Quality management and strategic alliances in the mango supply chain from Costa Rica: An interdisciplinary approach for analysing coordination, incentives and governance

140 Pages·2007·3.02 MB·English

by  Guillermo E. Zúñiga-Arias

Quality management and
strategic alliances in the
mango supply chain from
Costa Rica
An interdisciplinary approach for analysing
coordination, incentives and governance
Guillermo E. Zúñiga-Arias
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Quality management and strategic alliances
in the mango supply chain from Costa Rica

Quality management and
strategic alliances in the
mango supply chain from
Costa Rica
An interdisciplinary approach for analysing
coordination, incentives and governance
Guillermo E. Zúñiga-Arias
International chains and network series – Volume 3
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Table of contents
Acknowledgements 11
Chapter 1. Introduction 13
1.1 Coordination for development 13
1.2 Mango production in Costa Rica 16
1.3. Research questions 19
1.4. Research methods 20
1.5. Outline of the thesis 23
Chapter 2. Determinants of market outlet choice of mango producers in Costa Rica 25
2.1 Introduction 25
2.2 Factors influencing market outlet choice 27
2.3 Materials and methods 31
2.4 Results 33
2.5 Discussion and conclusion 41
Chapter 3. Economic incentives for improving quality in the mango sector of
Costa Rica 43
3.1 Introduction 43
3.2 The mango supply chain in Costa Rica 44
3.3 Quality perceptions and incentive regimes 45
3.4 Analytical framework 48
3.5 Materials and methods 50
3.6 Results 55
3.7 Discussion and conclusion 61
Chapter 4. Bargaining power perception and revenue distribution in the Costa
Rican mango supply chain: a gaming simulation approach with local producers 63
4.1 Introduction 63
4.2 The mango supply chain in Costa Rica 65
4.3 Analysing bargaining power in the supply chain 66
4.4 The mango chain game 70
4.5 Operationalization of the analytical model 75
4.6 Results 78
4.7 Discussion and conclusion 81
Quality management and strategic alliances in the mango supply chain 7
Chapter 5. Variability in quality and management in the mango supply chain:
evidence from Costa Rica 83
5.1 Introduction 83
5.2 Variability and the mango supply chain in Costa Rica 84
5.3 Analytical framework 89
5.4 Materials and methods 90
5.5 Results 92
5.6 Discussion and conclusions 100
Chapter 6. Coordination and governance in the mango supply chain from Costa
Rica 101
6.1 Research issues 101
6.2. Supply chain coordination and governance for quality 104
6.3. Methodological innovation 108
6.4. Policy implications 108
6.5. Further research 112
References 115
Appendices 127
Appendix A. Characteristics of mango producers in different production areas in
Costa Rica 127
Appendix B. T-test for local and export market quality index differences 128
Appendix C. Robustness test for the farm household, price and non-price
characteristics 129
Appendix D. F actor analysis results and weight of each factor for behavioural
characteristics 130
Appendix E. Construction of the main factors after performing the factor analysis 131
Appendix F. Construction of indexes 132
Appendix G. Variability of the main variables for the analysis 133
Appendix H. T-test for the mean differences between the main variables in the
analysis and the different actors 134
Summary 135
Curriculum Vitae 139
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