Agency problem and hedging in agri-food chains: Model and application

Journal of Marketing Channels

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-289

  Kuwornu, John K M ^a   Kuiper, W Erno ^b   Pennings, Joost M E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Coordination costs; Food marketing channels; Hedge ratio; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049114650     PISSN: 1046669X     EISSN: 15407039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10466690902934557     Document Type: Article

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