Social networks of Danish farmer investors in CEEC

Luljeta Hajderllari

International Journal of Social Economics, 2015, vol. 42, issue 12, 1196-1213

Abstract: Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to investigate “embeddedness” of business relationships within social relationships of Danish farmer investors (DFI) concerning agricultural investment and expansion abroad. Design/methodology/approach - – Based on a survey of 61 DFIs operating abroad, information is elicited regarding their organisational network connections in terms of business and social relationships to other DFIs also operating abroad. Findings - – Results indicate that cooperation and received and given advice are positively related to social ties, whereas competition is negatively related, thereby supporting the idea that business relationships are embedded in social relationships. This implies that actors may behave less cooperatively in new institutions where they compete for scarce resources. Originality/value - – This paper assesses what happens when farmers change from the stable Danish environment to a foreign one. Will they be still cooperating with each other or they will adjust to the new institutions?

Keywords: Agricultural economies; Social network analysis; Social economy; Central and Eastern Europe; Embeddedness; Danish farmer investors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2013-0266

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