In the New Economy, the network is considered as more important than the firm itself. In this paper the focus is on chain networks which include vertical networks among chain members, horizontal networks with peers, and networking with third parties. Networks have an important role in the...

As national economies have integrated through removal of trade barriers, the potential for offshoringproduction was quickly recognized as a strategy to enhance firm performance. At thesame time, labor market reforms opened the door for outsourcing of labor services to specialistfirms that supply...

This paper presents a dynamic theory of structural change in which functional changedriven by technological change and transactional change open opportunity for change inscale and scope of enterprises. Implementation of change in scale and scope ofenterprises is constrained by initial state...

Current European Common AgriculturalPolicy (CAP) has been moving from production supportsubsidies to direct decoupled income support. Theemergence in policy making of the concept ofmultifunctional agriculture leads to the recognition thata farmer produces more than food: he produces jointlyboth...

In the so-called Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 'Health Check' the EuropeanCommission has recently proposed gradual transitional measures to allow a 'soft landing' ofthe milk sector to quota expiry. The aim of this paper is to support policy makers to get betterinsights in the implications of...

Beef and pig production are important sectors affected by the cross-compliance policy.Full compliance with SMRs and GAECs generates costs and benefits which may have animpact on the competitiveness of these sectors on the world market. Compliance with theNitrate Directive, animal identification...