Table of Contents:
  • Analysing inter-organizational relationships in agri-food chains / Christian Fischer and Monika Hartmann
  • Building sustainable relationships in agri-food chains : challenges from farm to retail / Monika Hartmann, Klaus Frohberg and Christian Fischer
  • Inter-organizational relationships in agri-food systems : a transaction cost economics approach / Fabio Chaddad and Maria E. Rodriguez Alcalá
  • Behavioural economics and the theory of social structure : relevance for understanding inter-organizational relationships / Monika Hartmann, Julia Hoffmann and Johannes Simons
  • Collaborative advantage, relational risks and sustainable relationships : a literature review and definition / Christian Fischer and Nikolai Reynolds
  • Trust and relationships in selected European agri-food chains / Philip Leat, Maeve Henchion, Luis Miguel Albisu and Christian Fischer
  • A review of the trust situation in agri-food chain relationships in the Asia-Pacific with a focus on the Philippines and Australia / Peter J. Batt
  • Determinants of sustainable agri-food chain relationships in Europe / Christian Fischer, Monika Hartmann, Nikolai Reynolds, Philip Leat, César Revoredo-Giha, Maeve Henchion, Azucena Gracia and Luis Miguel Albisu
  • Enhancing the integration of agri-food chains : challenges for UK malting barley / César Revoredo-Giha and Philip Leat
  • From transactions to relationships : the case of the Irish beef chain / Maeve Henchion and Bridin McIntyre
  • Reviewing relationship sustainability in the case of the German wheat-to-bread chain / Miroslava Bavorová and Heinrich Hockmann
  • Inter-organizational relationships in the US agri-food system : the role of agricultural cooperatives / Fabio Chaddad
  • Guanxi and contracts in Chinese vegetable supply chains : an empirical investigation / Hualiang Lu, Jacques Trienekens, Onno Omta and Shuyi Feng
  • Inter-organizational relationships as determinants for competitiveness in the agri-food sector : the Spanish wheat-to-bread chain / Azucena Gracia, Tiziana de Magistris and Luis Miguel Albisu
  • How buyer-supplier relationships can create value : the case of the Australian wine industry / Lynlee Hobley and Peter J. Batt
  • Best practice in relationship management : recommendations for farmers, processors and retailers / Hualiang Lu, Peter J. Batt and Christian Fischer
  • Improving agri-food chain relationships in Europe : the role of public policy / Luis Miguel Albisu, Maeve Henchion, Philip Leat and David Blandford
  • Lessons learned : recommendations for future research on agri-food chain relationships / Fabio Chaddad, Christian Fischer and Monika Hartmann.