Animal production systems and agribusiness Full-length research article Plurality of governance on cattle ranches: case studies in Brazil ABSTRACT-The present article investigated the plural forms of governance that have been adopted in buying and selling transactions by cattle ranches with differentiated markets. In addition, it proposes to describe and explain which determinants influence this plurality, based on the theoretical principles of transaction cost economics. The analysis was based on the observation of both upstream transactions and commitments and agreements established downstream by two ranches, both specialized in beef cattle, but with different competitive strategies. The adoption of plural forms demonstrates diverse competitive advantages, insofar as both can meet the requirements of different distribution channels or increase production capacity. The results indicated that the governance structures adopted by the ranchers studied responded to the demands of the strategies adopted for their production units. Thus, the adopted governance structures should be aligned with their strategies for the cattle ranches to be successful.
RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo é identificar os fatores que explicam o estabelecimento de compromissos mútuos entre os agricultores familiares e compradores de produtos hortícolas na Região Serrana do Rio de Janeiro. Para tanto, analisa 567 transações referentes a uma amostra de agricultores familiares baseados em sete municípios. A Economia dos Custos de Transação (ECT) é usada como marco teórico. O estudo empírico parte da construção de uma variável que divide as transações em dois grupos. No primeiro grupo, intitulado "com compromisso", o comprador fornece insumos ou assistência técnica ao produtor. Já no segundo grupo, intitulado "sem compromisso", inexiste tal comprometimento de conhecimento e recursos. Estatísticas descritivas e um modelo logístico (logit) binário mostram que transações "com compromisso" se caracterizam por um maior nível de especificidade do ativo e um amplo conjunto de rotinas de coordenação. Por sua vez, a construção de confiança emerge como um mecanismo de coordenação fundamental mesmo naquelas transações "sem compromisso".
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