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/mts.2014.040.
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The imperfection of the agri-food market determines the low power of single farmer in the market; therefore it creates the need of cooperation. The creation of producer organisations generates the new opportunities for development of farmers’ cooperation. The aim of the research is to evaluate effects and possibilities of producer organisations creation in Lithuania. For achieving the research aim the analysis of the essence and the content of the producer organisation was done, the results of support application for producer organisations creation in Lithuania were analysed, the creation and activity effects of producer organisations were revealed. Having done the analysis of laws of Lithuanian Republic it was determined that the most appropriate legal form of producer organisation is the cooperative. The proposals for farmers, especially for small ones, about the consolidation to producer organisations are introduced.
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Wouterse, F., and G. N. Francesconi. "Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa." Journal on Chain and Network Science 16, no. 1 (2016): 29–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2016.x002.
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We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. We find that latent health evolves according to a life cycle and that start up incentives and design rules are important determinants of an organisation’s progression through this life cycle. Health, in turn, is found to explain SPO performance measured in terms of profits. Healthier and more profitable SPOs are those with an economic justification at establishment, those initially pursuing defensive objectives and those SPOs that have put in place a strategy for capital formation. More educated presidents contribute to the health of an SPO but it is also shown that when the president of the SPO is female, profits are lower while the organisation is not healthier.
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Cherukuri, Radhika Rani, and A. Amarender Reddy. "Producer Organisations in Indian Agriculture." South Asia Research 34, no. 3 (2014): 209–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0262728014544931.
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MOORS, E. H. M., W. P. C. BOON, R. NAHUIS, and R. L. J. VANDEBERG. "USER-PRODUCER INTERACTIONS IN EMERGING PHARMACEUTICAL AND FOOD INNOVATIONS." International Journal of Innovation Management 12, no. 03 (2008): 459–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919608001984.
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In order to study user-producer interaction (UPI) in emerging pharmaceutical and food innovation processes, a classification of user involvement has been developed, including a contextualised view on UPIs. Case studies are performed on two types of UPI: demand articulation in intermediary organisations and interactive learning in consortia, in the pharmaceutical and food sector, respectively.Regarding demand articulation processes, articulation of problems, needs, demands and expectations through agenda-setting practices is important. Expression and evaluation of demands with other factors leads to moblization of creative potential of prospective users and facilitation of emerging innovation processes.Regarding interactive learning, geographical, organisational, regulatory and cognitive proximity conditions could facilitate structures for emerging technology development, and codes and networks for frequent interaction between complementary stakeholders. Demands, concerns and opportunities are articulated by shared visions. Organised UPIs via intermediary user organisations or consortia seem to be the important tools for demand articulation and interactive learning involving patient organisations, researchers and private and public organisations.
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Grafström, Maria, and Hanna Sofia Rehnberg. "Public Organisations as News Producers." Nordicom Review 40, s2 (2019): 85–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0028.
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Abstract The purpose of this article is to shed light on a new phenomenon in the media landscape, namely public organisations taking on the role of news producers. The analysis focuses on the digital news site VGRfokus, which is run by the Swedish county council Region Västra Götaland (VGR). The articulated goal of VGRfocus is to fill a perceived news gap in the county. Using previous literature on hyperlocal media as a lens for the analysis, we discuss how a regional news outlet produced by a public organisation can be characterised and understood. Based on our case study, we show that, while VGRfokus partly resembles other newcomers, it also has features that make it a very special news producer. This distinctiveness relates in particular to the fact that VGRfokus is part of a large, public organisation and holds ambitions to promote the work of the county council and represent its geographical area. This places issues concerning trustworthiness and credibility at the centre of the discussion and raises questions about democratic implications.
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Alho, E. "Survey evidence of members’ willingness to invest in agricultural hybrid cooperatives." Journal on Chain and Network Science 16, no. 1 (2016): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2014.0006.
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Agricultural producer organisations face tight competition in global food and agricultural markets. The opportunities for cooperatives to acquire growth capital are restricted to member contributions, which poses a financial handicap in competition against investor-owned firms. Innovative cooperative structures have emerged as a response to the competitive pressures. For many, gaining access to growth capital from investors has been the reason for departing from the traditional cooperative organisational structure. This study examined whether farmers, as members and owners of agricultural producer cooperatives, are willing to invest in cooperative growth. By using the members of two large Finnish meat producer cooperatives as a sample we were able to utilise the variability in investor-owned firm structures, in which the members have both direct and indirect ownership in two layers of the agricultural producer organisation. A questionnaire study was conducted, including a contingent rating task in which farmers stated the point in the hybrid organisation chain at which they preferred to invest. The results indicated that the majority of farmers were willing to invest and the tendency increased with farm size. The average investment sum is considerable relative to the current capital contribution of an average member. The most preferred form was traditional cooperative capital, while a comparison of investment alternatives suggested that farmers are not yet receptive to new transferable cooperative shares. Retaining control appears important to producers. Farmer commitment erodes when the firm is in financial difficulties. Less member capital is available to save the firm from a cash crisis compared to a scenario of investments improving competitiveness.
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Kis, Mária. "Egy mezőgazdasági értékesítő szövetkezet stratégiája." Jelenkori Társadalmi és Gazdasági Folyamatok 3, no. 1 (2008): 64–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.14232/jtgf.2008.1.64-68.
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In Hungary, the role of collection farms, wich have numerous forms in increasing due to agricultural policy inspiring fusions. Producer Organisations have to be emphasized among collective farms because under the control of European Union's vegetable and fruit market, subsidy is paid through them. In all fruit an vegetable growing regions of Hungary Growing and Trading Organizations have come into existents, so the geographical cover is nearly complete. There are 58 Producer Organizations currently in Hungary, In 2007 the turnover of product issue in the sector was HUF 179 billion, The fruit and vegetable growing organisations and groups turnover was HUF 35 billion. Their total turnover has been stagnating at about 15% of the total product issue in the sector. Mórakert Cooperatives's turnover runs to 15-20% of Growing ar.d Trading Organisation's totai turnover. In my thesis deal with Mórakert Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organization, which is the biggest one in Hungary, its products can be found on the shelves of most domestic supermarket chains.
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Kiss, Konrád, and Zoltán Horváth. "THE APPROACH OF PRODUCERS ORGANISATIONS TO THEIR SMALLEST MEMBERS – AN EVIDENCE FROM HUNGARIAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XX, no. 4 (2018): 73–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0012.2947.
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In today’s food-retail industry, it is very hard for small-sized agricultural producers to become suppliers of large chain stores, as these require products in large volumes and with consistent quality. Participating in producer organisations (PO-s) and selling collectively is an alternate solution for them. Producer organisations receive support from the EU. On the other hand, very small producers are even unable to successfully join PO-s. The present Hungarian case-study examines the attitudes of PO-s to the membership of small producers. We were looking for the answer that how it is worth for small-sized producers to sell through PO-s. Without the organisations, mostly the conventional sales channels (i.e. markets, small shops) or short supply chains remain for them as sale opportunities. According to the most general and comprehensive opinion of our survey, rather the reliability and keeping of the rules are important for the PO-s, and not the plant size. Specific costs of PO-s are higher in the case of small producers, but discrimination was fundamentally atypical.
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Chauhan, Jitendra Kumar, Ankur Adhikary, and K. Pradhan. "Identification of Constraints Associated with Farmers’ Producer Organisations (FPOs)." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10, no. 01 (2021): 1859–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.217.
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Simpson, I. H., G. Kay, and W. K. Mason. "The SGS Regional Producer Network: a successful application of interactive participation." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 43, no. 8 (2003): 673. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea02190.
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The Regional Producer Network (RPN) functioned across southern Australia as the primary delivery mechanism of the Sustainable Grazing Systems (SGS) Program for 5 years (1996–2001) and the Harvest Year (2001–2002). It consisted of a network of Producer Committees that provided on-ground organisation to coordinate extension activities in the 11 SGS regions. The operation of the RPN was modelled on a participation mode called Interactive Participation. The main objective was to support the adoption of a large-scale practice change in the high rainfall zone towards more productive, profitable and sustainable grazing systems. Strong producer leadership developed and information exchange improved to achieve a high level of impact on management skills among those producers motivated to improve their grazing operations. The characteristics of Interactive Participation were incorporated into the processes and operation of the RPN. Defined and structured methodologies were used for collective and context-specific learning within the framework of a producer network that encouraged interaction. The strength of Interactive Participation was that producers saw participation as a right and not just a means to achieve the program goal. Each region took control over local decisions including the allocation of available resources. The process engaged all sectors of the program (producers, researchers, management and funders). The experiential extension procedures used systematic and structured learning activities to support producers who were committed to learning, on-farm change and improvement to grazing management. In developing a coordinated approach to their operation, the Producer Committees engaged grazing industry researchers, public and private extension practitioners and community groups. This collaboration strengthened local organisations and developed community confidence in the grazing industries.
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Plakias, Zoë T., and Rachael E. Goodhue. "Producer heterogeneity and voting power in mandatory US agricultural marketing organisations." European Review of Agricultural Economics 42, no. 5 (2015): 739–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbv025.
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Duvaleix, Sabine, Marie Lassalas, Laure Latruffe, Vasilia Konstantidelli, and Irene Tzouramani. "Adopting Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices and the Role of Quality Labels and Producer Organisations: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Two European Case Studies." Sustainability 12, no. 24 (2020): 10457. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su122410457.
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Various drivers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly practices have been investigated at the farm level in the literature, e.g., farmers’ motivations and attitudes, farms’ structure, and management or policies. Yet, the way in which quality labels and producer organisations influence the adoption of environmentally friendly practices by farmers is still under-researched. We contribute to this topic and present the results of qualitative interviews with producer organisations, conducted in 2019 in two contrasting case studies: the pig sector in Brittany (western France), and the olive oil sector in Crete (Greece). Our study shows that economic actors of food supply chains in these two case studies use European quality labels, a couple of national schemes, and a proliferation of private quality labels (in Brittany’s pig sector). Our interviews reveal that many quality labels, for which agricultural farming systems must comply with a set of rules, are not specifically aimed at improving environmental impacts. In the Cretan olive oil sector, we observe several European public labels. In the French pig sector, many quality labels do not include requirements for practices aiming at improving the environment, but instead focus on other practices that matter for society, namely improving animal welfare. However, advisory services provided by the producer organisations can play a key role in the adoption of environmentally friendly practices. They include research programmes and agronomic events. In Crete, producer organisations are able to offer technical assistance thanks to European support programmes.
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Puślecki, Zdzisław W. "Foreign Trade Policy in Realisation of Economic and Political Interests." Applied Finance and Accounting 2, no. 1 (2015): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/afa.v2i1.1058.
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In this research work, author focuses on the analysis of the theory of foreign trade policy and important political and economic interests. Realistic point is important trends in the trade regime. The decisions taken by the representatives of the governments participating in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are, to a significant degree, influenced by various lobbies, such as organisations and unions of food producers or other non-governmental organisations, including trade unions. The main objective of the research task is to give a comprehensive analysis of the international trade policy. The particularly main concern the political economy models of foreign trade policy, protectionistic pressures in different political system, the level of protectionistic pressures, food producer pressures, international trade liberalization and environmental protection, bilateral tendencies in the foreign trade policy. It must be emphasis that on a theoretical level, understanding the choice of trade policies between liberalizm and protectionisme is very important. Despite the undeniable benefits of the multilateral WTO forum for trade liberalisation, the rapid increase of North-South bilateral and multilateral Free Trade Areas (FTAs) begs a systematic explanation for why some forums are prioritized relative to others.
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Mwayawa, N., M. Lyne, N. Lees, and S. Trafford. "Producer organisations that add value: a case study in Papua New Guinea." Acta Horticulturae, no. 1258 (October 2019): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2019.1258.19.
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Khandave, Swati, Mahammad Shafi Rupanagudi Shaik, and Vijaypal S. Dedun. "Backward and Forward Linkages Developed by Farmer Producer Organisations in Western Maharashtra." Journal of Krishi Vigyan 7, no. 2 (2019): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2349-4433.2019.00045.x.
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Growe, Anna, and Hans H. Blotevogel. "Knowledge Hubs in the German Urban System: Identifying Hubs by Combining Network and Territorial Perspectives." Raumforschung und Raumordnung 69, no. 3 (2011): 175–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13147-011-0087-1.
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Abstract This paper identifies hubs of knowledge-based labour in the German urban system from two perspectives: the importance of a metropolitan region as a place and the importance of a metropolitan region as an organisational node. This combination of a network perspective with a territorial perspective enables the identification of hubs. From the functional perspective, hubs are understood as important nodes of national and global networks, established by flows of people, goods, capital and information as well as by organisational and power relations. From the territorial perspective, hubs are understood as spatial clusters of organisations (firms, public authorities, non-governmental organisations). The functional focus of the paper lies on knowledge-based services. Based on data about employment and multi-branch advanced producer service firms, four main types of metropolitan regions are identified: growing knowledge hubs, stagnating knowledge hubs, stagnating knowledge regions and catch-up knowledge regions. The results show an affinity between knowledge-based work and bigger metropolitan regions as well as an east-west divide in the German urban system.
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THURNER, THOMAS WOLFGANG, and STANISLAV ZAICHENKO. "THE FEEDING OF THE NINE BILLION — A CASE FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN AGRICULTURE." International Journal of Innovation Management 19, no. 02 (2015): 1550026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919615500267.
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This paper studies technology creation and transfer of 95 Russian research and technology organisations (RTOs) into producer organisations in agriculture and mining. Previous findings suggested that in agriculture, the barriers for technology adaption are particularly high due to technological conservatism and the atomic structure of the industry. Although RTOs in agriculture publish more and register more patents, they struggle to translate their success into transfer activities. While technology transfer in mining goes well hand in hand with applied research, RTOs in agriculture either build on new technologies or generate revenues through ready-to-use services. The explanation for this rather short-term oriented demand for services of Russia's RTOs lies in the financial situation of client organisations. The vast majority complain about their dire lack of financial means to pay for new technologies. Consequently, agricultural producers do not generate enough revenues to pursue future opportunities, with far reaching consequences. The situation could get better if the RTOs and the client would agree to longer-lasting relationships.
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Frascarelli, Angelo. "Migliorare il funzionamento della filiera alimentare: una valutazione degli strumenti per la pac dopo il 2013." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE, no. 1 (May 2012): 319–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ecag2012-001015.
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In economic literature, agricultural policy instruments for market and price stabilisation are classified in two broad categories: direct instruments and indirect instruments. Having the direct instruments failed, the cap proposals for years 2014-2020 are focusing on the indirect instruments: producer organisations, collective bargaining, interbranch agreements, transparency of the food supply chain, market risk management. Such themes emerged in the recent debate on agricultural policy because of two facts: strong volatility of agricultural prices and a growing disparity between basic prices and consumer prices. Objective of the present work is the evaluation of eight instruments of agricultural policy for improving the food supply chain functioning, with an analysis of potential economical consequences of the various options. The evaluation takes into account both efficiency (expenditure level, simplicity of use of the instruments, compatibility with Wto rules) and effectiveness (market and prices stabilisation, strengthening of producers position in the food supply chain, market transparency). Analysis was conduct referring to economic literature, to empirical evidences coming from sectors that use indirect instruments, and to results of studies produced by public or private organisations.
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Mahadea, D. "On the emergence of firms and sick institutions." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 3, no. 1 (2000): 109–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v3i1.2602.
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Organisations and firms are formed by people and entrepreneurs. Firms can become sick just as people do. Not all firms live forever. This paper examines the emergence of "sick" institutions. Organisations can become unhealthy when there is a mismatch between goods and services they produce and the external environment in which they operate. Survival and fitness of an organisation depend on its ability to respond and adapt cost-effectively to the changing environment. Entrepreneurship, n-Achievement and productivity of individuals are critical to an organisation's health. A thorough diagnostic framework of symptoms of organisational ills is required before prescribing any therapy, to bring about a healthy organisation. The future belongs to healthy firms, with adaptable strategies and resources that optimally fit the changing environment.
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Javornicky, Martin, Áine Macken-Walsh, and Anita Naughton. "Emerging Beef Producer Organisations (POs) in the Irish Beef Sector: An Analysis of Media Coverage in the Context of Nationwide Beef Producer Protests." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (2021): 1489. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031489.
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International literature acknowledges benefits of the legally recognised Producer Organisations (POs). Successful leveraging of these benefits depends on two forms of cooperation: horizontal integration among the producers for more effective functioning of the POs; and vertical integration of POs with other actors in the production chain to facilitate processes of co-creation and interactive innovation. In 2016 PO legislation was first introduced in Ireland, and in 2019 Ireland’s first two beef POs emerged at a time when primary producers in the beef sector mobilised en masse, protesting against poor prices and seeking changes in supply chain relationships. Throughout this period, significant and detailed media reporting of the beef sector surrounded the protests, which takes the focus of our analysis. Building on an existing but limited literature on institutional conditions in the Irish beef industry and international accounts of factors influencing the success of POs, we analyse media coverage in order to shed light on the nature of emerging new forms of horizontal and vertical cooperation. In this regard, we focus on horizontal integration of producers into PO and associations of POs (APOs); and vertical integration of POs into Inter Branch Organisations (IBOs) and value-based supply chains (VBSCs). Our analysis shows that the media representations of the Irish beef sector evidence significant challenges to the establishment and successful operation of POs, in any form. The analysis suggests that current constellation of relations in the Irish beef sector represents an environment that is partially resistant to horizontal co-operation and significantly hostile to vertical co-operation. Interactive innovation involving different chain actors seems not to be imminent, at least in the short term, unless there are strategic public and/or private interventions introduced to support it.
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Carrington, Michal J., and Benjamin A. Neville. "Marketers are consumers too: integrating consumer-self in potential value creation." European Journal of Marketing 50, no. 5/6 (2016): 863–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejm-03-2015-0185.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which a marketer’s own priorities as a consumer infiltrate workplace decision-making and how this contamination influences the creation of potential value for the end consumer. The “black box” of the organisation is opened to investigate potential value creation at an individual/manager level of analysis. Design/methodology/approach The authors gathered in-depth qualitative data from amongst marketing managers and directors in the UK, Australia and the USA. The authors theorised these data through boundary theory to develop an integrated producer-as-consumer potential value creation model. Findings The paper reveals the dynamic interplay in marketing/production decision-making between the individual’s consumer-self, manager-self and the external interface with the organisation. Research limitations/implications The producer-as-consumer potential value creation model illuminates the complex role of the firm and its individual managers in the creation of potential value and identifies contingencies that result in a spectrum of possible potential value creation outcomes. These contributions are positioned within the marketing value creation and co-creation literatures. Practical implications Marketing organisations/managers may find this research useful when considering the benefits and drawbacks of integrating managers’ consumer-self insights into workplace decision-making and the creation of potential value for the end consumer. Originality/value This paper moves value creation/co-creation theory forward by revealing the dynamic potential value creation process and presenting a fluid representation of producers-as-consumers, at individual manager level. This paper is of interest to academic and marketing practitioner audiences.
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Valamannavar, Shridevi, and S. Sumanth. "A review on farmer producer organisations: A new dimension to the farmer centric approach." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 15, no. 1 (2019): 212–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/ijas/15.1/212-216.
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Sirdey, Ninon, and Benoit Lallau. "How do producer organisations enhance farmers’ empowerment in the context of fair trade certification?" Oxford Development Studies 48, no. 2 (2020): 166–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2020.1725962.
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Zago, A. M. "Quality and self-regulation in agricultural markets: how do Producer Organisations make the rules?" European Review of Agriculture Economics 26, no. 2 (1999): 199–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/26.2.199.
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Bošková, Iveta, Samuel Ahado, and Tomáš Ratinger. "The effects of the participation in producer organisations on the performance of dairy farmers in the Czech Republic and future challenges." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 66, No. 8 (2020): 345–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/2/2020-agricecon.
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This study focuses on milk producer organisations (MPOs) acting in the Czech Republic, examines in counterfactual design economic benefits of MPO members, explores the expectations and satisfaction of farmers with services provided by MPOs and discusses changes in MPO strategies in response to market developments. The economic benefits were evaluated econometrically using a direct matching method, while for the assessment of MPOs services and strategies we designed a survey among the members which was complemented by interviews with managers of the three largest MPOs. The results confirm positive economic benefits for farms and rather high farmers’ expectations and also satisfaction with the MPOs activities. However, while farmers, put most emphasis on common roles as price bargaining and securing sales, the MPO managers show future-looking approaches to strategies referring to consumer environmental and health concerns or vertical collaboration along the value chain.
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Little, Bob. "The business and learning benefits of an LCMS." Industrial and Commercial Training 48, no. 4 (2016): 189–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ict-11-2015-0077.
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Purpose – An outline of two large organisations’ independent searches for a suitable system that enables them to create, collate and curate digital learning materials, along with updating, managing them and monitoring their use efficiently and effectively. The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges and issues each organisation faces – and sets out how they have overcome them satisfactorily, having reached, independently, a common conclusion. Design/methodology/approach – Two case studies, making use of producer, distributor and user interviews. Findings – Discovering the appropriate learning content management system (LCMS) for your organisation can bring tangible benefits – for the organisation (via improving productivity, efficiency and eliminating “silos” in production), learning and development professionals (in charge of the whole process) and individual workers/learners. Research limitations/implications – The value of a LCMS in meeting business and learning needs – from the points of view of both content creation and accessing learning materials. Practical implications – Implemented successfully, an LCMS can improve learning content developers’ productivity in quantity and quality terms – among other things, through providing a standard framework that produces homogeneity of approach and look-and-feel to the learning materials. This helps improve learning and development professionals’ efficiency and effectiveness. It also enables the organisation to achieve its business targets and goals through developing its people. Moreover, accessing the LCMS through the Cloud means that all the custom-built content produced by third party developers exists on the system. This makes it simpler, easier and faster to update these materials. Social implications – Through the LCMS, learners can access what they need as and whenever they require it. Originality/value – An attempt to discern modern approaches to in-house learning content development through two recent cases.
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Teresa, Hooks, Macken-Walsh Áine, McCarthy Olive, Power Carol, and Henchion Maeve. "Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (2018): 4085. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10114085.
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Irish beef farms have experienced poor viability longitudinally, with industry and policy actors citing ‘crisis’ levels in 2013. A crucial differentiator between the beef sector and the dairy sector, which has higher farm incomes, is well-developed infrastructure of farmer-owned dairy processing and marketing co-operatives. To address the lack of representative farmer organisations and power imbalances in the beef supply chain, in 2016 the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) legislated for the establishment of beef Producer Organisations (POs), facilitating beef producers to collectively strengthen their market positioning. While PO legislation is a significant development in potentially enabling supply chain integration of farmers, how the legislation is operationalised by Irish beef industry stakeholders will ultimately shape the nature and breadth of engagement with the PO model and, consequently, the impact of the legislation. In a context where there is little or no prior experience of such organisations in the beef sector, this paper presents an analysis of current stakeholder views in relation to the establishment of POs. Research involved a desk based review of the submissions made during the consultation period for the beef PO legislation and interviews with key informants in the Irish beef industry. We analysed Irish stakeholders’ views through the lens of lessons learned from the existing literature on how POs operate internationally. Results indicate some stakeholders’ perceptions of the need for a nationally coordinated approach in the establishment of an Association of POs, which concurs with the literature. However, stakeholders have not emphasised the benefits of Interbranch Organisations (IBOs), which involve vertical collaboration with other chain actors such as processors and retailers, an approach that has proven successful internationally. Nor have Irish stakeholders identified the potential of differentiating or premiumising beef products, which, according to international evidence, is necessary for improving profitability and farm-level incomes. Stakeholders identified the main threats to the future success of POs in Ireland as members’ lack of commitment and processors’ lack of willingness to engage with POs.
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Lochner, Kayla A., and Intan S. Wahyoe. "Localised safety nets: reflections on how Fairtrade smallholder producer organisations in Asia responded to COVID-19." Australian Journal of Human Rights 26, no. 3 (2020): 520–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238x.2021.1901331.
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Covey, Jack, Duncan Macqueen, Anna Bolin, and Xiaoting Hou Jones. "Co-producing knowledge: A demand-led, prosperity-focused, research agenda with forest and farm producer organisations." Environmental Science & Policy 124 (October 2021): 336–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.07.006.
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Fałkowski, Jan, and Aleksandra Chlebicka. "What product mix do they offer and what marketing channels do they use? – Exploring agricultural producer organisations’ heterogeneity." Journal of Rural Studies 85 (July 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.05.002.
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Dash, Sidharth. "A Study on the Impact of Farmer Producer Organisations on its Member Respondents in Puri District of Odisha." International Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology 8, no. 1 (2021): 52–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.47856/ijaast.2021.v08i1.008.
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Viitala, Riitta. "Leadership in transformation: a longitudinal study in a nursing organization." Journal of Health Organization and Management 28, no. 5 (2014): 602–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-02-2014-0032.
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Purpose – Not only does leadership produce changes, but those changes produce leadership in organisations. The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the transformation of leadership at two different historical points in a health care organisation. It leans on the perspective of social constructionism, drawing especially from the ideas of Berger and Luckmann (1966). The paper seeks to improve understanding of how leaders themselves construct leadership in relation to organisational change. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical material was gathered in a longitudinal case study in a nursing organisation in two different historical and situational points. It consists of written narratives produced by nurse leaders that are analysed by applying discourse analysis. Findings – The empirical study revealed that the constructions of leadership were dramatically different at the two different historical and situational points. Leadership showed up as a complex, fragile and changing phenomenon, which fluctuates along with the other organisational changes. The results signal the importance of agency in leadership and the central role of “significant others”. Originality/value – The paper questions the traditional categorisation and labelling of leadership as well as the cross-sectional studies in understanding leadership transformation. Its originality relates to the longitudinal perspective on transformation of leadership in the context of a health care organisation.
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RAP, EDWIN. "Cultural Performance, Resource Flows and Passion in Politics: A Situational Analysis of an Election Rally in Western Mexico." Journal of Latin American Studies 39, no. 3 (2007): 595–625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022216x07002854.
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AbstractThis article contributes to a growing body of literature that questions state-centred approaches to analysing politics, adopting a more de-centred and cultural perspective. It does so by presenting a situational analysis and detailed ethnography of a local election rally in Western Mexico. The analysis of this event as a cultural performance highlights the dramatic enactment of culturally significant acts as a central part of electoral behaviour and shows how everyday organisational life, resource flows, public ritual and passion play a part in politics. That such acts are not merely symbolic is demonstrated by what occurs behind the scenes of political ritual: a local political group appropriates a Water Users' Association and draws on its staff, facilities, resources and wider power relations for its political campaign. Such practices also indicate the unanticipated outcomes of recent administrative decentralisation reforms. New producer organisations created by these reforms to administer former government tasks more efficiently are appropriated politically, not simply in an instrumental, but also in a culturally specific manner.
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Siwale, Agatha. "Can rural producer organisations transform rural production and trade? The case of Zambia's artisanal and small-scale mining associations." Resources Policy 59 (December 2018): 506–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.09.005.
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Guth, Marta, Maryla Bieniek-Majka, and Silvia Maican. "MARKET ADJUSTMENTS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCERS TO CHANGING DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN SELECTED EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES AFTER 2012." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXI, no. 3 (2019): 134–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.3063.
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The purpose of the article was to indicate selected distribution channels in groups and organizations of fruit and vegetable producers in countries with different agrarian structures and cultures of horizontal organization, as well as identify differences in preferred distribution channels. Based on the literature review, changes in the supply chain of agri-food products were presented and the growing importance of retail chains was pointed out. Using the data obtained from the European Commission, the weight of individual distribution channels was presented, and by Ward agglomeration cluster analysis using Euclidean distances, 3 disjointed clusters of countries with different characteristics of fruit and vegetable producer groups/organizations were selected. The first cluster consisted of few producer groups/organizations from Great Britain, Denmark and Romania, whose members engaged in a relatively large area of land and dedicated (65%) their production to retail chains, thus obtaining, on average, higher effects (measured by sales value) attributable to both the group/organization and hectare of land. In contrast, the third cluster included producers from countries that are leaders in the production of fruit and vegetables in Europe, that is, from Spain, Italy, France and Poland. What was characteristic for them was that many members possessing a relatively small area of land joined groups/organisations. They dedicated their production (25%) to retail chains, and their advantage, which may affect the largest share of the average value of sales per member, is the processing of raw materials as part of their own operations.
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Bijman, Jos, and en George Hendrikse. "Co-operatives in chains: institutional restructuring in the Dutch fruit and vegetable industry." Journal on Chain and Network Science 3, no. 2 (2003): 95–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2003.x033.
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Co-operatives play a major role in the agricultural and food industry. Co-operatives, by their very nature, are producer-oriented firms. As market conditions for food products have changed in recent decades, the question has been raised of whether co-operatives are still efficient organisations for carrying out transactions with agrifood products? This article addresses this question for the fresh produce industry in the Netherlands. Traditionally, fruits and vegetables were sold through auctions organised by grower-owned co-operatives. In the 1990s several auction co-operatives merged, transformed into marketing co-operatives, and vertically integrated into wholesale. In addition, growers set up many new bargaining associations and marketing co-operatives. These new co-operatives have started crop and variety-specific marketing programmes. For reasons of asymmetric information and investment-related transaction costs several of the new co-operative firms have also included the wholesale function.
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Kumari, Sneha, Nisha Bharti, and K. K. Tripathy. "Strengthening Agriculture Value Chain through Collectives: Comparative Case Analysis." International Journal of Rural Management 17, no. 1_suppl (2021): 40S—68S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0973005221991438.
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Indian agriculture has always been less profitable. Several factors contribute to the low profitability in agriculture, but less value addition, weak value chain system and weak market linkage are some of the most important factors. Producer companies are helping small farmers to emerge in the market. The farmer producer organisations (FPOs) linked with the producer companies are the best example of collective actions. The collective actions for the agriculture value chain (AVC) have resulted in a decrease in the cost and an increase in revenue. FPO and producer company find a good place in the underpinning theory of collective action theory. This study examines various successful examples of strengthening AVC through cooperatives and tried to identify various factors responsible for the success of these collectives. This study has adopted a case study approach. Three successful cases, that is, Vasundhara Agriculture Horticulture Producer Company Ltd: a multi-state FPO, Abhinav Farms Club and Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company have been selected for the case study based on their successful interventions for strengthening the agriculture value chain. Primary and secondary data has been collected through telephonic interviews from the board of directors, chairman and the members of the FPO. Both primary and secondary data have been collected to compare the three cases for AVC models. The data has been analysed using a comparative case study approach. The parameters of AVC have been identified using the Delphi technique. The study has found that collective actions have helped the farmers to strengthen the agriculture value chain. The study also concluded that leadership played an important role in defining the success of the FPOs. The study brings out future directions to excel in AVC through collectives.
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Infante Mora, Eva, Marina Markot, Stephen Capobianco, et al. "Part 5: Organisational changes required by the reform of the CASA-Sevilla study abroad programme." Learning and Teaching 12, no. 3 (2019): 88–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/latiss.2019.120306.
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The action research process initiated in 2015 to make a thorough reform of the CASA-Sevilla study-abroad programme not only produced significant pedagogical developments but also brought about a profound change in the way of working and relating within the programme work organisation itself and with Cornell University colleagues. This section focuses on organisational changes in each of the units involved, and reflects a path full of transitions, diplomacy, exchange of perspectives and inter-institutional as well as intercultural learning. To make these pedagogical reforms work in practice required significant organisational change and support efforts on the part of both CASA-Sevilla and the supporting organisations at Cornell University.
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Sharma, Shikha, Jodie Conduit, and Sally Rao Hill. "Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being outcomes from co-creation roles: a study of vulnerable customers." Journal of Services Marketing 31, no. 4/5 (2017): 397–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-06-2016-0236.
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Purpose This study aims to provide an understanding of how the participation of vulnerable customers in the co-creation of health-care provision influences their individual well-being outcomes. Using self-determination theory, it demonstrates that co-creation at the point of care and at an organisational or system level impacts individual hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach is adopted to identify the various customer well-being outcomes. Two case studies of health-care organisations, comprising ten in-depth interviews and eight focus groups, as well as documents and noted observations are used for thematic analysis. Findings The study demonstrates ways in which vulnerable customers integrate resources to co-create value outcomes. It shows how differing co-creative role of customers with mental illness lead to different customer well-being outcomes. These roles manifest not only the hedonic well-being characteristics of pleasure and happiness but also eudaimonic well-being, which provides a sense of achievement and purpose to customers. The study used self-determination theory to identify different forms of eudaimonic well-being derived from the co-creation roles of co-producer, strategic partner and community citizen. Originality/value The co-creation and transformative service literature is extended by demonstrating that a feeling of self-efficacy and self-determination because of value co-creation foster customer well-being. This study demonstrates that co-creation at the point of care and at an organisational or system level impacts individual hedonic and eudaimonic well-being.
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Blokland, Peter, and Genserik Reniers. "Total Respect Management (TR³M): A Systemic Management Approach in Aligning Organisations towards Performance, Safety and CSR." Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 4, no. 2 (2015): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v4i2.7694.
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<p class="emsd">Total Respect Management (TR³M) is a systemic approach and an integrated management system to proactively reach performance, safety and CSR in organisations and teams. Being a systemic approach entails it takes the whole system into account and acts on those elements in the system that generate fundamental and sustainable change in order to achieve specific goals. When safety and corporate social responsibility are important to an organisation, associated values and their supporting beliefs need to be embedded and become deeply rooted into the organisational culture. Such a situation can only happen when the mental models present in the organisation, from top to bottom, are aligned with these values and beliefs. The reason is that these mental models will determine how systems will be structured, how they function and how they eventually produce outcomes and results. The most important instrument to influence mental models in organisations is dialogue.</p>
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DOOLEY, LAWRENCE, and DAVID O'SULLIVAN. "MANAGING WITHIN DISTRIBUTED INNOVATION NETWORKS." International Journal of Innovation Management 11, no. 03 (2007): 397–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1363919607001801.
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Business competitiveness and sustainability depends on the effective management of innovation. To be effective, innovation needs to take place within every area of an organisation and by association within organisational networks that include key suppliers, customers and other strategic partners. Distributed innovation management is the process of managing innovation both within and across networks of organisations that have come together to co-design, co-produce and co-service the needs of customers. As innovation collaboration spreads outside the reporting structures of any one organisation, its management faces new challenges that must be addressed if collaboration is to be successful. This paper presents a discussion on the relational capabilities that need to be nurtured if distributed innovation management is to occur. It introduces an integrated framework and tools to support innovation from the individual employees to the distributed network level. Finally, it presents a case study of distributed innovation between a consortium of six organisations within the biotechnology area.
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Christen, Paula, and Lesong Conteh. "How are mathematical models and results from mathematical models of vaccine-preventable diseases used, or not, by global health organisations?" BMJ Global Health 6, no. 9 (2021): e006827. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006827.
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While epidemiological and economic evidence has the potential to provide answers to questions, guide complex programmes and inform resource allocation decisions, how this evidence is used by global health organisations who commission it and what organisational actions are generated from the evidence remains unclear. This study applies analytical tools from organisational science to understand how evidence produced by infectious disease epidemiologists and health economists is used by global health organisations. A conceptual framework that embraces evidence use typologies and relates findings to the organisational process of action generation informs and structures the research. Between March and September 2020, we conducted in-depth interviews with mathematical modellers (evidence producers) and employees at global health organisations, who are involved in decision-making processes (evidence consumers). We found that commissioned epidemiological and economic evidence is used to track progress and provides a measure of success, both in terms of health outcomes and the organisations’ mission. Global health organisations predominantly use this evidence to demonstrate accountability and solicit funding from external partners. We find common understanding and awareness across consumers and producers about the purposes and uses of these commissioned pieces of work and how they are distinct from more academic explorative research outputs. Conceptual evidence use best describes this process. Evidence is slowly integrated into organisational processes and is one of many influences on global health organisations’ actions. Relationships developed over time and trust guide the process, which may lead to quite a concentrated cluster of those producing and commissioning models. These findings raise several insights relevant to the literature of research utilisation in organisations and evidence-based management. The study extends our understanding of how evidence is used and which organisational actions are generated as a result of commissioning epidemiological and economic evidence.
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Chebrolu, Shambu Prasad, and Deborah Dutta. "Managing Sustainable Transitions: Institutional Innovations from India." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (2021): 6076. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13116076.
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Despite the widespread disruptions of lives and livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it could also be seen as a gamechanger. The post-pandemic recovery should address fundamental questions concerning our food systems. Is it possible to reset existing ecologically unsustainable production systems towards healthier and more connected systems of conscious consumers and ecologically oriented farmers? Based on three illustrative cases from different parts of India, we show how managing transitions towards sustainability require institutional innovations and new intermediaries that build agency, change relations, and transform structures in food systems. Lessons from three diverse geographies and commodities in India are presented: urban farming initiatives in Mumbai, conscious consumer initiatives in semi-urban Gujarat for pesticide-free mangoes, and resource-poor arid regions of Andhra Pradesh. Through these examples, we show that, beyond the technological solutions, institutional innovations such as urban community-supported farming models, Participatory Guarantee Schemes, and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) can enable sustainable transitions. Sustainable lifestyles in a post COVID-19 world, as the cases show, require collective experimentation with producers that go beyond changed consumer behaviour to transform structures in food systems.
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Anger, Isabel, and Christian Kittl. "Encouraging User-Generated Content with a Conceptional Social Media Communication Process Model." International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation 3, no. 1 (2012): 33–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeei.2012010103.
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Internet phenomena like Facebook or Twitter hold great potential for companies. The 21st century’s social networks are platforms for the (semi) public exchange of information that is produced and consumed by users alike. For an organisation, taking an active part in these conversations can support the efforts to gain more trust, co-shape the organisation’s image and obtain knowledge from user-generated content. User-generated content can help optimise processes and act as a testimonial for the organisation’s services and products. This work offers an outline of motivation for, types and use of user-generated content in Social Media and provides a conceptional process model facilitating external knowledge management within organisational communication measures in Social Media.
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Tatarinov, A. A. "Measuring Digital Economy in National Accounts." Voprosy statistiki 26, no. 2 (2019): 5–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.34023/2313-6383-2019-26-2-5-17.
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The paper addresses methodological and practical issues of statistical evaluation of the digital economy in macroeconomic calculations. The UN Statistical Commission has determined the statistical description of digitalisation processes as one of the priorities of the SNA research programme.The author examines the problems and structure of Digital Economy Satellite Account (DESA) proposed by OECD as a complex tool for measuring digitalisation processes. Compiling this account will enable statisticians to evaluate all measurable phenomena in a digital economy and expand the production boundaries by including free digital services into the evaluation.Compilers of the new SNA satellite account now focus on Digital Supply and Use Tables (DSUT) that play the role of core structure for the future DESA. In the process, the traditional SUT structure is revised by including new groups of specific products and extracting digital components of several products of CPA classification. Moreover, developers add new industries that form by reclassifying producer units engaged in digital production.The author explores the issue of measuring «digital» value added and outlines approaches to solving it used, for example, by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. He also gives a summary of the relevant methodological challenges affecting DESA compilation.Special attention in the paper is paid to the problem of valuation of data (information) which is not covered by the existing 2008 SNA methodology. The author proposes to evaluate data as a non-produced asset, using the Net Present Value (NPV) approach. According to it the value of information (non-produced asset) at a specific moment is equal to the difference between the sum of discounted future incomes of the organisation and the value of its fixed capital. Such an approach could be applied to the valuation of data used as a principal subject of activity by organisations producing digital products.The paper also presents various aspects of statistical evaluation of free digital products.It is the author’s opinion that approaches to statistical evaluation presented in this article could serve as a basis for creating the system of such measures in the Russian Federation.
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Perrott, Bruce. "The sustainable organisation: blueprint for an integrated model." Journal of Business Strategy 35, no. 3 (2014): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbs-07-2013-0061.
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to build on the original Dunphy, Griffiths and Benn (2007) model by proposing a new model of organisational sustainability which includes the economic dimension. There is a growing level of interest by senior executives in the role and potential impact that sustainability will have on their organisation’s future strategy and structure. Although management is keenly aware that sustainability is important in their future planning, there is much uncertainty about what level of involvement and commitment they should make towards sustainability endeavours. Design/methodology/approach – This article reviews the existing organisational sustainability change model while building a case to have the important economic strand added to the original change dimensions relating to the human and the environmental strands. Findings – This conceptual paper builds on previous work of sustainability organisational change theorists to produce an enhanced sustainability change model thus proposing a more comprehensive and integrated sustainability stage model that can guide managers in their quest to evolve effective and more sustainable organisations. Originality/value – This is a conceptual paper that builds on previous work of sustainability organisational change theorists to introduce an enhanced sustainability change model that includes the important economic dimension to the widely accepted social and environmental dimensions, thus proposing a comprehensive and integrated sustainability stage model that can guide managers in their quest to evolve effective and more sustainable organisations.
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Mwaluko, G. S., and E. A. M. Mjema. "A systemic Framework for Implementation of TQM Programmers." Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology 32, no. 2 (2009): 92–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.52339/tjet.v32i2.446.
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The purpose of this paper is to present a systemic framework for implementation of TQM program in amanufacturing organisation that produces motor vehicle components in Port Elizabeth - South Africa. Theapproach used included conceptualisation of the systemic framework and then involvement of the stakeholdersin adding scenarios to be considered in the design and implementing the framework in the real field. Thefindings obtained during the implementation of the systemic framework established that reduction of scraprate, reduction of production costs, reduction of cycle time and employee motivation could be achieved throughthe implementation of a Systemic Framework for the TQM programme. The TQM team was satisfied that theimplementation of TQM programme using the systemic framework was relevant in their particular situation.The developed systemic framework for implementation of TQM was tested in a company that manufactures motor vehicle components. The experience gained shows that the framework has a big potential for successful implementation of TQM. The developed systemic framework has a holistic approach in implementation of TQM; in that case it can be used to guide the design and implementation of successful TQM programmes. The developed systemic framework is a holistic approach, which took on board all four basic characteristics that portray an organisation. Organisations are portrayed by four interrelated characteristics namely, organisational processes, organisational design, organisational culture and organisational politics. For a successful implementation the TQM intervention should take into consideration these four characteristics.
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Nienaber, Hester, and Nico Martins. "Exploratory study." TQM Journal 32, no. 3 (2020): 475–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tqm-05-2019-0151.
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PurposeEmployee engagement recently emerged as a promising mechanism to improve organisational effectiveness and accordingly reduce the performance gap. This paper empirically demonstrates which employee engagement dimension(s) act as the strongest dimension to enhance the levels of employee engagement and consequently organisational effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a quantitative approach, specifically a survey design, using a questionnaire to collect data. Regression analysis was applied to predict the impact of the employee engagement dimensions on the level of employee engagement in organisations and the impact of online/social media, as part of communication, on employee engagement.FindingsThe statistical analyses indicate that the dimensions organisational strategy and implementation, organisational commitment and team commitment are significant predictors of employee engagement. On-line/social media has a negative effect on employee engagement. However, according to the results, communication in organisations can be improved, especially by using online/social media more effectively.Research limitations/implicationsThis includes low response rate from some groups.Practical implicationsThe importance of secondary general management tasks, particularly motivation and communication, in mobilising employees to cooperate in pursuing organisational goals, became apparent. This study reflects the adverse effect of a lack of leadership and management skills, and ineffective use of online/social media on organisational performance, as reported in academic and practitioner research. Regardless, practitioners can apply the levers of motivation, via structural dimensions of organisation, to activate psychological presence which drives employee engagement and in turn facilitates strategy implementation and consequently organisational effectiveness. Scholars can modify their research agendas by investigating the “(un)availability” of human resources to improve organisational effectiveness.Social implicationsThe costs of disengaged employees are high, in terms of productivity losses and the performance gap, with adverse consequences for society.Originality/valueEmployee engagement as a driver of strategy implementation is an overlooked area of research. This study offers a better explanation of employee engagement as a mechanism to improve strategy implementation, thus reducing the performance gap, and consequently waste. Employee engagement engenders employee support to pursue organisational goals, in a coordinated system of cooperation, and is produced by the structural dimensions of organisation, the parameters within which psychological presence is activated. Psychological presence drives employee engagement which enables employees to be available to implement strategy to achieve organisational goals and thus organisational effectiveness. Engagement at a broader level than individual is significant.
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Banks, W. "The dairy industries." Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences 87, no. 3-4 (1986): 233–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269727000004334.
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SynopsisIn 1983–84, the final year before the introduction of quotas under EEC Regulation 857/84, milk production in Scotland was some 1406 × 106 litres. The disposal of that milk can be considered under two headings, namely (i) the liquid market and (ii) manufactured products. The former category encompasses all the milk—whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed—sold directly to the public via the doorstep delivery or retail outlets. It accounts for approximately 43% of the milk produced in Scotland, but commands the highest monetary return to the producer. The remaining milk goes to manufactured products, principally butter (and anhydrous milk fat), cheese, evaporated milk and cream. The price charged for milk for each of these outlets varies, but is always less than the amount received for milk destined for the liquid market.In all but a small area of Scotland, one of 3 Milk Marketing Boards is, by statute, the first-hand buyer of milk from the farmer. The Boards, as organisations responsible to the farmers, have a common aim, which is to maximise the price they receive for milk. Each is heavily dependent on the liquid market, but they adopt different strategies in terms of manufactured products. However, the imposition of quotas with effect from 1 April 1984, and the consequent reduction in the total volume of milk produced in Scotland, has focussed attention on the need to manufacture milk products to the most exacting standards, in order that they command a premium in the market.
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Ouma, Emily, Justus Ochieng, Michel Dione, and Danilo Pezo. "Governance structures in smallholder pig value chains in Uganda: constraints and opportunities for upgrading." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 20, no. 3 (2017): 307–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2014.0176.
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This paper analyses governance structures in Uganda’s smallholder pig value chains by applying the New Institutional Economics framework. It utilises cross sectional and qualitative survey data from randomly selected pig value chain actors in 4 districts. A multinomial logit model is applied to assess the determinants of vertical integration among pig traders. The findings indicate that most relationships at the pig production node of the value chain are based on spot market governance structures supported by personal relationships and trust. Live pig traders are mostly vertically integrated. High integration levels of the pig traders are positively influenced by access to market information, value of investments in the value chain, and dedicated asset specificity in terms of backyard slaughter premises. Upgrading opportunities in the value chain in the form of value addition strategies, policy implementation and promotion of business models that link producer organisations to quality inputs and service suppliers through contractual arrangements are identified.