This paper examines systematically the dynamic interrelationships between food services and the community of which they are a part. The primary focus is the commercial restaurant component

The objective of this study is to determine if there are important size and industry effects on financial performance of cooperatives. The analysis of a sample of 43 cooperatives over the period 1970-1987 indicates that large cooperatives are more efficient in utilization of their assets, while...

Case studies of four products - chlordane, aciflourfen, fluoridamidmefluidide, and Heliothis NPV -- will be used to examine some of the impacts of regulation on pesticide innovation. Regulatory effects will be illustrated by reviewing the R&D history of particular products.