Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains

Bridging the literature on power relationships in networks in the context of the informal economy in Indonesia, this chapter sheds light on what capacities are required to sustain business networks in business relationships that are not governed by formal institutions and have no obligations of busi...

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Main Authors: Ernita, Obeth, Butler, Bella
Other Authors: Dayaram, Kantha
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80256
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description Bridging the literature on power relationships in networks in the context of the informal economy in Indonesia, this chapter sheds light on what capacities are required to sustain business networks in business relationships that are not governed by formal institutions and have no obligations of businesses. The key capacities of firms are identified in this chapter: namely, the agile decision-making in shifting from business partners, the capacity of regular product adjustments in response to the external factors and the capacity to manage business relationships around power imbalance. The study extends the knowledge of the informal economies and their impact on the sustainability and resilience of national economies. The chapter informs managers and policy makers about managing business relationship when informal economic activities have to be included in more formal, traditional value chains.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-802562021-01-07T04:24:16Z Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains Ernita, Obeth Butler, Bella Dayaram, Kantha Lambey, Linda Burgess, John Tri, Wulida Afrianty Bridging the literature on power relationships in networks in the context of the informal economy in Indonesia, this chapter sheds light on what capacities are required to sustain business networks in business relationships that are not governed by formal institutions and have no obligations of businesses. The key capacities of firms are identified in this chapter: namely, the agile decision-making in shifting from business partners, the capacity of regular product adjustments in response to the external factors and the capacity to manage business relationships around power imbalance. The study extends the knowledge of the informal economies and their impact on the sustainability and resilience of national economies. The chapter informs managers and policy makers about managing business relationship when informal economic activities have to be included in more formal, traditional value chains. 2020 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80256 10.4324/9780429273353 English Routledge restricted
spellingShingle Ernita, Obeth
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Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title_full Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title_fullStr Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title_full_unstemmed Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title_short Power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy The case of traditional Indonesian banana supply chains
title_sort power relationships and capacity building in the informal economy the case of traditional indonesian banana supply chains
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80256