Characteristics required for success in management of agribusiness firms: An international perspective

Wayne H. Howard, Kerry K. Litzenberg, Vernon E. Schneider and I. J. Fairnie
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Wayne H. Howard: Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Postal: Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Kerry K. Litzenberg: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Postal: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
Vernon E. Schneider: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Postal: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
I. J. Fairnie: Muresk Institute of Agriculture, Curtin University of Technology, Northam, Western Australia, Postal: Muresk Institute of Agriculture, Curtin University of Technology, Northam, Western Australia

Agribusiness, 1990, vol. 6, issue 2, 133-142

Abstract: The relative importance of various skills and attributes for success in business of entry-level employees as perceived by managers of agribusinesses in Australia, Canada, and the US are compared. The Agribusiness Management Aptitude Skill Survey (AGRI-MASS) was the instrument used. All three countries ranked personal qualities and communications skills highest, followed by business and economic skills, technical skills, computer and quantitative skills, and experience, in relative order.

Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199003)6:2<133::AID-AGR2720060206>3.0.CO;2-0

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