Drivers for innovation in niche pork netchains: a study of United Kingdom, Greece, and Spain

Purpose - This paper aims to provide insight in the set-up and governance of niche (organic, local and or regional) pork supply chains and networks (netchains) in the UK, Greece, and Spain, characterized by societal embeddedness and differentiation in food production.Design methodology approach - Th...

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Published in:British food journal (1966) 2012-01, Vol.114 (8), p.1106-1127
Main Authors: Nijhoff-Savvaki, Rannia, Trienekens, J.H. (Jacques), Omta, S.W.F (Onno)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
British
Collaboration
embeddedness
Entrepreneurs
Food production
Food products
Food safety
food-supply chains
Innovations
Leadership
networks
organization
paradigm
Pork
quality
Rural development
social-structure
Strategic management
Studies
Supply chains
Sustainability
systems
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Summary:Purpose - This paper aims to provide insight in the set-up and governance of niche (organic, local and or regional) pork supply chains and networks (netchains) in the UK, Greece, and Spain, characterized by societal embeddedness and differentiation in food production.Design methodology approach - The study consists of 29 expert interviews; it compares the different types of netchain innovation trajectories and concludes on each innovation driver and barrier what lessons can be learnt.Findings - The findings clearly demonstrate the influence of the institutional setting on these netchains; whereas in the UK there is a clear focus on operational excellence and leadership, both in Greece and Spain the focus is on preservation of tradition and culture.Research limitations implications - The paper provides directions for further research based on the conclusion that for niche pork netchains to enjoy market growth, effective netchain driven learning structures are needed to catalyze innovation.Originality value - Although a lot has been written on the adoption of innovations, the combination of the social network theory with innovation adoption theory seems to be absent in the present literature. So whereas normally theory on innovation adoption is looking at adoption of individual innovations, this study is taking a broader perspective by looking at the adoption of a range of innovations on a netchain level.
ISSN:0007-070X
1758-4108
DOI:10.1108/00070701211252084