Mutual commitments in transactions of horticultural products in the Serra Fluminense

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Carlos Ivan Mozambani
Hildo Meirelles de Souza Filho
Bruno Varella Miranda

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This article aims to identify the factors that explain the establishment of mutual commitments between the smallholders growing horticultural products and their buyers in the Brazilian region of Serra Flu­minense. It uses the theoretical framework of transaction cost economics to analyze 567 transactions performed by a sample of smallholders in seven Brazilian municipalities. The empirical study departs from previous research in constructing a variable that captures two types of transactions; in the first type, the buyer provides inputs or technical assistance to the farmer, whereas no such commitment exists in the second. The descriptive statistics and a logit model show that the “with mutual commitment” tran­sactions are associated with a higher level of asset specificity and a broad set of coordination routines. Further, the building of trust emerges as a fundamental coordination mechanism, even in the “without mutual commitment” transactions.

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MOZAMBANI, C. I.; SOUZA FILHO, H. M. de; MIRANDA, B. V. Mutual commitments in transactions of horticultural products in the Serra Fluminense. RAE - Revista de Administracao de Empresas , [S. l.], v. 59, n. 3, p. 195–208, 2019. DOI: 10.1590/S0034-759020190305. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/79717. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.
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