We present an exploratory investigation of how managers conceptualize and perceive ‘marketplace’ variables in successful and unsuccessful New Product Development (NPD) projects, and explore the role that marketplace variables play in differentiating between successful and unsuccessful NPD outcomes. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed. Our findings indicate that manager...

Blood is a rich source of iron and proteins of high nutritional and functional quality. Because of the high protein content of blood, generally about 18% [1], it is sometimes referred to as “liquid protein” [2]. It has been estimated that the approximately 1,500,000 tons of porcine blood produced yearly in China has a protein content equivalent to that of 2,000,000 tons of meat or 2,500,000 ton...

Donor Agencies/Partners: • PA Consulting Group • Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) • Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) • Government of Jamaica Ministry of Industry and Tourism • Government of Jamaica National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) • Jamaica Bureau of Standards • Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) • Government of Jamaica Human Employment and Resource Tr...

Indian agriculture is facing a policy paradox. Although several forecasts of the 1990s predicted that India would be a large importer of grains in the years to follow, in fact from 2001 to 2004 India exported around 30 million tons of foodgrains. It was seeking primarily to liquidate its bulging grain stocks, which reached 63 million tons in July 2002. Whereas India’s agricultural policy is sti...

Trust in physicians has been associated with a range of patients’ behaviors. However, previous research has not focused on the mechanisms by which trust affects health status and mostly has made use of self-reported outcomes. Studying a sample of 480 adult patients with type 2 diabetes, we found that patients who trust their physicians were more likely to have stronger self-efficacy expectation...

Agriculture accounts for most of the renewable freshwater resource withdrawals in Malawi, yet food insecurity and water scarcity remain as major challenges. Despite Malawi’s vast water resources, climate change, coupled with increasing population and urbanisation are contributing to increasing water scarcity. Improving crop water productivity has been identified as a possible solution to water ...

This paper lays out a research proposal of systematically analyzing and comparing the decision effects of online product information types. Hardly any in-depth knowledge is currently available on how different information types influence online consumer trust and purchase intention. To address this research gap, we apply a generic function-based topical relevance typology to classify the variet...

www.extension.umn.edu/beef In spite of increasing corn prices, incentives for feedlot expansion exist in the Upper Midwest due to the increased supply of ethanol co-product feeds, relatively inexpensive corn and forage, availability of crop land for manure application, and clearly defined feedlot regulations in states like Minnesota. A recent estimate of distillers’ grains supply of 24 million ...