COVID-19 Pandemic and Agriculture: Potential Impact on Legumes and Their Economic Value Chain

2022 ◽  
pp. 485-506
Author(s):  
Mangena Phetole
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Potential Impact

Big data investments in knowledge and non-knowledge intensive firms: what the market tells us

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 623-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
William Yu Chung Wang ◽  
David J. Pauleen
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Stock Prices ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the value of big data investments by examining the market reaction to company announcements of big data investments and tests the effect for firms that are either knowledge intensive or not. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on an event study using data from two stock markets in China. Findings The stock market sees an overall index increase in stock prices when announcements of big data investments are revealed by grouping all the listed firms included in the sample. Increased stock prices are also the case for non-knowledge intensive firms. However, the stock market does not seem to react to big data investment announcements by testing the knowledge intensive firms along. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to the literature on assessing the economic value of big data investments from the perspective of big data information value chain by taking an unexpected change in stock price as the measure of the financial performance of the investment and by comparing market reactions between knowledge intensive firms and non-knowledge intensive firms. Findings of this study can be used to refine practitioners’ understanding of the economic value of big data investments to different firms and provide guidance to their future investments in knowledge management to maximize the benefits along the big data information value chain. However, findings of study should be interpreted carefully when applying them to companies that are not publicly traded on the stock market or listed on other financial markets. Originality/value Based on the concept of big data information value chain, this study advances research on the economic value of big data investments. Taking the perspective of stock market investors, this study investigates how the stock market reacts to big data investments by comparing the reactions to knowledge-intensive firms and non-knowledge-intensive firms. The results may be particularly interesting to those publicly traded companies that have not previously invested in knowledge management systems. The findings imply that stock investors tend to believe that big data investment could possibly increase the future returns for non-knowledge-intensive firms.

scholarly journals A dynamic water accounting framework based on marginal resource opportunity cost

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1457-1467 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tilmant ◽  
G. Marques ◽  
Y. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
River System ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Water Fluxes ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Water Accounting

Abstract. Many river basins throughout the world are increasingly under pressure as water demands keep rising due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization and rising living standards. In the past, the typical answer to meet those demands focused on the supply side and involved the construction of hydraulic infrastructures to capture more water from surface water bodies and from aquifers. As river basins have become more and more developed, downstream water users and ecosystems have become increasingly dependent on the management actions taken by upstream users. The increased interconnectedness between water users, aquatic ecosystems and the built environment is further compounded by climate change and its impact on the water cycle. Those pressures mean that it has become increasingly important to measure and account for changes in water fluxes and their corresponding economic value as they progress throughout the river system. Such basin water accounting should provide policy makers with important information regarding the relative contribution of each water user, infrastructure and management decision to the overall economic value of the river basin. This paper presents a dynamic water accounting approach whereby the entire river basin is considered as a value chain with multiple services including production and storage. Water users and reservoir operators are considered as economic agents who can exchange water with their hydraulic neighbors at a price corresponding to the marginal value of water. Effective water accounting is made possible by keeping track of all water fluxes and their corresponding hypothetical transactions using the results of a hydro-economic model. The proposed approach is illustrated with the Eastern Nile River basin in Africa.

Information and Communication Technology in Singapore

2011 ◽  
pp. 293-311
Author(s):  
Leo Tan Wee Hin ◽  
R. Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) hold great potential for promoting socioeconomic development in many developing countries. ICT has not significantly percolated down the economic value chain in these countries for various reasons. The example of Singapore is used to show how governments can make a difference in entrenching a vibrant ICT sector through appropriate policies, programs, and other intervention instruments. It is suggested that aspects of the Singapore experience would be useful for other developing countries.

Are forest sector firms maximizing the economic returns from their timber? Evidence from British Columbia

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Nelson ◽  
David Cohen ◽  
William Nikolakis
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Organizational Behaviour ◽  
Industry Value Chain

Understanding the components of the forest value chain and linkages is essential in designing a system that will maximize the economic value of Canadian fibre. A key part of the system is how firms incorporate the fibre quality and attributes of their timber supply into the decision over what kinds of products to manufacture. The linkage between timber supply and how firms decide to utilize fibre is critically important, especially in Canada, where government policy plays a key role in governing access to fibre. We explore this question by looking at whether firms try to maximize the economic return from their fibre, or instead focus on other objectives such as maximizing the production volume they can generate from their timber supply. We surveyed sawmills and woodland managers in British Columbia in the Fall of 2006 and focused on a particular characteristic—the extent to which sawmills and operations are responding to value-based signals rather than to other kinds of signals. We found that the majority of BC forest sector firms we interviewed are emphasizing volume-based measures on a daily basis, whether they are in sawmill or woodlands operations, and while economic measures become more important as the period lengthens, it is unclear as to how firms reconcile these 2 different types of measures. Key words: organizational behaviour, firm operations, Canadian forest industry, value chain optimization

Factors affecting the nutritional value of canola meal: A review

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Plant Breeding ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Nutritional Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Available Energy ◽  
Potential Impact

In this review canola meal (CM), its nutritionally significant components and the availability of its nutrients to poultry, pigs and cattle were discussed. Avenues for possible improvement in available energy, protein and lysine were identified. Recent findings on glucosinolates were also discussed with the conclusion that a further reduction of glucosinolates through plant breeding is both possible and desirable. The role of the anti-nutrients sinapine, tannins and phytic acid were also considered. The potential impact of improvements to CM on its economic value was examined using linear program least-cost ration formulations applied to typical market situations. Key words: Canola meal, energy, protein, carbohydrates, anti-nutritional factors, economics

scholarly journals Root and tuber flours to improve nutritional quality in instant noodles

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e23610414086
Author(s):  
Isabela Gava de Souza ◽  
Wellington da Silva Oliveira ◽  
Yoon Kil Chang ◽  
Helena Teixeira Godoy ◽  
Marcio Schmiele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Glycemic Index ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Cooking Properties ◽  
Purple Sweet Potato ◽  
Instrumental Texture ◽  
Low Glycemic Index

The instant noodle (IN) consumption increased significantly among the pasta. The use of regional products may increase the economic value chain, besides the increase of final product functional properties. The aim of this work was to evaluate the partial replacement of refined wheat flour by purple sweet potato, beet and carrot in IN production. The IN were evaluated regarding the fat content (after frying and rehydration), cooking properties, instrumental texture, antioxidant capacity and glycemic index. The results showed that is possible to do the replacement the wheat flour, between the studied conditions, and achieve an IN with similar characteristics to standard sample, but with higher antioxidant capacity and low glycemic index.

scholarly journals A dynamic water accounting framework based on marginal resource opportunity cost

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 11735-11762 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tilmant ◽  
G. Marques ◽  
Y. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
River System ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Water Fluxes ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Water Users ◽  
Water Accounting

Abstract. Many river basins throughout the world are increasingly under pressure as water demands keep rising due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization and rising living standards. In the past, the typical answer to meet those demands focused on the supply-side and involved the construction of hydraulic infrastructures to capture more water from surface water bodies and from aquifers. As river basins were being more and more developed, downstream water users and ecosystems have become increasingly dependent on the management actions taken by upstream users. The increased interconnectedness between water users, aquatic ecosystems and the built environment is further compounded by climate change and its impact on the water cycle. Those pressures mean that it has become increasingly important to measure and account for changes in water fluxes and their corresponding economic value as they progress throughout the river system. Such basin water accounting should provide policy makers with important information regarding the relative contribution of each water user, infrastructure and management decision to the overall economic value of the river basin. This paper presents a dynamic water accounting approach whereby the entire river basin is considered as a value chain with multiple services including production and storage. Water users and reservoirs operators are considered as economic agents who can exchange water with their hydraulic neighbours at a price corresponding to the marginal value of water. Effective water accounting is made possible by keeping track of all water fluxes and their corresponding hypothetical transactions using the results of a hydro-economic model. The proposed approach is illustrated with the Eastern Nile River basin in Africa.

scholarly journals Potential Pharmaceutical Application of Endemic Plants: When will Sri Lanka Understand the Economic Value Chain?

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veranja Karunaratne
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Natural Origin ◽  
Pharmaceutical Application ◽  
Discovery Research ◽  
Compound Libraries ◽  
Drug Discovery Research

Small molecules has been a main concern in the pharmaceutical industry for as long as they have existed. Enormous libraries of compounds have been collected and they in turn nurture drug discovery research. For example, big pharma, has in their compound libraries ranging from 500,000 to several million. Examining the drugs in the market, it is clear from where most are arriving: natural origin; out of the 1,328 new chemical entities approved as drugs between 1981 and 2016, only 359 were purely of synthetic origin. In the list of remaining ones, 326 were “biologics”, and 94 were vaccines. Importantly, 549 were from natural origin or arose motivated from natural compounds. Furthermore, anticancer compounds arising during the same period (1981–2014), only 23 were purely synthetic (Newman and Cragg, 2016). Natural origin can count for three categories: unaltered natural products; distinct mixture of natural products and natural product derivatives isolated from plants or other living organisms such as fungi, sponges, lichens, or microorganisms; and products modified through application of medicinal chemistry. There are many examples covering a wide spectrum of diseases: anticancer drugs such as docetaxel (Taxotere™), paclitaxel (Taxol™), vinblastine, podophyllotoxin (Condylin™), or etoposide; steroidal hormones such as progesterone, norgestrel, or cortisone; cardiac glycosides such as digitoxigenin; antibiotics like penicillin, streptomycin, and cephalosporins.

scholarly journals A PORK VALUE CHAIN IN PORTUGAL: THE CASE STUDY OF PORCO ALENTEJANO, MONTANHEIRA SYSTEM AND TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS

AGROFOR ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João PARREIRA ◽  
Fátima OLIVEIRA ◽  
Pedro REIS ◽  
Inocêncio COELHO
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Animal Resource ◽  
Field Works ◽  
Processed Products ◽  
Secondary Information

For the production of the Porco Alentejano, an autochthonous Portuguese porcine breed, the Montanheira system is a crucial process, corresponding to a period of an intensive pig´s fattening in the Montado. It occurs between October and March, where the pigs freely consume the acorns. Montado is an agro-forestry-pastoral Portuguese system created by the human intervention, which occupies a large part of the territory, being a source of unique products, as the cork and the acorn. Montado´s management is a complex process due to its susceptibility to disturbances of soil and Quercus trees, and a dynamic between the economic activities and the conservation of this system. The objective of this study is to estimate, along the value chain, the Gross Product of the acorn, the Montanheira pig value, and of the fresh meat and final processed products, protected designation of origin (PDO) products. From the secondary information about the Montado area, the Porco Alentejano herds, and with the information collected in the field works,we estimate and present the results. The pig is the most efficient animal in the acorn conversion, multiplying by ten the economic value of food animal resource. The transformation into high quality traditional PDO hams and shoulders increases about 50% the value of the Porco Alentejano reared in Montanheira. The joint between the Montado and the development of rural areas, where the studied animal rearing takes place, is a good example of the balance between the economy, the sustainability of natural resources and cultural heritage.

scholarly journals DOES DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY MODEL MATTER? DESIGNATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE USING DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY INSTRUMENTS – AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-177
Author(s):  
Xhavit Islami ◽  
Marija Topuzovska Latkovikj ◽  
Ljubomir Drakulevski ◽  
Mirjana Borota Popovska
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Differentiation Strategy ◽  
Strategy Model

Considering pursuing the differentiation strategy makes enable the organization to earn its success and to create, capture and sustain economic value. Despite this importance, it is relatively absentminded in empirical studies at the conceptual level. In response to this gap, the purpose of this paper is conceptualizing differentiation strategy model, developing the instruments of differentiation strategy, and testing the relationship between dimensions of the value chain, differentiation in the supply, competitive advantages, and organizational performance, using data from a sample of 123 manufacturing organizations. On this study, quantitative methods were applied to measure the proposed relationships, and questionnaires were used as a tool in gathering primary data. Relationships proposed in the framework were tested using structural equation modeling. The results of this study indicated that pursuing the differentiation strategy leads on increasing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance. Also, it pointed out that the manufacture organizations’ success is determined by their ability to be flexible on strategic planning and on integrating internal and industrial settings factors on differentiation strategy creating. This research contributes to strategic literature clarifying a successful differentiation model helping the practitioners on increasing the ability and knowledge on pursuing the differentiation strategy.

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