Quality management and strategic alliances in the mango supply chain from Costa Rica: an interdisciplinary approach for analysing coordination, incentives and governance

This book develops an integrated research framework in which social science and natural science merge in the analysis of the relationships and transactions within the mango supply chain from Costa Rica. More specifically, behaviour economics, and institutional economics is combined with quality mana...

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1. Verfasser: Zuniga-Arias, Guillermo E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2007
Schriftenreihe:International chains and networks series v. 3
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Zusammenfassung:This book develops an integrated research framework in which social science and natural science merge in the analysis of the relationships and transactions within the mango supply chain from Costa Rica. More specifically, behaviour economics, and institutional economics is combined with quality management and product development techniques. This book is also important because it uses an innovative gaming simulation for research and not only for training. The game develops a standard supply chain for a perishable product, which is used for simulating the bargaining power and revenue distribution of the agents in the chain and the governance structure preferred for doing business. This game simulation is played by the real producers in the field. Other important topics covered are quality management and quality variability. Studying quality management (intrinsic and extrinsic attributes) in relation to the farm household character
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-125)
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Determinants of market outlet choice of mango producers in Costa Rica -- Chapter 3. Economic incentives for improving quality in the mango sector of Costa Rica -- Chapter 4. Bargaining power perception and revenue distribution in the Costa Rican mango supply chain: a gaming simulation approach with local producers -- Chapter 5. Variability in quality and management in the mango supply chain: evidence from Costa Rica -- Chapter 6. Coordination and governance in the mango supply chain from Costa Rica -- References -- Appendix A. Characteristics of mango producers in different production areas in Costa Rica -- Appendix B. T-test for local and export market quality index differences -- Appendix C. Robustness test for the farm household, price and non-price characteristics -- Appendix D. Factor analysis results and weight of each factor for behavioural characteristics -- Appendix E. Construction of the main factors after performing the factor analysis -- Appendix F. Construction of indexes -- Appendix G. Variability of the main variables for the analysis -- Appendix H. T-test for the mean differences between the main variables in the analysis and the different actors
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (139 Seiten) Illustrationen, map
ISBN:9789086866212
9086866212
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-621-2

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