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标题：Innovation in Food Networks and Organizational Diversity: A Case Study from the UK Retail Cooperative Sector
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作者：Sodano, Valeria ; Hingley, Martin
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2009
页码：499-518
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：The still ongoing processes of consolidation and globalization affect the organizational diversity of the food system in very complex and somehow contradictory ways. The few transnational companies (TNCs) in whose hands the most part of food processing and distribution activities is concentrated, continuously look for organizational innovations to enhance their profits. Inter-firms collaborative arrangements, global sourcing and sector diversification are some of the most widely followed strategies that require (and/or lead to) new organizational forms. The paper identifies some important patterns of organizational structures and innovation in the food (and specifically food retailing) system, in order to evaluate the role and the competitiveness of cooperatives with respect to other organizational forms.
关键词：cooperatives;local and global competitiveness;retailing;regional sourcing;socially responsible food networks;UK