by Bruce L. Ahrendsen – Peter Bielik – Elena Horská A case study of an organic food company in the Slovak Republic involved in producing and sourcing inputs, food processing and distribution is presented. The case is based on a June 2014 “live” case study prepared for students in International MBA…
Risks and Competitiveness in Agriculture with Emphasis on Wine Sector in Croatia
by Željka Bedek – Mario Njavro International competitiveness, being a key objective of each economic entity, is at the same time significantly determined by the level of risk the entity is coping. Based on the assumption that risk management is directly linked to competitiveness in agribusiness, the scope of this paper…
Croatian Wine Market, Support Policy and Specific Obstacles to Wine Export
by Jakšić Lucijano – Njavro Mario – August Hrvoje In this paper, analysis of Croatian wine sector in period 2006-2013 is conducted through the record of wine production, exports and imports together with Government support measures. In the light of Croatian EU membership together with opening of EU wine market and…
Graduate Students’ Opinions about Entrepreneurship as an Employment Opportunity
by Josip Juračak – Marko Tica One of the most unwanted and unavoidable consequences of the economic recession is the high rate of unemployment. Graduate students in Croatia are faced with lack of employment possibilities, and for some of them the self-employment looks like a good solution. In this paper, we…
Trajectories of agricultural modernization and rural resilience: Some first insights derived from case studies in 14 countries
by Karlheinz Knickel In this paper, alternative trajectories of agricultural modernization and rural resilience are explored based on case studies in 14 countries. The analysis is to support discussions about the further development of agriculture at a time when the agricultural sector must respond to an increasing scarcity of natural resources,…
Challenges to Sustainable Rural Development in Russia: Social Issues and Regional Divergences
by Olga Lisova – Vasily Erokhin – Anna Ivolga Paper aims at investigation of contemporary approaches to sustainable rural development in Russia. It includes the overview of current experiences in rural development, analysis of major economic and social indicators of rural areas in comparison with urban ones. Analysis included the set…
Economic results of Croatian farm
by Vesna Očić – Branka Šakić Bobić – Mario Njavro The objective of the paper is to provide an overview of the situation and performance of Croatian farms. Croatian farmers rarely keep business books and therefore farm level business data are deficient. Croatian accession to the European Union in 2013 brought…
Characteristics of Value Based Organic Food Chains: Two Cases from Slovenia
by Jernej Prišenk – Andreja Borec In the literature the value based food chains express two main characteristics: business relationships among strategic partners interacting in the supply chain are based on a written set of values and food products are differentiated from similar food products (Stevenson, 2009). To verify the first…
Plant Production for Biomass into Energy: Economics and Energy Efficiency View
by Karol Wajszczuk – Jacek Wawrzynowicz – Benedykt Pepliński The aim of the paper was to determine the influence of the fertilization level on the energy and economics efficiency of the production technologies of selected crops processed into bioethanol or biogas. There were investigated the following crops: rye, triticale, wheat, sugar…
Is it worth being socially responsible?
by Tünde Csapóné Riskó – Ádám Péntek – Troy Wiwczaroski Several definitions for corporate social responsibility (CSR) exist and these vary greatly as to the activities it should cover and their motivators. Among the benefits of CSR are positive marketing/brand building, brand insurance and employee loyalty. Numerous arguments against CSR prevail,…