14 articles in this issue
Nicolau Reinhard, Decio Zylbersztajn
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Silvia Morales de Queiroz Caleman, Guilherme Fowler de Avila Monteiro
The main objective of this perspective paper is to analyze the role of the judiciary in resolving conflicts between cattle raisers and meatpacking firms in Brazil. Looking at the transaction for the acquisition of cattle for slaughter in the state of Mato... see more
Felippe Cauê Serigati, Paulo Furquim de Azevedo
Many papers have discussed the importance of a higher degree of commitment between a cooperative and its members, prompting empirical studies on the subject. This paper joins this current by investigating what conditions behavior of higher commitment, and... see more
Gabriela Feresin Jardim, Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, Luiz Ferraz de Mesquita
This study investigates which combinations of internal governance structures (market, bureaucratic, and community) allow the greatest scope for developing the innovation capacity of small firms. It draws on the studies by Grandori and Furnari (2008, 2010)... see more
Renata Giovinazzo Spers, James Terence Coulter Wright, André de Azevedo Amedomar
Brazilian milk production has grown steadily and in 2004 the country became self-sufficient in dairy production. This article develops possible scenarios for the milk production chain in Brazil for the year 2020 in order to contribute to decisions that mu... see more
Luciano Thomé e Castro, Marcos Fava Neves, Julio Kyosen Nakatani
This paper aims to evaluate existing and proposed organizational models for public irrigation perimeters (PPI) in Brazil's semi-arid region. In a period of change in agriculture and the remodeling of public investment with the employment of mechanisms for... see more
Sebastián Senesi, Fabio Ribas Chaddad, Hernán Palau
Argentina is among the four largest producers of soybeans, sunflower, corn, and wheat, among other agricultural products. Institutional and policy changes during the 1990s fostered the development of Argentine agriculture and the introduction of innovativ... see more
Caio César de Medeiros Costa, Anna Laura Teixeira de Almeida, Marco Aurélio Marques Ferreira, Edson Arlindo Silva
Given the importance of the agriculture sector to the Brazilian economy, it is essential to understand the determinants of agricultural development in its municipalities. Based on the theoretical framework that addresses issues related to determinants of ... see more
Sara Gurfinkel Marques de Godoy
Based on the new institutional economics, the focus of this research was to identify transaction costs in CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) projects and investigate whether they affect project efficiency or create project development barriers. More specif... see more
Roberto Carlos Bernardes, Carmen Augusta Varela, Flávia Luciane Consoni, Eliana Sabá Sacramento
The aim of this paper is to investigate the trajectories of two Brazilian start-up companies dedicated to R&D (Research and Development) in biotechnology: Alellyx and CanaVialis. Both are cases of academic spin-offs from Projeto Genoma, created by Fapesp ... see more
Christiano França da Cunha, Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes, Denise Yvonne Mainville
It is generally assumed that the institutional environment plays an important role in determining governance, as this may entail different transaction costs for economic agents. Based on the new institutional economics (NIE), the objective of this paper w... see more
Luciana Florêncio de Almeida, Cláudio Antonio Pinheiro Machado Filho
In a competitive world, the way a firm establishes its organizational arrangements may determine the enhancement of its core competences and the possibility of reaching new markets. Firms that find their skills to be applicable in just one type of market ... see more
Gaetano Martino
The paper considers some issue in the governance of the European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). The PDO systems are the outcomes of both farmers and consumers expectations and connect the valorisation of the agricultural and rural resources of giv... see more