Organizational choices of recreational horse owners in rural spaces

Les choix organisationnels des propriétaires de chevaux de loisir dans les espaces ruraux

Celine Vial (), Magali Aubert () and Philippe Perrier-Cornet
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Celine Vial: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation
Magali Aubert: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier
Philippe Perrier-Cornet: Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier

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Abstract: The number of recreational Equidae owners has recently increased sharply. These owners can choose between stabling and caring for their animals domestically, on their own property, or using professional service suppliers. By considering them as producers of their own leisure activity, we proposed to study the parameters involved in this choice using theories usually employed to analyze firm boundaries. Results from our 251 inquiries demonstrated the relevance of transposing these theoretical tools to domestic production. Equidae owners pursue an objective of efficiency. They aim at maximizing their utility while minimizing their production and transaction costs and adapting to resources they can access.

Keywords: RESSOURCES ET COMPETENCES; EQUESTRIAN LEISURE ACTIVITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL FORM; TRANSACTION AND PRODUCTION COSTS; RESOURCES AND SKILLS; LOISIR EQUESTRE; FORME ORGANISATIONNELLE; PRODUCTION DOMESTIQUE; DOMESTRIC PRODUCTION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Published in Économie rurale, 2011, 321, pp.42-57

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