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090		0	_aLG 993.5 2016 A3 _bP53
100			_aPlacencia, Shemaiah Gail P. _eauthor _91544
245			_aFocal buyer opportunism and farmers' market channel choice in the supply chain of mango in IGaCos, Philippines : _ba transaction cost economic approach / _cShemaiah Gail P. Placencia; Nikko L. Laorden, adviser
260			_aDavao City: _bSchool of Management, University of the Philippines Mindanao, _cc2016
300			_a50 leaves
502			_aThesis (BS Agribusiness Economics)-- University of the Philippines Mindanao, June 2016
506			_aNot available to the general public.
520	3		_aRelationships among actors along the supply chain have a great influence in supply chain management. Focusing on the downstream node of the IGACoS mango supply chain, specially the bilateral relationships between farmers/contractors and their focal buyers, the bargaining power evidently leans towards the local buyers, hence creating a potential for them to become opportunistic. Taking off from lens of Transaction Cost Economics, the likelihood of focal buyers to exhibit opportunism was explored with partial least squares (PLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) and transaction costs were used to identify the factors that affect the farmers/contractors? choice of market channel (using market shares) through a two-limit Tobit model. Findings show that opportunism is not rampant among focal buyers of mango. In the PLS_SEM, it was found out that asset specific investments significantly increase supplier dependency and supplier dependency and supplier dependency and focal buyer dependency do not significantly affect focal buyer opportunism. On the other hand, buyers? uncertainty is almost significant in increasing the level of focal buyer opportunism. Furthermore, focal buyer opportunism was not seen as a significant factor for choosing a focal buyer for mango. However, males were found to sell to their focal buyers less than women do, farming experience decreases the marketing share of their respective focal buyer while farm services increases it, and lastly, transportation effort by the buyer increases his/her marketing share. These findings suggest practical insights in controlling focal buyer opportunism and increasing marketing shares of fresh mango buyers.
658			_aUndergraduate Thesis, _cABE 200b
700			_aLaorden, Nikko L., _eadviser _91605
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