Kamis, 05 Mei 2011

Product Differentiation: Company Rivalry for Seed, Pesticide, and the Farm Machinery Industries

NOTE: The following article is from Choices and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.IMPACTS OF PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE CROP INPUT SUPPLY INDUSTRY By Mark KrauseIn the last issue of Choices, Olson, Rahm, and Swanson (2010) describe changes in the plant input supply industry using the framework of Michael Porter’s Five Forces model. They illustrate with examples, particularly