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

• Superior document: International chains and networks series ; v. 3
• Author: Zuniga-Arias, Guillermo E.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: International chains and networks series ; v. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (140 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Coordination for development; 1.2 Mango production in Costa Rica; 1.3. Research questions; 1.4. Research methods; 1.5. Outline of the thesis; Chapter 2. Determinants of market outlet choice of mango producers in Costa Rica; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Factors influencing market outlet choice; 2.3 Materials and methods; 2.4 Results; 2.5 Discussion and conclusion; Chapter 3. Economic incentives for improving quality in the mango sector of Costa Rica; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The mango supply chain in Costa Rica

3.3 Quality perceptions and incentive regimes3.4 Analytical framework; 3.5 Materials and methods; 3.6 Results ; 3.7 Discussion and conclusion; Chapter 4. Bargaining power perception and revenue distribution in the Costa Rican mango supply chain: a gaming simulation approach with local producers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The mango supply chain in Costa Rica; 4.3 Analysing bargaining power in the supply chain; 4.4 The mango chain game; 4.5 Operationalization of the analytical model; 4.6 Results; 4.7 Discussion and conclusion

Chapter 5. Variability in quality and management in the mango supply chain: evidence from Costa Rica5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Variability and the mango supply chain in Costa Rica; 5.3 Analytical framework; 5.4 Materials and methods; 5.5 Results; 5.6 Discussion and conclusions; Chapter 6. Coordination and governance in the mango supply chain from Costa Rica; 6.1 Research issues; 6.2. Supply chain coordination and governance for quality ; 6.3. Methodological innovation; 6.4. Policy implications; 6.5. Further research; References; Appendices

Appendix A. Characteristics of mango producers in different production areas in Costa RicaAppendix B. T-test for local and export market quality index differences; Appendix C. Robustness test for the farm household, price and non-price characteristics; Appendix D. Factor analysis results and weight of each factor for behavioural characteristics; Appendix E. Construction of the main factors after performing the factor analysis; Appendix F. Construction of indexes; Appendix G. Variability of the main variables for the analysis

Appendix H. T-test for the mean differences between the main variables in the analysis and the different actorsSummary; Curriculum Vitae