Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines

Over the past two decades, numerous studies have explored the role and the impact of social capital in organizations. Social capital helps overcome problems of institutional access to information, credit, the supply of farm inputs and the provision of government services. Despite the increasing numb...

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Main Authors: Axalan, J., Concepcion, S., Montiflor, M., Lamban, R., Real, R., Batt, Peter, Murray-Prior, Roy, Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay, Israel, F., Apara, D., Bacus, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Society of Horticultural Science 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33153
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author Axalan, J.
Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Lamban, R.
Real, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
Israel, F.
Apara, D.
Bacus, R.
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Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Lamban, R.
Real, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
Israel, F.
Apara, D.
Bacus, R.
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description Over the past two decades, numerous studies have explored the role and the impact of social capital in organizations. Social capital helps overcome problems of institutional access to information, credit, the supply of farm inputs and the provision of government services. Despite the increasing number of studies, the role of social capital and trust in collaborative marketing arrangements for smallholder producers remains relatively unexplored. This study examines social capital among cluster marketing groups in three regions of the Southern Philippines. The results show that social capital in the form of affiliations and networks, social cohesiveness, open communication and trust had positive benefits for each of the cluster marketing groups.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-331532017-09-13T15:29:35Z Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines Axalan, J. Concepcion, S. Montiflor, M. Lamban, R. Real, R. Batt, Peter Murray-Prior, Roy Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay Israel, F. Apara, D. Bacus, R. Over the past two decades, numerous studies have explored the role and the impact of social capital in organizations. Social capital helps overcome problems of institutional access to information, credit, the supply of farm inputs and the provision of government services. Despite the increasing number of studies, the role of social capital and trust in collaborative marketing arrangements for smallholder producers remains relatively unexplored. This study examines social capital among cluster marketing groups in three regions of the Southern Philippines. The results show that social capital in the form of affiliations and networks, social cohesiveness, open communication and trust had positive benefits for each of the cluster marketing groups. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33153 10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.1006.8 International Society of Horticultural Science fulltext
spellingShingle Axalan, J.
Concepcion, S.
Montiflor, M.
Lamban, R.
Real, R.
Batt, Peter
Murray-Prior, Roy
Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
Israel, F.
Apara, D.
Bacus, R.
Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title_full Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title_fullStr Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title_short Social Capital and Trust in Collaborative Marketing Groups: the Case of Vegetable Clusters in the Southern Philippines
title_sort social capital and trust in collaborative marketing groups: the case of vegetable clusters in the southern philippines
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33153