As in the agri-food business supply chain networks are evolving in our paper we want to elaborate on managerial questions regarding them. In this context our first aim is to advance the concept of chain management by introducing a more differentiated view. Since many articles highlight the...

We present an empirical analysis about the contract choice of retailers in the Hungarian beef sector employing transaction cost economics. The frequency of transactions has negative influences on the duration of contract. Furthermore, large retailers are unlikely to have long term contract. We...