The role of collective action in the New Zealand dairy industry: an international comparison

Cren, Nicolette Le; Lyons, Jai; Dana, Léo‐Paul

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2009.024110

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“…The results obtained in Table 2 show positive and significant effects (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05) of internationalisation variables EXP and NEWM on the interaction between cooperation and competition strategies. Thus, in the firms analysed the increase in exports over total sales and also expansion into new markets constitute drivers to cooperation with competitors according to other studies in this line (Jankowska 2011; and on the food industry in particular (Le Cren et al 2009;Granata 2012). In this specific industry, studies also point out the frequent changes in the relationships within international supply chains due to the variability in supply and prices (De Pablo-Valenciano et al 2007), which implies ongoing adaptation to marketing conditions e.g.…”

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Internationalisation of Smes and Simultaneous Strategies of Cooperation and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis

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Mesa

Aznar-Sánchez

2016

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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The present work examines the relationships between SMEs’ marketing internationalisation and the combination of cooperation and competition strategies, i.e. co-opetition. Recent analyses have shown that the SMEs’ exports capabilities are highly dependent on co-opetition, while others suggest that the challenges of international supply chain constitute a major driver to this combination. This analysis contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on both of these issues. A multivariate regression analysis is developed, measuring variables of SMEs’ co-opetition and international activity, and taking as reference a set of 136 Andalusian food exporters. The results confirm the positive effect of strategies of cooperation with competitors (regarding logistics, promotion, quality and R&D) on international marketing activity. This positive effect is enhanced when large retailers are the main buyers, i.e. in hierarchical relationships. Furthermore, exporting activity is shown to promote co-opetition among suppliers. These findings highlight the importance of such strategies as regards both export capabilities of the food firms in this region and their expansion into new foreign markets. The empirical approach and certain implications drawn from the results can be extended to other analyses on SMEs in international contexts.

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“…6 This may be a consequence of the reduced amount of subsidies received by this sector(Aznar-Sánchez et al 2011). Le Cren,Lyons and Dana (2009) also indicate the absence of government support as an incentive for co-opetition in New Zealand`s dairy industry.2006)…”

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Internationalisation of Smes and Simultaneous Strategies of Cooperation and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis

Gómez

Mesa

Aznar-Sánchez

2016

Journal of Business Economics and Management

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“…There is support for the notion that increasing income can be a powerful incentive for small farmers to act collectively. The success of the cooperative movement in the New Zealand dairy industry, for example, illustrates how collective action can lead to vertical integration that will substantially increase small producer income [12].…”

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Building Sustainable Smallholder Cooperatives in Emerging Market Economies: Findings from a Five-Year Project in Kenya

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A comparative study of two smallholder dairy cooperatives in Kenya examines the question: what factors are conducive to producing sustainable smallholder cooperatives that can gain entry into the vertical value chain in liberalized post-colonial economies? The relative weight of income advantage; selective individual incentives and, social capital on maintaining member patronage are assessed within variable environmental constraints and opportunities facing different cooperatives. The methodology includes case study observation of the cooperatives during a five-year period, as well as sample surveys of members and non-members that include indicators of dairy income; reasons why farmers elect to join or not join the cooperative; and assessments of the importance of different services provided by the cooperative. The findings show how the relative weight of specific incentives for cooperative membership can vary from one environment to another within the same nation. The most important finding is that maintaining sustainable smallholder cooperatives within an increasingly competitive environment depends on the ability of managers to create business strategies that are compatible with the cooperative's environmental constraints but, at the same time, incentivize members' patronage.

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“…Worldwide, dairy processing cooperatives have played historically important roles as drivers of new technologies and market developers (Cunningham ; Le Cren et al. ). In most milk‐producing countries, cooperatives continue to operate as important actors in the processing and marketing of dairy products (Hanisch et al.…”

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Understanding Member Characteristics and Cooperative Price Effects: The Case of the Argentinean Dairy Sector

Hanisch

Puechagut

Gastaldi

2019

Ann Public Coop Econ

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Since the 1990s, Argentinean dairy‐processing cooperatives have lost considerable amounts of members and market share. We analyse their current role by investigating the characteristics of farmers who continue delivering to them and price differentials between cooperatives and investor‐oriented firms (IOFs). A probit regression model applied to 917 farmers suggests that cooperative farmers are more disadvantaged than farmers delivering to IOFs in terms of education, farm size and productive technology. Moreover, t‐tests applied to data representing 70 per cent of national volume indicate that farmers delivering to cooperatives are between 11 per cent and 29 per cent smaller than those delivering to IOFs, depending on province. A hierarchical multilevel regression model applied to 9,720 transactions among farmers and processors shows that, after controlling for quantity and quality, cooperatives pay lower (3.5%) but more stable prices than IOFs. In a context of rapid structural change, we observe a market in which larger farmers deliver to IOFs and smaller farmers deliver to cooperatives and conclude that, at the expense of paying lower prices, cooperatives may act as buyers of last resort for otherwise disadvantaged farmers.

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The role of collective action in the New Zealand dairy industry: an international comparison

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Internationalisation of Smes and Simultaneous Strategies of Cooperation and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis

Internationalisation of Smes and Simultaneous Strategies of Cooperation and Competition: An Exploratory Analysis

Building Sustainable Smallholder Cooperatives in Emerging Market Economies: Findings from a Five-Year Project in Kenya

Understanding Member Characteristics and Cooperative Price Effects: The Case of the Argentinean Dairy Sector

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