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Research paper thumbnail of Force���Directed Edge Bundling for Graph Visualization

Research paper thumbnail of Beer Multinationals Supporting Africa's Development?: How Partnerships Include Smallholders into Sorghum-beer Supply Chains

Introduction Restrictions on the import of barley malt by the Nigerian government in the 1980s ha... more Introduction Restrictions on the import of barley malt by the Nigerian government in the 1980s have facilitated an import substitution strategy that is now widely adopted by the African brewing industry. Barley malt is a key resource for beer brewing. Due to the Nigerian import ban, it was discovered that locally produced sorghum could serve as an adequate substitute for barley (Ogun, 1995). At present, all major brewers on the African continent partially substitute imported barley by sorghum and other locally produced crops, because they are cheaper and do not entail currency losses (Lapper, 2010; Wiggens, 2008). The African informal market of artisanal beers, wines and other drinks made from local ingredients, such as sorghum, is estimated to be four times bigger than the formal sector, and has a value of about US$ 3 billion. Heineken, Guinness and SABMiller now compete with this African home brew market (Capell, 2009).

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges in Building Robust Interventions in Contexts of Poverty: Insights from an NGO-driven multi-stakeholder network in Ethiopia

Organization Studies

We examine the demise of a multi-stakeholder network that was launched to promote an inclusive da... more We examine the demise of a multi-stakeholder network that was launched to promote an inclusive dairy market in Ethiopia to better understand why nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) may develop interventions in contexts of poverty that fail to endure after they exit. We identify organizational reflexivity – the capacity to recognize and understand the recursive interplay between an intervention and the local environment – as a key explanatory mechanism for this intervention outcome. Limited reflexivity not only prevented the NGO we studied from properly aligning the intervention with the context ( design failures), but also prevented the organization from adjusting its intervention when negative feedback emerged ( orchestration failures), which eventually evolved into the demise of the network ( maintenance failure). While our study confirms the theoretical premise that NGOs need to contextualize their interventions, we expand current knowledge by highlighting the role of organizati...

Research paper thumbnail of Phytobusiness requires social chemistry

Phytochemistry, Sep 12, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Global value chains linking local producers from developing countries to international markets: theoritical perspectives and empirical cases

Table 2 Business models used for jatropha and palm oil in Tanzania Business model Crop Example of... more Table 2 Business models used for jatropha and palm oil in Tanzania Business model Crop Example of an actor Demo plantation and smallholders Jatropha Kakute Ltd, pioneers in jathropa since 1955 Contract farming with smallholders Jatropha Prokon Ltd, a German company adapting truck engines Plantation and smallholders Palm trees Felisa from South Africa Outgrowers via cooperation with farmers network Jatropha Safi Anzania Ltd since 2005 Contract farming Jatropha Diligent from the Netherlands based in Arusha Plantation Jatropha Bioshape Ltd on an old sisal estate Source: Adapted from Van Eck et al. (2006) and completed with information from Banda (2009) * This concerns a large number of prices, ranging from crude oil to the cost of generating a kilowatt of electricity through windmills. ** Cross-elasticity and substitution eff ects should be determined to obtain a good impression of the importance of these fl uctuations.

Research paper thumbnail of African destination images projected on African tourism websites. Upgrading opportunities in the global value chain of tourism

status: published, 2007

Associatie KULeuven. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global convergence meets local divergence: intellectual property in Indian seed markets

International Journal of Technology Management, Mar 20, 2015

... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, I... more ... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, IDS Working Paper 201, Institute of Development Studies (UK). ... 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.407–420. Page 14. Global convergence meets local divergence 277 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Brede octrooien belemmeren biotechnologisch onderzoek

Research paper thumbnail of Kleine Boeren Verliezen Strijd om Genetisch Materiaal

Research paper thumbnail of Global convergence meets local divergence: intellectual property in Indian seed markets

International Journal of Technology Management, 2007

... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, I... more ... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, IDS Working Paper 201, Institute of Development Studies (UK). ... 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.407–420. Page 14. Global convergence meets local divergence 277 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diffusion of Global Sustainability Standards: The Institutional Fit of the Asc-Shrimp Standard in Indonesia

Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Website Analysis: Brand Africa

International Place Branding Yearbook 2010, 2010

KULeuven. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Honey and Beeswax Value Chain in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Linking theories of change and observed reality: the Shea value chain partnership case in Burkina

Research paper thumbnail of Institutions, Partnerships and Institutional change: Towards a theoretical framework

One of the goals of the Partnership Resource Centre (PRC) is to execute evidence-based research a... more One of the goals of the Partnership Resource Centre (PRC) is to execute evidence-based research and further develop a theoretical framework on the linkages between partnerships and value chain development (ECSAD 2009). Within the PRC Trajectory on Global Value ...

Research paper thumbnail of From chain liability to chain responsibility : MMNE approaches to implement safety and health codes in international supply chains

Journal of Business Ethics, Apr 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of The Milk and Milk Products Value Chain in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of From Chain Liability to Chain Responsibility : MNE Approaches to Implement Safety and Health Codes in International Supply Chains ()

Journal of Business Ethics, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a Value Chain Partnerships� Review Framework

Research paper thumbnail of Beer multinationals supporting Africa's development?

Research paper thumbnail of Force���Directed Edge Bundling for Graph Visualization

Research paper thumbnail of Beer Multinationals Supporting Africa's Development?: How Partnerships Include Smallholders into Sorghum-beer Supply Chains

Introduction Restrictions on the import of barley malt by the Nigerian government in the 1980s ha... more Introduction Restrictions on the import of barley malt by the Nigerian government in the 1980s have facilitated an import substitution strategy that is now widely adopted by the African brewing industry. Barley malt is a key resource for beer brewing. Due to the Nigerian import ban, it was discovered that locally produced sorghum could serve as an adequate substitute for barley (Ogun, 1995). At present, all major brewers on the African continent partially substitute imported barley by sorghum and other locally produced crops, because they are cheaper and do not entail currency losses (Lapper, 2010; Wiggens, 2008). The African informal market of artisanal beers, wines and other drinks made from local ingredients, such as sorghum, is estimated to be four times bigger than the formal sector, and has a value of about US$ 3 billion. Heineken, Guinness and SABMiller now compete with this African home brew market (Capell, 2009).

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges in Building Robust Interventions in Contexts of Poverty: Insights from an NGO-driven multi-stakeholder network in Ethiopia

Organization Studies

We examine the demise of a multi-stakeholder network that was launched to promote an inclusive da... more We examine the demise of a multi-stakeholder network that was launched to promote an inclusive dairy market in Ethiopia to better understand why nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) may develop interventions in contexts of poverty that fail to endure after they exit. We identify organizational reflexivity – the capacity to recognize and understand the recursive interplay between an intervention and the local environment – as a key explanatory mechanism for this intervention outcome. Limited reflexivity not only prevented the NGO we studied from properly aligning the intervention with the context ( design failures), but also prevented the organization from adjusting its intervention when negative feedback emerged ( orchestration failures), which eventually evolved into the demise of the network ( maintenance failure). While our study confirms the theoretical premise that NGOs need to contextualize their interventions, we expand current knowledge by highlighting the role of organizati...

Research paper thumbnail of Phytobusiness requires social chemistry

Phytochemistry, Sep 12, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Global value chains linking local producers from developing countries to international markets: theoritical perspectives and empirical cases

Table 2 Business models used for jatropha and palm oil in Tanzania Business model Crop Example of... more Table 2 Business models used for jatropha and palm oil in Tanzania Business model Crop Example of an actor Demo plantation and smallholders Jatropha Kakute Ltd, pioneers in jathropa since 1955 Contract farming with smallholders Jatropha Prokon Ltd, a German company adapting truck engines Plantation and smallholders Palm trees Felisa from South Africa Outgrowers via cooperation with farmers network Jatropha Safi Anzania Ltd since 2005 Contract farming Jatropha Diligent from the Netherlands based in Arusha Plantation Jatropha Bioshape Ltd on an old sisal estate Source: Adapted from Van Eck et al. (2006) and completed with information from Banda (2009) * This concerns a large number of prices, ranging from crude oil to the cost of generating a kilowatt of electricity through windmills. ** Cross-elasticity and substitution eff ects should be determined to obtain a good impression of the importance of these fl uctuations.

Research paper thumbnail of African destination images projected on African tourism websites. Upgrading opportunities in the global value chain of tourism

status: published, 2007

Associatie KULeuven. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global convergence meets local divergence: intellectual property in Indian seed markets

International Journal of Technology Management, Mar 20, 2015

... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, I... more ... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, IDS Working Paper 201, Institute of Development Studies (UK). ... 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.407–420. Page 14. Global convergence meets local divergence 277 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Brede octrooien belemmeren biotechnologisch onderzoek

Research paper thumbnail of Kleine Boeren Verliezen Strijd om Genetisch Materiaal

Research paper thumbnail of Global convergence meets local divergence: intellectual property in Indian seed markets

International Journal of Technology Management, 2007

... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, I... more ... 1–2, pp.6–81. Newell, P. (2003) Biotech Firms, Biotech Politics: Negotiating GMOs in India, IDS Working Paper 201, Institute of Development Studies (UK). ... 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.407–420. Page 14. Global convergence meets local divergence 277 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Diffusion of Global Sustainability Standards: The Institutional Fit of the Asc-Shrimp Standard in Indonesia

Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Website Analysis: Brand Africa

International Place Branding Yearbook 2010, 2010

KULeuven. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Honey and Beeswax Value Chain in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of Linking theories of change and observed reality: the Shea value chain partnership case in Burkina

Research paper thumbnail of Institutions, Partnerships and Institutional change: Towards a theoretical framework

One of the goals of the Partnership Resource Centre (PRC) is to execute evidence-based research a... more One of the goals of the Partnership Resource Centre (PRC) is to execute evidence-based research and further develop a theoretical framework on the linkages between partnerships and value chain development (ECSAD 2009). Within the PRC Trajectory on Global Value ...

Research paper thumbnail of From chain liability to chain responsibility : MMNE approaches to implement safety and health codes in international supply chains

Journal of Business Ethics, Apr 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of The Milk and Milk Products Value Chain in Ethiopia

Research paper thumbnail of From Chain Liability to Chain Responsibility : MNE Approaches to Implement Safety and Health Codes in International Supply Chains ()

Journal of Business Ethics, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a Value Chain Partnerships� Review Framework

Research paper thumbnail of Beer multinationals supporting Africa's development?