Differing perspectives on agribusiness management

Agribusiness management has evolved as an area of academic interest and has reached a point where various individuals wonder whether it is a separate discipline. At present there are many perceptions of what it is and with what it deals. This confusion has been extended by individual authors who hav...

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Published in:Agribusiness (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1995-11, Vol.11 (6), p.501-511
Main Author: Harling, K.F. (Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Agricultural economics
Agricultural production
Colleges & universities
Decision making
ECONOMIA AGRICOLA
ECONOMIE AGRICOLE
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
GESTION
ORGANISATION SOCIOECONOMIQUE
ORGANIZACION SOCIOECONOMICA
Perceptions
SECTEUR AGROINDUSTRIEL
SECTOR AGROINDUSTRIAL
Studies
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Summary:Agribusiness management has evolved as an area of academic interest and has reached a point where various individuals wonder whether it is a separate discipline. At present there are many perceptions of what it is and with what it deals. This confusion has been extended by individual authors who have sought to clarify what agribusiness management is by putting forth what it means to them. But if agribusiness management is to be a discipline, it must have disciples united under a common set of beliefs. This article identifies four issues found in the literature that must be addressed if the disciplinary roots for agribusiness management are to be established. Results of a survey showing the commonality of beliefs regarding them are reported. Although many beliefs are shared, there are also considerable differences. These results suggest the need for further discussion of the issues identified if agribusiness management is to be established as a discipline in its own right
ISSN:0742-4477
1520-6297
DOI:10.1002/1520-6297(199511/12)11:6<501::AID-AGR2720110603>3.0.CO;2-4