企业间关系和基于资源的绩效:赞比亚小农的偶然关系观点

IF 2.4 Q2 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Dagmar Mithöfer
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有效和灵活的组织模式已成为推动农业部门小农竞争力的途径。然而,对于资源受限的参与者如何在快速变化的农业食品环境中部署其组织网络以产生和保留价值的过程,人们知之甚少。本研究考察了企业偶然性对发展中国家小农组织关系与资源绩效之间相互作用的调节作用。设计/方法/方法作者在关系观、网络链和权变理论的基础上提出了一个新的概念框架。采用基于方差的结构方程模型对赞比亚农村330名玉米农户的横截面数据进行了分析,该模型涉及中介-调节分析。结果表明,所有关系网络(纵向、横向和横向)都正向中介农场资源和社会资本对农民绩效的影响。然而,这些影响取决于主导机构的情况。具体而言,来自客户和信誉良好的竞争对手的不对称权力削弱了更紧密的横向关系对企业绩效的积极作用,而在高情感信任条件下,更紧密的非正式垂直关系对农民绩效的积极作用减弱。此外,基于性别的多群体分析突出了男女户主家庭的偶然关系观点的差异。该研究依赖于赞比亚一个农业综合企业部门的横断面数据,因此应谨慎概括。本研究的独特之处在于提出的理论框架和新的实证见解,将关系观点的范围扩展到发展中国家的小规模农户。
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Inter-firm relations and resource-based performance: a contingent relational view of small-scale farmers in Zambia
Purpose Effective and flexible organizational models have become an avenue for driving smallholder competitiveness in the agricultural sector. However, little is understood about the processes by which resource-constrained actors deploy their organizational networks to generate and retain value in rapidly changing agrifood environments. This study examines the moderating effects of business contingencies on the interplay between organizational relationships and the resource-based performance of small-scale farmers in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a novel conceptual framework grounded in the relational view, netchain and contingency theories. Cross-sectional data obtained from 330 maize farmers in rural Zambia were analyzed using variance-based structural equation modeling, which involves mediation-moderation analysis. Findings The results show that all relational networks – vertical, horizontal and lateral – positively mediate the effects farm resources and social capital have on farmers' performance. However, these effects change depending on the predominant agency situations. Specifically, asymmetric power from customers and reputable competitors weakens the positive effect of closer horizontal relationships on business performance, while the positive effect of tighter informal vertical relationships on farmers' performance weakens under conditions of high affective trust. Moreover, the gender-based multigroup analyses highlight variations in the contingent relational view of men- and women-headed households. Research limitations/implications The study relies on cross-sectional data from one agribusiness sector in Zambia, thus generalizations should be cautious. Originality/value The uniqueness of this study lies in the proposed theoretical framework and new empirical insights, which extend the scope of the relational view to small-scale farming households in developing countries.
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4.60
自引率
37.50%
发文量
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research on issues relevant to agriculture and food value chain in emerging economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The journal welcomes original research, particularly empirical/applied, quantitative and qualitative work on topics pertaining to policies, processes, and practices in the agribusiness arena in emerging economies to inform researchers, practitioners and policy makers
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