Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory
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DOI: 10.1002/agr.22044
Abstract: The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304… read more here.
Keywords: value; cocoa chocolate; value chain; theory ... See more keywords
Assessing circularity and sustainability of a value chain: A systematic literature review
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DOI: 10.1002/bse.4009
Abstract: Value chains have become increasingly complex, complicating the transition to a circular economy and the pursuit of sustainable development. This transition requires assessing economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions. We conduct a systematic literature review… read more here.
Keywords: circularity sustainability; value chain; value;
Foreign Direct Investment, Global Value Chain Participation, and Sustainable Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1002/pa.70081
Abstract: This study empirically examines the relationship existing among Global Value Chain (GVC) participation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and sustainable development within sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2023, leveraging data from 39 countries. Employing a… read more here.
Keywords: global value; value chain; foreign direct; development ... See more keywords
Explaining autonomy variations across value‐chain activities in foreign‐owned subsidiaries
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DOI: 10.1002/tie.22019
Abstract: This article is one of the first to combine the asset bundling model and neo-configurational perspective to explain autonomy variations across different value-chain activities in foreign-owned subsidiaries. We develop tentative answers to three research questions… read more here.
Keywords: chain activities; value; variations across; value chain ... See more keywords
Spatial spillovers and value chain spillovers: evaluating regional R&D efficiency and its spillover effects in China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-019-03054-7
Abstract: Research and development (R&D) efficiency assessment is an effective way for policymakers to develop strategies to increase the beneficial impacts of R&D. This study measures regional R&D efficiency from a multi-stage R&D perspective. It examines… read more here.
Keywords: value; spillover effects; value chain; chain spillovers ... See more keywords
Contribution of market value chain to the control of African swine fever in Zambia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1419-0
Abstract: African swine fever (ASF) is a worldwide disease of pigs endemic in most sub-Saharan African countries. Zambia has been experiencing outbreaks of ASF for many years because the disease is endemic in the eastern part… read more here.
Keywords: control; value chain; market; african swine ... See more keywords
Informal value chain actors’ knowledge and perceptions about zoonotic diseases and biosecurity in Kenya and the importance for food safety and public health
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1460-z
Abstract: Zoonotic diseases, transmitted from animals to humans, are a public health challenge in developing countries. Livestock value chain actors have an important role to play as the first line of defence in safeguarding public health.… read more here.
Keywords: value; biosecurity; value chain; chain actors ... See more keywords
Carbon emission intensity embodied in trade and its driving factors from the perspective of global value chain
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09130-3
Abstract: As a global problem, climate warming has received widespread attention recently. With trade development and labor division deepening, there exist large differences in carbon emission intensity (CEI) embodied in different trade patterns. Assessing environmental costs… read more here.
Keywords: embodied trade; cei embodied; value chain; trade ... See more keywords
Quinoa value chain, adoption, and market assessment in Morocco
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11375-x
Abstract: Agriculture faces many challenges such as climate change, droughts, and salinity, which requires urgent interventions for fast adaptation and diversification of the sector. In this context, introduction of new crops that tolerate stresses and generate… read more here.
Keywords: chain adoption; quinoa value; quinoa; value ... See more keywords
Research on the policy synergy of supply-side and demand-side environmental policies: an analysis based on green value chain of manufacturing enterprises
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19225-8
Abstract: An enterprise’s green value chain comprises a multitude of factors and links for a successful green transformation, and relevant environmental policies are multi-dimensional and multi-sectional. Environmental policies can affect the enterprise’s green development through stimulating… read more here.
Keywords: value chain; environmental policies; value; policy ... See more keywords
A bionic incremental model of the fashion industry value chain based on a multicellular network
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DOI: 10.1007/s12293-016-0213-2
Abstract: With the development of the fashion industry, it is useful to analyze its value chain increment mechanism in different social environments and economic development situations. In this paper, we propose a bionic increment model of… read more here.
Keywords: multicellular network; network; model; value chain ... See more keywords