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The handbook of research on entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development / edited by Gry Agnete Alsos (Nordland Research Institute, Norway), Sara Carter (University of Strathclyde Business School, UK and Nordland Research Institute, Norway), Elisabet Ljunggren (Nordland Research Institute, Norway), Friederike Welter (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden)

Alsos, Gry Agnete [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Carter, Sara [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Ljunggren, Elisabet [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Welter, Friederike, 1962- [Herausgeberin/-geber]

Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass, USA : Edward Elgar, 2011

1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 320 pages) : diagrams, maps

Englisch

Erscheint auch als: Handbook of research on entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-85793-324-9 (e-book)

978-1-84844-625-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

Elektronische Ressource: H; Elgar (Lizenzangabe: Nationallizenz)

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Nationallizenz)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.4337/9780857933249

ZB 76600  | ZB 91000      Ähnliche Literatur

HD1415

306.349

LOC-SH: Agricultural industries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Rural development -- Economic aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Entrepreneurship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Agriculture policy reforms have impacted farm incomes, while demand side changes have required the development of sophisticated market driven strategies. Farmers have demonstrated uneven abilities to adapt and adjust to these ongoing changes. The ability and propensity of farmers to engage in entrepreneurial behaviors is a key explanation of the different patterns of responses within the sector. This book examines these issues through three main themes. The first theme focuses on the firm and the individual entrepreneurs, exploring entrepreneurship within the farm sector. The second takes a sector and industry perspective, exploring new developments in food production and distribution systems. The third theme explores the inter-relationship between agricultural entrepreneurship and its spatial context. Contributions are drawn from international research settings (Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia) and offer an interdisciplinary approach to the subject.