Plurality of governance on cattle ranches: case studies in Brazil

Galuchi, Tharic Pires Dias; Mozambani, Carlos Ivan; Batalha, Mário Otávio

doi:10.1590/rbz4820180003

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“…The governance structure of the beef chain in Brazil diverges significantly from that of the pork and poultry chains. The coordination among agents in the beef chain is weak and governance based on spot market transactions still prevails (Galuchi et al, 2019). In the pork and poultry chains, although the spot market governance structure is common among small and less technified producers, hybrid arrangements have become more attractive and popular among farmers and industrials over the past decades (Abiec -Associação Brasileira das Ind ustrias Exportadoras de Carnes, 2011).…”

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The internationalization of meatpacking firms: a competence-based approach

Santos

Batalha

2022

BFJ

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Purpose This study seeks to empirically and theoretically show how and why food chain specific advantages along with country-specific and firm-specific advantages impact the development of competences and shape distinct strategies for international growth.Design/methodology/approach Case studies were conducted with three Brazilian meatpacking firms with solid global operations. Top managers in charge of international operations were interviewed and documents were collected. Data were coded and submitted to triangulation. Content analysis was used as data analysis technique.Findings Results suggest that a meso-level of analysis is important to understand the development of competences and strategies for internationalization of meatpacking firms. Additionally, it was found that the internationalization process of meatpacking firms are supported by four supportive competences, namely: technical, production, sales and logistics competences. Findings also reveal that these companies tend to pursue either a raw material seeker or local taste supplier strategy.Originality/value International business scholars have struggled to incorporate meso-level characteristics into mainstream literature. This paper tries to fill in this gap by incorporating distinctive features from the food supply chain in the analysis. Two novel international strategy typologies were introduced by considering firm-, food chain- and country-specific advantages. It also proposes sound theoretical and managerial evidence to support public and private decision-making.

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The internationalization of meatpacking firms: a competence-based approach

Santos

Batalha

2022

BFJ

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“…The case of Brazilian beef is marked by significant complexity and diversity (Caleman and Zylbersztajn, 2012;Galuchi et al, 2019;Pereira et al, 2022b). Unlike other livestock systems, such as poultry and pork, formal contractual relationships are less common, and there are frequent conflicts between producers and processors (Carrer et al, 2014;Saab et al, 2009).…”

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Social capital in transactions: The role of economic and social trust in the specialty beef production system in Brazil

Pereira,

Schiavi,

Guimarães

2024

Int. Food Agribus. Manag. Rev.

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This study aims to understand the social capital inherent in agents and the role of social and economic trust in transactions between beef cattle producers and slaughtering cooperatives in the specialty beef production system in Paraná state, Brazil. This qualitative research involved 31 semi-structured interviews with beef cattle producers, cooperatives, and key agents. Results revealed that social capital, comprising networks and informal norms, favors the condition of trust, enabling the construction of a hybrid governance structure under a complex institutional environment. Social and economic trust between agents facilitates transactions, reduces behavioral and market uncertainties, enables ex-post adaptations, and consequently, reduces monitoring costs and transaction costs. Trust based on social aspects, i.e., social trust, was more relevant for the construction of arrangements, while trust based on economic aspects, i.e., economic trust, had a greater impact on the continuity of arrangements. This reveals that looking at only one of them is not enough to understand contractual arrangements. Thus, this study highlights that unfolding the concept of trust and investigating whether it comes from an economic or social basis is important to understand the complexity of such arrangements, which may influence specialty beef production system design and coordination efficiency.

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Plurality of governance on cattle ranches: case studies in Brazil

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

The internationalization of meatpacking firms: a competence-based approach

The internationalization of meatpacking firms: a competence-based approach

Social capital in transactions: The role of economic and social trust in the specialty beef production system in Brazil

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