Technical efficiency in agriculture of 10 new EU member states is analysed by Data Envelopment Analysis and econometric panel data analysis. significantly positively associated with agricultural factor endowments, average farm size, specialisation, small-scale farms, technological change. Foreign direct investments have an ambiguous effect. Reform institutional developments, large-scale privatisation price liberalisation, urban- rural income gap are technical positively. An increase the...

The growth of diet-related diseases is becoming an important societal concern and a challenge for more sustainable society. This has developed trends in food consumption, including the increasing demand with natural attribute health claims (e.g., enriched food). Consumers tend to evaluate these two attributes as superior ones pay premium price them. Accordingly, value added by producers also will upturn if they take into consideration consumers’ preferences. However, best our knowledge,...

Industrial symbiosis is an eco-innovative system concept that based on a circular economy and industrial ecology ideas. This process comprises the movement of materials, energy, skills across enterprises located within eco-industrial parks, strives to provide economic, environmental, social competitive advantages for all involved parties. Considering agri-food creates vast quantity by-products along supply chain, it sector has huge potential material energy recovery systems fits well into...

An effective innovation system is crucial for food companies to cope with competitive pressure. important issue whether innovate by cooperating and sharing ideas or inhouse. Thus the question how arrange external ties without compromising unique knowledge assets. This particularly controversial in wine sector, where innovative marketing strategies have be combined “exclusive” “secret” recipes. We use primary data on Hungarian industry study factors affecting adoption of an open approach....

Despite the considerable number of papers addressing knowledge management (KM) aspects in supply chains, many research issues area are still neglected. One main gaps this field concerns maturity level KM practices adoption by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This paper addresses gap developing a framework to support analysis an SME context. The is applied multiple case study developed investigate extent which SMEs operating food sector deploying more sustainable initiatives. By relating...

Eco-innovations that reduce the environmental effect of manufacturing and consumption are seen as critical components sustainable development a component transition to circular economy. Food systems address issue food waste, which is generally acknowledged cost economy, environment, society. seem be for system's transformation more model centered on production processing. The goal this paper was determine variables influenced introduction product, process, organizational, marketing...

The current Systematic Literature Review (SLR) represents the first attempt to systematically classify factors influencing consumers' decision-making process purchase green cosmetics, based on a review of 60 studies from 2007 2022. were classified using Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) paradigm as theoretical framework. findings SLR indicate that is primarily driven by socio-psychological stimuli, such environmental concern, health consciousness, and social norms. These stimuli trigger...

Sustainable agricultural solutions have emerged as feasible options for mitigating the negative environmental impacts created by production or adapting to inevitable climate change. Organic food has become one of most popular sustainable among these. There is also a clear scientific consensus that transformative changes in systems and practice are needed response effects A great variety factors influence transition organic farming been found identified over time. To understand dynamics lead...

summary Open Innovation: A Case‐study of the Hungarian Wine Sector An effective innovation system is crucial for food companies to counteract international competitive pressure. important issue whether it more innovate by sharing ideas and resources with other companies, or in‐house. The question how arrange external ties without compromising unique knowledge assets. This particularly controversial in wine sector, where innovative marketing strategies have be combined ‘exclusive’ ‘secret’...

Innovation plays a key role in the success and sustainable development of businesses. The innovation process derives from combination personal skills company resources that influence food managers their choices on (the decision-making process). This study is an attempt to try understand which psychological constructs affect Hungarian sector, using empirical data 2017 survey conducted Hungary among largest processing companies. Planned behavior theory (TPB) was applied factors affecting...

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the innovation performance in Hungarian food chain using concept open innovation. Design/methodology/approach Empirical analysis based on data from a 2014 survey more than 300 small- and medium-sized agricultural producers, processors retailers. authors analyse taking into account not only direct impacts external knowledge inflows absorptive capacity, but also indirect effect mediated by existence potentially complementary internal...

Abstract Innovation in organic food products plays an important role further developing its competitiveness the market and meeting emerging consumers’ needs. However, few studies have analysed points of view innovations on food, limited to change natural composition or enrichment nutritional contents product. This study, using experimental auctions, aims overcome this gap by enriching knowledge preference for with functional characteristics. Specifically, study analyses willingness pay (WTP)...

PDO: protected designation of origin.Wines with PDO bear the name their place origin (which is actually PDO) and show quality characteristics essentially or exclusively due to origin.

The paper examines the relationship between use of specific knowledge and economic success among Hungarian grape growers wine makers. In last decade, Hungary has been left behind by world trends as represented increasing share premium super-premium wines (which utilise higher knowledge) in export development. According to our survey, one cause this might be inappropriate management skills which is 'conditio sine qua non' for making. regions (usually with resource-based, fordist type resource...

We have experienced the emergence of New World wine producing countries (the Americas, South Africa and Oceania) in last 10-15 years as they successfully increased their market share European markets. In this paper we perform a two stage model on panel most major over period 1995-2007. estimate CobbDouglas production function technical inefficiency using stochastic frontier analysis. show that there is significant difference between Old terms efficiency favour latter group. The analysis...

The paper investigates the innovation process in Hungarian agri-food sector using concept of open innovation. empirical analysis is based on data from a 2011 survey more than 200 small and medium size agricultural producers, food processors retailers. There determined impact company's absorptive capacity performance employing two stage approaches. First, cluster applied to categorise companies their capacity, firm managerial characteristics. Second, semi-non parametric probit models, there...

In the food sector, open innovation has become of particular interest. This paper considers search strategies in and beverages industry examines probability using different sources with respect to type innovation. Although information for new ideas, tools solutions process regarding scope depth is well explored interpreted literature, rarely investigated. To answer these questions, first a probit, then OLS regression model adopted, order understand chance specific source being chosen, then,...

This study aims to examine the impact of social tolerance cultural diversity, and ability speak widely spoken languages, on economic performance. Based literature, evidence is still controversial unclear. Therefore, used panel data relating (99) non-English speaking economies during time period between 2009 2017. Following augmented Solow model approach, related equation was expanded, in this study, include (besides human capital) tolerance, English language (as a lingua franca) level...

According to the European Innovation Scoreboard (2017) report, Hungary's summarised innovation score is 67.4 against EU28 average of 102. This implies that Hungarian economy has got rather serious disadvantages in Union community. statement more pronounced case food industry. From an point view industry seen as a slow one, which lagging behind technology pushed possibilities, but sometimes customers' desires and requirements well. In our research, we determine why companies Hungary do not...

Value creation is the result of continuous innovation activity entrepreneur, which carried out mainly in form open among agri-food SMEs. However value not ultimate goal enterprises. They are more interested increased appropriation created value. Although (innovation) very well explored and cultivated area research, there some voids field agriculture food industry: behavioural aspect rare. The capturing even much less studied, therefor our research approach largely explorative one. Data drawn...

Climate change is becoming a growing concern for the agricultural sector. Variable weather events, such as droughts and floods, are expected to have significant negative impact on losses, earnings consumption. The agriculture industry in Europe not immune these difficulties. This study focuses Hungary, country with strong focus that, result, particularly susceptible climate change. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed synthesis data about perspectives of Hungarian farmers...

A jogszabalyok valtozasa eredmenyekeppen 2012 juniusaban nagymertekben leegyszerűsodott a termelői piacok nyitasa, ami ahhoz vezetett, hogy e piactipusok szama gyors emelkedesnek indult. Kerdőives vizsgalatot vegeztunk 2013 tavaszan olyan őstermelők koreben, akik kovetkező valamelyiken arultak: „hagyomanyos” piac (onkormanyzati fenntartasu, foldrajzi tavolsagtol fuggetlenul barmely őstermelő szamara nyitott), (jogszabaly alapjan korlatozott beszallitoi vonzaskorzettel jellemezhető) es...