Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats?: The Case of Vertical Strategic Alliances Involving Housewives Groups in Northern Thailand

Villano, Renato; Khrueathai, Phanin; Fleming, Euan

Author(s)

Villano, Renato

Khrueathai, Phanin

Fleming, Euan

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

We analyse factors influencing the technical inefficiency of housewives groups in northern Thailand and test for the productivity effects of vertical strategic alliances. Technical efficiency gains could be reaped by housewives groups joining vertical strategic alliances, with higher efficiency gains at higher levels of alliance. However, no technological gains were evident from group membership of vertical alliances. No evidence of scope economies was found while decreasing returns to scale are reported, suggesting that housewives groups would need to adopt more industrial food processing modes to escape scale diseconomies. Such a move would have ramifications for their financial and social structure.

Citation

ASEAN Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting, 1(1), p. 66-80

ISSN

2338-9710

Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13937

Language

en

Publisher

Malaysia-Indonesia International Conference on Economics, Management and Accounting

Title

Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats?: The Case of Vertical Strategic Alliances Involving Housewives Groups in Northern Thailand

Type of document

Journal Article

Entity Type

Publication

Author(s)	Villano, Renato Khrueathai, Phanin Fleming, Euan
Publication Date	2013
Abstract	We analyse factors influencing the technical inefficiency of housewives groups in northern Thailand and test for the productivity effects of vertical strategic alliances. Technical efficiency gains could be reaped by housewives groups joining vertical strategic alliances, with higher efficiency gains at higher levels of alliance. However, no technological gains were evident from group membership of vertical alliances. No evidence of scope economies was found while decreasing returns to scale are reported, suggesting that housewives groups would need to adopt more industrial food processing modes to escape scale diseconomies. Such a move would have ramifications for their financial and social structure.
Citation	ASEAN Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting, 1(1), p. 66-80
ISSN	2338-9710
Link	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13937
Language	en
Publisher	Malaysia-Indonesia International Conference on Economics, Management and Accounting
Title	Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats?: The Case of Vertical Strategic Alliances Involving Housewives Groups in Northern Thailand
Type of document	Journal Article
Entity Type	Publication

Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats?: The Case of Vertical Strategic Alliances Involving Housewives Groups in Northern Thailand

Files: