Purdue Food and Agribusiness Quarterly Review
The quarterly review is a publication agri-food professionals can rely on to cover current business research and strategy insights evolving across all industries. Purdue faculty, staff and thought leaders select an article covering a current business trend, provide a brief overview of the article and discuss how the trend could specifically impact the unique world of food and agribusiness.
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March 24, 2021
Using Technology to Address Farm Labor Shortages – Effective or Not?
Economists have always been interested in the interactions between capital and labor. In a recent paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Drs. Diane Charlton and Genti Kostandini... Read More »
March 24, 2021
The Role of Digital Technology in Agribusiness
This paper analyzes the effect of digital transformation on value creation and attempts to improve the current understanding of digital entrepreneurship. The authors looked at 18 hypotheses through... Read More »
March 24, 2021
Measuring Return on Sustainability Investment
The topic of sustainability has been gaining an immense amount of attention, even before the pandemic. Today, it is one of the most important aspects of consideration when discussing business... Read More »
March 24, 2021
Corporate Social Responsibility’s Impact on Risk Management in Agribusiness
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is continuing to grow in importance to investors and consumers alike. Both groups are increasingly avoiding doing business with firms that conduct themselves in... Read More »
December 9, 2020
Five Dimensions of Strategy Execution
The authors conduct an extensive review of the literature, engage a panel of industry experts and implement an applied research study to define and measure the elements of strategy execution. The... Read More »
December 9, 2020
Digital Hybrid Business Models
When innovation is the subject of an article, lecture or conversation, we often think of new products and/or services that will better fulfill customers’ existing or future needs. It also brings to... Read More »
December 9, 2020
The Difference Between Mentoring & Coaching
Many organizations have put formal mentoring programs in place while other companies have sought to build a ‘coaching culture’. But honestly, is there really a difference between mentoring and... Read More »
December 9, 2020
Managing Cybersecurity Challenges
There has been an increase in the implementation of new technologies such as cloud storage, data analytics and e-commerce platforms across all industries. This translates to a great deal more... Read More »
December 9, 2020
Weather and Technological Change’s Impact on Total Factor Productivity
Total factor productivity (TFP) is a measure of economic efficiency and is commonly measured as the ratio of outputs to inputs. The higher the TFP, the more product is created for a given level of... Read More »
December 9, 2020
Improving Agribusiness Customer Relations Using Social Media & CRM Technologies
To reduce information asymmetry and increase trust and efficiency, sharing information and communication is essential and the key to successful relationships in the industry. This article by Itani et... Read More »