Reframing Agribusiness: Moving from Farm to Market Centric

Agribusiness is moving from farm to market centric, where effective activities anticipate and respond to customers, markets, and the systems in which they function. This evolution requires a broader conceptualization and more accurate definition, to convey a more dynamic, systemic, and integrative discipline, which increasingly is committed to value creation and the sustainable orchestration of food, fiber, and renewable resources. We discuss the forces driving this shift to the market, offer a new and more representative definition of agribusiness, provide models to illustrate some of the most compelling trends, and articulate key elements and implications of those models.agribusiness definition, conceptual models, market centric, market systems, Agribusiness, Marketing, Production Economics,

RAZVIJENI MARKETINŠKI SUSTAV HRANE U EKONOMIJAMA U OPORAVKU: POUKE IZVEDENE IZ HRVATSKOG “STAROG ALI USPJEŠNOG” PODUZEĆA GAVRILOVIĆ

A well-functioning food marketing system contributes greatly to domestic socio-economic development and global connectivity during periods of recovery and/or transition. Gavrilović, an established and historically successful company, i.e., an “Oldie-but-Goody,” is a case study in survival and adaptation; ultimately perhaps a model for other food marketing companies that must overcome rigorous geographical, social, political and economic challenges. This paper discusses food marketing systems and their development, provides a brief overview of Croatia’s food marketing system, and shares some lessons and best practices from Gavrilović.Marketinški sustav hrane koji dobro funkcionira snažno doprinosi društveno ekonomskom razvoju i globalnoj povezanosti u razdobljima oporavka i /ili tranzicije. Gavrilović, stabilno i povijesno uspješno poduzeće pripada grupi “starih ali uspješnih” poduzeća, poslovni je slučaj uspješnog opstanka i prilagodbe i bez premca je model za ostala poduzeća industrije hrane koja moraju predvladati geografske, društvene, političke i ekonomske izazove. Ovaj se članak bavi istraživanjem marketinškog sustava hrane i njegovog razvoja te omogućava pregled stupnja razvijenosti marketinškog sustava hrane u Hrvatskoj, posebice na primjeru poduzeća Gavrilović uspješnog poslovnog slučaja iz gospodarske prakse Hrvatske

Male Breadwinner Ideology and the Inclination to Establish Market Relationships: Model Development Using Data from Germany and a Mixed-Methods Research Strategy

A pattern found in many marketing systems, “male breadwinning,” is contingent upon overlapping and shared ideologies, which influence the economic organization and thus the type and number of relationships in those systems. Implementing a mixed-methods research methodology, this article continues and extends previous work in macromarketing on the interplay of markets, ideology, socio-economic organization, and family. A qualitative study illuminated the main ideologies behind male breadwinning and a model was developed to advance the theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of male breadwinning. An experiment in the form of a vignette study was subsequently designed and administered. The qualitative study and the vignette study both show ideologies interact in the way individuals make sense of them or allow them to influence their decisions. The results have implications for the way families and markets are organized, such as the supply of labor of men and women and the offerings of care-related public and private services in a broader marketing system

Consumer animosity and perceived cultural distance: Toward mutual well-being for refugees and host countries

Global migration is changing the world into multicultural marketplaces, creating challenges, and opportunities for consumers. This study examines how animosity toward refugees and Perceived Cultural Distance from them affects Lebanese consumers' service-quality expectations and Willingness-to-Buy from inclusive services of Syrians forcibly displaced by war. Findings from a survey of 499 Lebanese consumers revealed that War and Economic Animosity negatively affect Lebanese consumers' Expected Service Quality when delivered by a Syrian refugee; furthermore, Perceived Cultural Distance between Lebanese and Syrians appears to negatively affect Willingness-to-Buy. The authors share thoughts on implications for theoretical contributions, management, and policy for reducing animosity and its harmful impact on refugees and the consumer-citizens of their host countries. In a world of more than 80 million refugees this article offers findings and insights that may facilitate a more welcoming inclusion of refugees, in ways that contribute to consumer, marketplace, and societal well-being

From Conflict to Cooperation: a Macromarketing View of Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Lebanon and the Middle East

Since the beginning of the Syrian war, Lebanon has experienced a major population change and has become the country with the highest number of refugees per capita. The authors apply a macromarketing perspective to study the effects of this population growth on the environmental management of Lebanon, with implications for the Levant and broader Middle East. An analysis of several factors, including geography, climate, population, economics, and politics, offers a holistic and integrative assessment of resource management, quality-of-life (QOL), economic diversification, and inclusive employment. Attention is given to social dilemmas in Lebanon’s consociational politics, and how these dilemmas may be affecting policy making and ultimately sustainable development – locally, nationally, and regionally. The authors share a systemic framework to facilitate understanding and solutions via cooperation and constructive engagement of catalytic institutions, consideration for all stakeholders, and innovative projects that include refugees for best practices to promote sustainable and equitable development, and ultimately peace and prosperity in Lebanon and the Middle East

Macromarketing Pedagogy:Empowering Students to Achieve a Sustainable World

The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are challenging the world to work towards a more sustainable future. Its 17 goals are ambitious, requiring concerted and system-based efforts driven by critical and socially aware thinking. However, marketing education is largely falling short of teaching students to think that way. Given macromarketing's unique perspective on the interactions among markets, marketing, and society, macromarketers are poised to contribute to marketing pedagogy and to commit students to realizing the SDGs. This article first looks back at the previous 40 years of macromarketing pedagogy, before offering contemporary approaches to teaching macromarketing through four illustrative case studies found in an online repository called Pedagogy Place. It then looks forward, setting an aspiring vision for macro-oriented classrooms in the coming years

Global software piracy: Trends and strategic considerations

The design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of software constitutes a rapidly growing and remarkably lucrative global industry. Leaders of most software companies understand that intellectual property rights (IPR) typically are vital to competitive advantage and company success. Theft of intellectual property (IP) in the form of software piracy is brazen, extremely costly, lowers incentives to innovate, and threatens the very existence of some companies. IP theft, therefore, is a daunting challenge for managers of software firms. In this article, we make several contributions that should prove helpful to software designers, managers, responsible users, and broad stakeholders of software innovation and use--that is, almost all of us. In doing so, we provide an overview of international legal, ethical, economic, and systemic considerations, and we share an analysis of the drivers of consumer software piracy. We then discuss strategic considerations and introduce a decision-making typology, which may help legitimate companies to devise strategies and tactics to manage their software IP in the face of widespread piracy.Software IPR Piracy Global Strategy

Reframing Agribusiness: Moving from Farm to Market Centric

Agribusiness is moving from farm to market centric, where effective activities anticipate and respond to customers, markets, and the systems in which they function. This evolution requires a broader conceptualization and more accurate definition, to convey a more dynamic, systemic, and integrative discipline, which increasingly is committed to value creation and the sustainable orchestration of food, fiber, and renewable resources. We discuss the forces driving this shift to the market, offer a new and more representative definition of agribusiness, provide models to illustrate some of the most compelling trends, and articulate key elements and implications of those models