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Unification decisions of a cooperative consolidation

Creator:

Wentzel, Roland Karl

Abstract:

Unifications among agricultural cooperatives are becoming increasingly commonplace. This process is prompted by the desire to achieve economies of size, to reduce operating costs, to achieve product diversification, to improve the quality of offered services, to eliminate overlapping memberships, and to achieve marketing and/or bargaining power. Historical data indicate that...

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Masters Thesis
An economic analysis of the merger component in the growth of agricultural cooperatives

Creator:

Cramer, Gail L.

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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: (Signature) Leon Garoian The purpose of this study was to determine the ex ante objectives of mergers
An integration of market structure theory and decision making in selected agricultural industries

Creator:

Gilbert, Howard Alden

Abstract:

This research was designed to test the applicability of commonly accepted market structure theory to firm behavior within agricultural processing industries. The research was primarily concerned with testing the influence of relative firm size on discretionary management decisions. Statements from economic theory concerning structural influences on behavior comprised the hypotheses....

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Dissertation

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have been abortive: Dr. Leon Garoian, whose discouraging task as major pro- fessor has well taught a