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Produktdiversifikation und Profitabilität der deutschen Ernährungswirtschaft : eine theoretische und empirische Betrachtung

Wittkopp, Antje (contributor); Körner, Julia (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Using the structure-conduct-performance approach it can be argued that diversification raises barriers to entry which have a positive influence on the profitability of firms. This study examines the effect of product diversification on the profitability of 25 German food industry sectors from...

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Analysis of productivity growth within a distance function approach : an application to European dairy farms

Brümmer, Bernhard (contributor); … - 1999 - [Elektronische Ressource]

A detailed decomposition of the sources of the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth index within an output distance function framework was carried out, looking at the following components: technical change, change in technical efficiency, scale component, and violations of the profit...

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Market power of the German beer industry on export markets : an empirical study

Glauben, Thomas (contributor); Loy, Jens-Peter (contributor) - 1999 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In this paper the existence and magnitude of market power for the German beer exporters is tested. Two theoretical approaches to model incomplete competition on international markets are employed, the 'pricing to market' (PTM) model the 'residual demand elasticity' (RDE) approach. Estimations...

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Problems of using grouped DMUs for efficiency measurement : Monte Carlo experiments, empirical dimension, and a correction procedure

Brümmer, Bernhard (contributor); … - 1999 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper explores the consequences for parametric and non-parametric efficiency levels and rankings when using grouped instead of individual Decision Making Units (DMU). The bias results due to the differences of the grouped DMUs frontier compared to the individual DMUs frontier. Monte Carlo...

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Market power of German food and beverage industries on international markets

Glauben, Thomas (contributor); Loy, Jens-Peter (contributor) - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In this paper the existence and magnitude of market power for German beer, cocoa powder, chocolate, and sugar confectionary exporters are tested. Two theoretical approaches are employed, the 'pricing of market' (PTM) and the 'residual demand elasticity' (RDE) approach. Even though all markets...

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Market success of premium product innovation : empirical evidence from the German food sector

McNamara, Kevin T. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

reported in this paper examined the relationship between product quality and innovation success. In contrast to existing … product innovation literature that focused on industrial goods, this study used food product data from a 2002 German food …

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Buyer power and innovation of quality products : empirical evidence from the German food sector

Weiss, Christoph R. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

power affects food manufacturing firms incentives to invest in innovation of high quality food products. On the basis of a … Germany. Results of multinomial logit model show a moderate and negative impact of retailer market power on innovation of … seem to more effectively resist retailer market power in product innovation. …

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Much ado about nothing? - The influence of functional food on profitability of German food industry

Wittkopp, Antje (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Product innovation is a competitive strategy in food industry. Successful product development management is a key …-conduct-performance approach it can be argued that product innovation raises barriers to entry and thus improve profitability. This study examines …

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Buyer power and product innovation : empirical evidence from the German food sector

Weiss, Christoph R. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Substantial increases in retail concentration (particularly in Europe) raise concerns about the welfare implications for consumers. In a formal model, we argue that retailer market power reduces upstream firms incentives to introduce new products. On the basis of a survey of firms in German food...

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