095239 Organizational Economics and Agribusiness

Detaljer
Fødevareøkonomisk Institut
Tidligst mulig placering5 til 10
Varighed1 semester
 
Pointværdi9 (ECTS)
KursustypeFælleskursus
 
Eksamenbedømmelse af projektrapport


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Beskrivelse af eksamen: 13-skala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:

4 hour written exam (70%)



Beskrivelse af eksamen:
Evaluation of project (30%)
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures: Tuesdays 11.10 - 12.30 and Fridays 8-9.20
 
BlokplaceringE6, fall
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
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Anbefalede forudsætninger095513 Agricultural Marketing
095251 
 
Kursets målsætning
The purpose of the course is to give an understanding of the economic implications of different organizational forms, in particular cooperatives and contract production.
 
Kursusindhold
The organisation of food production has a very important implication for the agricultural sector. The organization of Danish agriculture is often viewed as a key factor in the competitiveness of Danish Agriculture. The organization of food production is changing rapidly in these years. Contract production is becoming more widespread and the cooperatives are in the process of organizational changes in order to adjust to new market demands. Analysing the organizational forms in the Danish agricultural complex, requires a good understanding of the special economic aspects of the cooperative organizational form.
The lectures will introduce the students to new economic theories (e.g. moral hazard and adverse selection), contract theory, cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, transaction cost theory and multi-criteria decision making. Applications are based on cases from the Danish food industry as well as from other countries.
 
Undervisningsform
There will be regular lectures by the course instructor. Students will have to make one presentation each. The presentation can be on a theoretical subject or a case study. The subjects of the student presentations are selected in consultation with the instructor. At the end of the course the students have to write a paper on topics determined in cooperation with the instructor.
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Bogetoft & Olesen, Design of Production Contracts: Lessons from Danish Agriculture, CBS Press (2004).

Bogetoft & Olesen, Afregning I Andelsselskaber - teoretiske modeller og praktiske eksempler, DSR-Forlag, 2000, pp. 233. English version will be available in the Fall of 2004.

Hendrikse, G., Economics and Managament of Organizations "Co-ordination, Motivation and Strategy", McGraw-Hill Education, 2003.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Henrik Ballebye Olesen, hbol@kvl.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 3528
Peter Bogetoft, pb@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332282
Kostas Karantininis, kok@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332276
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger42
forberedelse128
eksamen80
projektarbejde20

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