Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry

Since the majority of grape growers and wine makers in Western Australia are family enterprises, they are highly risk averse and suspicious of unfamiliar exchange partners. In the absence of formal contracts, the nature of the relationship between wineries and grape growers is largely one of interde...

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Main Authors: Batt, Peter, Wilson, H.
Other Authors: Aron O'Cass
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Griffith University 2000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32006
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description Since the majority of grape growers and wine makers in Western Australia are family enterprises, they are highly risk averse and suspicious of unfamiliar exchange partners. In the absence of formal contracts, the nature of the relationship between wineries and grape growers is largely one of interdependence. To produce good quality wines, wineries need a reliable supply of good quality grapes, which, in turn, requires technical information to be exchanged and production activities to be coordinated. Since both parties are mututally dependent, uncertainty is reducted and there is a high degree of satisfaction, trust and commitment to the relationship.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-320062017-01-30T13:28:38Z Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry Batt, Peter Wilson, H. Aron O'Cass Since the majority of grape growers and wine makers in Western Australia are family enterprises, they are highly risk averse and suspicious of unfamiliar exchange partners. In the absence of formal contracts, the nature of the relationship between wineries and grape growers is largely one of interdependence. To produce good quality wines, wineries need a reliable supply of good quality grapes, which, in turn, requires technical information to be exchanged and production activities to be coordinated. Since both parties are mututally dependent, uncertainty is reducted and there is a high degree of satisfaction, trust and commitment to the relationship. 2000 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32006 Griffith University fulltext
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Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_full Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_fullStr Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_short Exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the Western Australian wine industry
title_sort exploring the nature of buyer-seller relationships in the western australian wine industry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32006