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Strategic management of farm supply and grain elevator businesses
Author(s) -
Harling Kenneth F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(198807)4:4<301::aid-agr2720040402>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - business , product (mathematics) , production (economics) , elevator , industrial organization , strategic management , supply management , competitive advantage , marketing , economics , microeconomics , power (physics) , materials science , geometry , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , composite material
The increasingly competitive situation facing managers of farm supply and grain elevator businesses has made management of their business's strategy increasingly important to successful performance. Strategy of these businesses is examined here using linear regression. Businesses that earn higher returns on assets are found: to be more diversified in product lines, to do a better job of controlling general expenses, to have fewer assets, to be in areas of lower crop production, and to be proprietary rather than cooperative organizations.