Smallholder Forestry in the FSC System: A Review

Bulkan, Janette

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“…To triangulate Measuring Organizational Performance in search of organizational excellence, the quality meta-assessment refers to the set of assessments to guide institutions towards best quality improvement practices (Ory, 1992). Likewise, it grants the venture the so-called reputational capital, which is primarily responsible for promoting the company's image to consumers, directly reflecting the organizational performance of the corporation, due to the sustainable model that the brand represents and takes to the market (Basso et al, 2020;Bulkan, 2020;Miles & Covin, 2000).…”

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Development of a measurement instrument to evaluate integrated management systems and differences in perception: an approach to item response theory and the quality management process

Fernandes

Rocha

Coelho

et al. 2023

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Paper aims:The first aim is methodological, by developing a conceptual model to describe the internal relationship environment (IRE), the critical factors that impact this environment, the characterization of the parties involved, and their relationships. The second is practical and instrumentalizes the model to measure the effect of differences perceived by internal customers.Originality: Distinct works focus on the formulation of management systems, successful implementation, or external and market environmental factors, although there is a lack of studies that relate organizational performance to differences in perceived quality between the parties.Research method: The methodology followed a flow of collection/analysis, of the informational data of the company, sketch of the model and flow of information, exploratory focus group, thematic analysis of content, and confirmatory focus group. Then, the procedure of operationalization of the model. Main findings:The conceptual model and its instrumentalization describe the apparent relationships between the support team and the operations teams, the underlying relationships of the ERI with the company's management model, and organizational performance. Implications for theory and practice:In practice, the proposed measurement instrument allows evaluation of the effects of differences in the perceived quality of internal customers.

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Development of a measurement instrument to evaluate integrated management systems and differences in perception: an approach to item response theory and the quality management process

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Rocha

Coelho

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“…Therefore, markets in the West are often seen as the primary consumer markets for eco‐certifications, with producers from both the developing world and the west supplying them (Naylor, 2014). While eco‐labels began on a national or regional scale to promote social and environmental change, they rapidly grew and opened offices to represent the scheme in various countries across the globe or created alliances with other eco‐certification (Bulkan, 2020; Herman, 2020; Nguyen & Dekhili, 2019). Using strategies such as advertisements, educational programs, articles in popular media, and events such as film screenings, eco‐certifiers achieved high levels of label recognition in many western countries (Dimitri & Oberholtzer, 2009; Peattie & Samuel, 2018; Perz et al, 2018).…”

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“…The literature on eco‐certification in developing countries has mainly focused on trade relationships between developing and developed economies (i.e., Bulkan, 2020; Lyon, 2007; Naylor, 2014). However, developing countries, like China and India, account for a rapidly growing proportion of global imports (Gereffi, 2014).…”

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World society and the convergence of consumer values: Buying patterns of eco‐certification in the UAE

2023

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Eco‐certifications offer consumers the opportunity to vote with their money for more sustainable methods of production. While consumer‐facing eco‐labels are mostly recognized and consumed in western countries little is known about their performance in expat societies. This study applies world society theory to a sample of Arab, Western, and South Asian United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents to test whether globalization causes assimilation of familiarity, attitudes, and buying frequencies for major eco‐labels. The results show that respondents with Western ethnicities are more familiar with eco‐certifications. However, Arab, and South‐Asian citizens report similar or higher levels of importance for the purported benefits of eco‐certifications. Among respondents familiar with eco‐certification, we found no differences in buying frequency by ethnic group. Findings related to ethnicity support world society theory because social, environmental, and quality ideals converge among different ethnic groups in the UAE.

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“…The progress of smallholder tree plantations have been recognized in other studies as requiring considerable tailored assistance schemes and capacity building on even use of their resources [1,7,[22][23][24]. Studies have shown an urgent need for disaggregated data on the different types of smallholder schemes to enable analysis of their benefits and costs against stated aspirations for smallholders [2,23]. In terms of nursery practice growing media is of major concern as this is where most variation in seedling performance occurs [25,26].…”

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Effect of Soil Mixtures on Early Growth Performance of Grevillea robusta and Cupressus lusitanica Seedlings in the Highlands of Kenya

Owino

Onyango²,

Angaine³

et al. 2022

IJPSS

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Seedling production nurseries have been receiving much attention because of increasing demand for seedlings. In sub-Saharan Africa studies have showed over 50% of smallholder seedlings planted were sourced in tree nurseries. This has caused a rise in need to improve quality of seedlings especially focused on production level. The focus on most studies on early growth performance of selected key species important either for commercial plantation or agroforestry has been varied on length of the study periods and measurement parameters, with the focus never being to compare the farmer practices with the industry. This study main objective is to determine the effect of growing media on early growth performance of Grevillea robusta and Cupressus lusitanica seedlings in the highlands of Kenya. These species from literature have shown abundance in terms of demand and availability in smallholder tree nurseries and received complaints on varied performance. The parameters under observation were height, branch numbers, leaf numbers and survival of the seedlings of these species over a six-month period. There were 13 treatments which included various soil mixtures as follows: Agricultural soil (A), Forest soil (FS), Farmyard Manure (FYM), and Sand (S) and their combinations. The study employed a Completely Randomized Design with total of 390 seedlings per species. The performance showed that the soil mixture with the combined mean cumulative highest survival was FS 78±3.2% and combined mean lowest cumulative survival was A+S+FYM (37±4.2%). Cupressus lusitanica performed better in survival (70±1.2%), height (171±8.1mm), branch numbers (25±1.1), and leaf numbers (119±12.1), when compared to Grevillea robusta survival (38±1.6%), height (57±4.0mm), branch numbers (2±0.2), and leaf numbers (13±1.1%) in the nursery. Different soil mixtures had performed differently for each of the parameters in the study with key observation was FS+FYM+S was the best performing for C. lusitanica height, branching, leaf numbers and survival. The study also observed FS was best performing for the survival of G. robusta in the nursery. This study demonstrates that seedlings in the nursery for these two species require different soil mixtures to ensure survival and high growth performance.

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Smallholder Forestry in the FSC System: A Review

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Cited by 6 publications

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Development of a measurement instrument to evaluate integrated management systems and differences in perception: an approach to item response theory and the quality management process

Development of a measurement instrument to evaluate integrated management systems and differences in perception: an approach to item response theory and the quality management process

World society and the convergence of consumer values: Buying patterns of eco‐certification in the UAE

Effect of Soil Mixtures on Early Growth Performance of Grevillea robusta and Cupressus lusitanica Seedlings in the Highlands of Kenya

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