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Managing Labor on Dairy Farms: A Resource-Based Perspective with Evidence from Case Studies*
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@MISC{A_managinglabor,
author = {Amin W. Mugera A and Vera Bitsch Bl},
title = {Managing Labor on Dairy Farms: A Resource-Based Perspective with Evidence from Case Studies*},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Labor management practices in agriculture are a marginally and fragmentally researched subject with limited theoretical background in agricultural economics. The resource-based theory is proposed as a framework to analyze labor management on farms and its application discussed with evidence of six case studies. In-depth interviews with farm managers, supervisors, and non-supervisory employees provide data to illustrate the provisions of the resource-based theory. The theory requires heterogeneity, immobility, value, rareness, inimitability, and non-substitutability for resources to contribute to sustained competitive advantage. The human resource system of the case farms satisfies these conditions and hence qualifies as a source of competitive advantage.
Keyphrases
case study dairy farm resource-based perspective resource-based theory agricultural economics non-supervisory employee in-depth interview human resource system sustained competitive advantage limited theoretical background hence qualifies labor management practice labor management competitive advantage farm manager
