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Autor	Matthias Heyder, Ludwig Theuvsen
Tytuł	Internationalisation of German agribusiness firms after the EU enlargement: strategies, challenges and success
Title	Internationalisation of German agribusiness firms after the EU enlargement: strategies, challenges and success
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Key words	exports, foreign direct investments, internationalisation, strategic management
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Abstract	In recent years, the internationalisation of firm activities has been a significant trend in the agribusiness sector. To a great degree, this development has been fuelled by trade liberalisations and the EU enlargement, but also by the strong economic growth in many transforming and developing economies. Against this background, this paper identifies the strategies and instruments that agribusiness companies currently use when internationalising their business. The paper presents the empirical results of a survey that was undertaken between April and August 2010 with the participation of 113 German agribusiness firms. The majority of respondents expect that the globalisation of agricultural markets will increase remarkably in the future. For developing international business activities, comparatively simple strategies, such as direct and indirect exports, are most widely used. Agribusiness firms face various challenges in international markets, including problems with quality control, corruption, tariff and non-tariff trade barriers, as well as low availability of qualified workers and managers and a lack of legal security. Despite these difficulties and challenges, three-fourths of those interviewed indicated that they had either reached or exceeded the goals set for their international expansion
Cytowanie	Heyder M., Theuvsen L. (2011) .Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, t. 11(26), z. 3: 146-160
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Pełny tekst	PRS_2011_T11(26)_n3_s146.pdf

Autor	Matthias Heyder, Ludwig Theuvsen
Tytuł	Corporate Social Responsibility in the agri-food sector: the case of GMOs
Title	Corporate Social Responsibility in the agri-food sector: the case of GMOs
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Key words	corporate social responsibility, GMOs, agri-food sector
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Abstract	Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled differently in different countries. Whereas global acreage of GMOs jumped to 134 million hectares in 2009 [Cultivation... 2010], in many European countries opposition to GMOs is still strong, and their acreage is very small. This situation poses a difficult situation for many companies and their corporate social responsibility [CSR] strategies. Against this background, we conducted an online survey of 170 agribusiness firms in order to shed some light on how companies handle the conflict between, on the one hand, the growing use of GMOs worldwide and, on the other, the rejection of GMOs by European consumers. The empirical results show that many agribusiness firms perceive the use of GMOs as a highly relevant management issue that shapes their CSR strategies. All in all, agribusiness firms apply a wide spectrum of CSR activities, furthermore, CSR is considered a top management responsibility. GMOs are of aboveaverage relevance in firms that have been criticized for their attitudes towards and use of GMOs. The empirical results have interesting implications for the management of CSR and legitimacy in the agribusiness sector
Cytowanie	Heyder M., Theuvsen L. (2010) .Scientific Journal Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW - Problems of World Agriculture, t. 10(25), z. 3: 15-32
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Pełny tekst	PRS_2010_T10(25)_n3_s15.pdf