Total Factor Productivity Approach in Competitiveness Determination of the Enterprises from the Horticultural Sector of the Republic of Moldova

Golban, Artur

doi:10.1016/j.aaspro.2016.09.032

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“…This revealed that with the increase of the share of the horticultural production sales income regarding the total sales income, being more than 20%, the enterprises will be more competitive on the market, registering higher values of total productivity factors. Furthermore, a study [56] confirmed that horticulture may represent a solution for developing the Moldavian agriculture sector. This is due to the fact that the agriculture farms that had a share of the horticultural production sales income in total sales income of more than 20% performed better in terms of financial productivity.…”

Section: Models Based On Agriculture Subsidies and Agriculture Loansmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Golban [24] presented the role and importance of financial services for the Moldavian horticultural sector, emphasizing the viticulture segment, in order to increase its competitiveness. He highlights that the modernization of the sector depends directly on the implemented financial services.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For the Republic of Moldova's agriculture, analytical framework studies were conducted in order to increase the competitiveness of the horticultural sector [56]. This revealed that with the increase of the share of the horticultural production sales income regarding the total sales income, being more than 20%, the enterprises will be more competitive on the market, registering higher values of total productivity factors.…”

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Perspectives of the Moldavian Agricultural Sector by Using a Custom-Developed Analytical Framework

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Moldova possesses the largest area of farmland as a share of its total land surface, an advantage which should encourage economic development strategies oriented towards the agriculture sector. Government subsidies and agriculture loans have been used as tools for developing the Moldavian agriculture. However, considering the challenges generated by both climate change (the drought from year 2012 that affected 80% of farmland) and a difficult political situation (restrictions imposed by the Russian Federation on the Republic of Moldova’s agri-food imports and exports between 2013 and 2014), the country’s agricultural system ranks very low when it comes to agricultural production efficiency. The present paper analyses the performances of the agricultural sector and its impact on the Moldavian economy over a nine-year period (between 2008 and 2016), by using a custom-developed analytical framework based on a dataset containing 21 relevant indicators. The analytical framework generates various perspectives that can be used to elaborate an economic sustainable development strategy of the Moldavian agriculture sector. The development of the analytical framework is based on the dynamics of agriculture subsidies, agricultural loans, the agricultural sector’s gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA), as well as the dynamics of agricultural production and production value, also considering the main crops belonging to the Moldavian agriculture sector. The results are presented as sets of mathematical regression models that quantify the relationships found between the relevant agricultural parameters and their impact on the economics of the agricultural sector. It has been identified that the agriculture sector has a considerable impact on the Moldavian economy, a fact revealed by the significant model between the agriculture GVA and total GVA and GDP. A significant, negative correlation model was identified between agriculture subsidies and agriculture loans, although a small percentage of Moldavian agriculture farms were subsidized. Strong correlation models were also identified between wheat and maize production and total agriculture production, emphasizing the importance of these two crops for the Moldavian agricultural economy. Grape and maize production values also generated a correlation model, emphasizing the market interconnection between these crops It can be concluded that the increase in value of governmental agriculture subsidies, as well as expanding their addressability in order to maximize the access possibility for a higher number of agriculture farms, are essential for the Moldavian agriculture sector’s future development, since considering the limiting value of and accessibility to subsidies, a direct correlation model was identified between governmental agriculture subsidies and agriculture GVA.

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“…Thus, in most countries, manufacturing represents an engine of economic growth and development. Manufacturing competitiveness can be measured at three main levels, namely, firm level competitiveness (Lall, 2013), industrial level competitiveness (Stirbu et al, 2015;UNIDO, 2017) and national level competitiveness (Golban, 2015;Sigalas et al, 2013). However, firm level competitiveness is of the greatest interest to researchers because although nations and industries compete, it is the firm that faces the direct competition in both domestic and international fields (Porter, 1998;Ambastha and Momaya, 2003).…”

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“…Manufacturing competitiveness can be measured at three main levels, namely, firm level competitiveness (Lall, 2013), industrial level competitiveness (Stirbu et al. , 2015; UNIDO, 2017) and national level competitiveness (Golban, 2015; Sigalas et al. , 2013).…”

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Aligning the risk hedging strategy with supplier collaboration and manufacturing competitiveness: a resource-based and contingency approach

Myamba

Nguni

2022

IJPPM

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the alignment between the risk hedging strategy and supplier collaboration and its effect on manufacturing competitiveness.Design/methodology/approachBuilding on the resource-based view (RBV) and contingency theory (CT), this study is guided by a positivist philosophy and employs a survey strategy to investigate both the direct relationship between the risk hedging strategy and manufacturing competitiveness and the moderating role of supplier collaboration using data collected from 397 respondents of manufacturing firms. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique is used to analyze collected data and to present the research findings.FindingsConsistent with the RBV and CT, study findings indicate that a significant positive relationship exists between the risk hedging strategy and manufacturing competitiveness and that this relationship becomes stronger when supplier collaboration is interactively aligned. Study findings provide important insights on the role of the risk hedging strategy in promoting manufacturing competitiveness. Furthermore, supplier collaboration as a moderator accounts for a significant proportion of the relationship between the risk hedging strategy and manufacturing competitiveness.Research limitations/implicationsInternal resources provide an explanation of the competitive differences among firms employing the risk hedging strategy. However, the environment presents opportunities for firms to acquire additional resources to fulfil the unique collaborative requirements of the risk hedging strategy. This study has used the moderation perspective to explain the interaction between the risk hedging strategy and supplier collaboration and its effect on manufacturing competitiveness. Future studies could incorporate other alignment concepts such as mediation and systems approach and compare the results to improve the theory.Originality/valueThis study can be considered as its kind in the supply chain management literature and both practitioners and researchers can benefit from the experience of resource-based and contingency analysis research and the results of aligning the risk hedging strategy with supplier collaboration for higher levels of manufacturing competitiveness.

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Total Factor Productivity Approach in Competitiveness Determination of the Enterprises from the Horticultural Sector of the Republic of Moldova

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Perspectives of the Moldavian Agricultural Sector by Using a Custom-Developed Analytical Framework

Perspectives of the Moldavian Agricultural Sector by Using a Custom-Developed Analytical Framework

Aligning the risk hedging strategy with supplier collaboration and manufacturing competitiveness: a resource-based and contingency approach

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