The effect of relationship quality on contract farming: The mediating role of conflict between trading partners in Albania

Maloku, Sadik; Çera, Gentjan; Poleshi, Bekim; Lushi, Isuf; Metzker, Zdenko

doi:10.14254/2071-789x.2021/14-3/15

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“…Through econometric analysis, it is safe to conclude that tie strength has a promoting effect on the stability of contract farming. This conclusion is consistent with the view of Maloku et al, who indicated that relationship quality (satisfaction, commitment, and trust) is conducive to acquiring better competitive advantages [24]. Specific research results show that interaction and reciprocity intensities (including the satisfaction level) have a significantly positive influence on the trust level, which has a further significantly positive influence on farmer contract renewal willingness.…”

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“…Specific research results show that interaction and reciprocity intensities (including the satisfaction level) have a significantly positive influence on the trust level, which has a further significantly positive influence on farmer contract renewal willingness. Also, Maloku and Corsten argued that trust plays an important role in cooperative relationships [24,55]. Likewise, Dlamini-Mazibuko found that satisfaction is a prerequisite for trust [56].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen interactions and reciprocity between enterprises and farmers, and under a certain level of trust, the stability of their cooperation can be significantly improved. However, Maloku argued that satisfaction level is a trivial factor in contract farming [24].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Contract farming can effectively address economic conflicts of interest through robust risk management systems. Generally, scholars associate contract farming with direct economic benefits and indirect economic benefits [24]. The notion of tie strength originates from the social network theory, where reciprocity and interaction are objective behaviors existing from previous cooperation, and trust is the subjective attitude toward the partner.…”

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The Impact of Tie Strength on the Sustainable Participation of Farmers in Contract Farming: An Empirical Study in Inner Mongolia, China

Gao,

Liu,

Zhang

2024

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Contract farming can reduce transaction costs and improve agricultural productivity. With the establishment of stable and effective contractual relationships, not only have agricultural products been provided with a stable market, but the standardization, refinement, and branding transformation of agricultural products can also be realized, thus further promoting the progress of agricultural modernization. The willingness of farmers to renew their contracts is a key factor in maintaining long-term, stable cooperative relationships. This research involves the empirical verification of the impact model of tie strength between enterprises and farmers in contractual agriculture on the willingness of farmers to renew their contracts and reveals the working mechanism of tie strength on sustainable participation of farmers in contract farming. We utilized survey data from 276 agricultural households in Inner Mongolia, China, and the method of structural equation modeling (SEM), with the following results: (1) Interaction and reciprocity have a significantly positive influence on trust; (2) trust has a significantly positive impact on farmers’ willingness to renew their contracts. Also, reciprocity and interaction have an indirect impact on contract renewal willingness through trust; and (3) the perceived economic value can significantly increase the contract renewal willingness of farmers and plays a mediating role between trust and contract renewal willingness. Overall, on the basis of tie strength, this research provides a new perspective for the investigation of the sustainable stability of contract farming and presents empirical evidence for the sustainable development of the contract farming supply chain.

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2024

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“…SEM method is very often used to evaluate quantitative researches in a given issue e.g. (Teran-Yepez et al, 2022;Chang et al, 2022;Maloku et al, 2021). The structured equation modelling was used for quantification, verification and visualisation relationship between factors (FMS, CEB, CSR).…”

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Effect of CSR Implementation and Crisis Events in Business on the Financial Management of Smes

Dvorský,

Švihlíková,

Kozubíková

et al. 2023

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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The financial management of a business is an integral part of strategic management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vulnerable to the presence of crisis events in the business environment. In this context, senior managers and owners need to react promptly to emerging changes in a given business segment. The aim of the article is to quantify the effect of crisis events in business and firm’s CSR implementation in business on the financial performance in the SMEs. The empirical research incorporated 1,090 SMEs in the business environment of four Central European countries. The research hypotheses were evaluated using structural equation modelling. The empirical findings confirmed the positive impact of CSR implementation in the enterprise on its financial management. The research results did not confirm the negative effects of crisis events in business on the financial management. Crisis phenomena have direct effects on the sustainability of the enterprise; the organizational activities of the enterprise; the functioning of the enterprise in the market and the management of the enterprise. The findings are used as a basis for the preparation of strategic projects of national and international policies helping to cope with crisis phenomena in the business environment of the SME segment.

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Relationships between factors of regional competitiveness in Central and Eastern Europe

Kovács,

Bodnár,

Lengyel

2023

Journal of International Studies

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The divide between the eastern and western parts of the European Union has been widely discussed. However, significant territorial differences are undoubtedly present even within the narrower eastern region of the EU. This study focuses on the competitiveness of regions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The analysis relies on the pyramid model, the theoretical background of which provides the basis for investigating the factors affecting the competitiveness of the 51 NUTS 2 regions across six CEE countries. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is applied to examine the relationships and effect mechanisms between the model’s factors (more specifically, between the latent variables representing the factors). We have adapted our general model to the so-called overperforming and underperforming regions described by Iammarino et al. (2019), exploring the connections of their competitiveness factors in this context. Research results reveal that the effect mechanisms observed between the above-mentioned regions are completely different. Various factors can be considered as either important or less decisive in terms of competitiveness development, which could have implications for regional policy moving forward.

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The effect of relationship quality on contract farming: The mediating role of conflict between trading partners in Albania

Cited by 4 publications

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The Impact of Tie Strength on the Sustainable Participation of Farmers in Contract Farming: An Empirical Study in Inner Mongolia, China

The Impact of Tie Strength on the Sustainable Participation of Farmers in Contract Farming: An Empirical Study in Inner Mongolia, China

Effect of CSR Implementation and Crisis Events in Business on the Financial Management of Smes

Relationships between factors of regional competitiveness in Central and Eastern Europe

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