000100498 001__ 100498 000100498 005__ 20210819134204.0 000100498 0247_ $$aISBN 978-3-941766-03-7$$2Other 000100498 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.100498 000100498 037__ $$a1018-2016-81656 000100498 041__ $$aeng 000100498 245__ $$aRelationship Quality and Innovation Capacity of Chains: The Case of the Traditional Food Sector in the EU 000100498 260__ $$c2010-10 000100498 269__ $$a2010-10 000100498 270__ $$mXavier.Gellynck@UGent.be$$pGellynck, Xavier 000100498 270__ $$mBianka.Kuhne@UGent.be$$pKühne, Bianka 000100498 270__ $$mr2w@psu.edu$$pWeaver, Rob D. 000100498 271__ $$mschiefer@uni-bonn.de$$pSchiefer, Gerhard 000100498 271__ $$mm.fritz@uni-bonn.de$$pFritz, Melanie 000100498 271__ $$mulb20a@uni-bonn.de$$pRickert, Ursula 000100498 300__ $$a22 000100498 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation 000100498 520__ $$aThe purpose of the paper is to explore how the perceived relationship quality is related to the innovation capacity in chains of the traditional food sector. Based on suggestions from theory and previous studies, empirical evidence is drawn from a survey of 90 traditional food chains including 270 companies from 3 European countries in 6 traditional food product categories. Heterogeneity across these chains is first examined based on cluster analysis that identifies three distinct clusters interpreted as reflecting three levels of intensity in innovation capacity: high, medium, and low. Next, we define measures of the chain relationship quality through characteristics such as trust, conflict and reputation. The quality of the chain relationship is then shown for each innovation capacity cluster and compared among the clusters. Results suggest that measures of the chain relationship quality may be important factors in providing both an institutional foundation and a member motivation for innovation. As chain relationship quality fosters sharing of resources necessary for innovation as well as sharing incentives, these results further strengthen the emerging conclusion from the literature that innovation can be catalyzed by policies encouraging firms to build strong relationships. 000100498 546__ $$aEnglish 000100498 650__ $$aAgribusiness 000100498 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000100498 650__ $$aFarm Management 000100498 650__ $$aFood Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety 000100498 650__ $$aResearch Methods/ Statistical Methods 000100498 6531_ $$aInnovation capacity 000100498 6531_ $$aChain relationship quality 000100498 6531_ $$aTraditional food products 000100498 6531_ $$aSMEs 000100498 700__ $$aGellynck, Xavier 000100498 700__ $$aKuhne, Bianka 000100498 700__ $$aWeaver, Robert D. 000100498 720__ $$aSchiefer, Gerhard$$eeditor 000100498 720__ $$aFritz, Melanie$$eeditor 000100498 720__ $$aRickert, Ursula$$eeditor 000100498 773__ $$q352$$o373 000100498 8564_ $$9a93ff9af-ba34-420c-83b8-193073325744$$s391871$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/100498/files/26-Gellynck-K_hne-Weaver.pdf 000100498 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/100498 000100498 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:100498$$pGLOBAL_SET 000100498 912__ $$nSubmitted by Ursula Rickert (ulb20a@uni-bonn.de) on 2011-02-21T08:34:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 26-Gellynck-Kühne-Weaver.pdf: 391871 bytes, checksum: dc723f707d5501e7af81d3d439a972cb (MD5) 000100498 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2011-02-21T08:34:12Z (GMT). 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