1st Edition
Trust and Supply Chains Information Asymmetry in the Agri-Food Sector
PART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND TRUST IN CHAINS
1. From Logistics to Supply Chain Management
Joanna Domagała
2. Information, Knowledge, and Organizational Learning in Supply Chains
Christiaan Maasdorp
3. Information Asymmetry as a Challenge in Chain Governance
Michał Pietrzak, Joanna Domagała and Wojciech Florkowski
4. Fundamentals of Trust in Interorganizational Relations
Michał Pietrzak
5. Solutions for Overcoming Information Asymmetry and Enhancing Trust in Supply Chains
Aleksandra Chlebicka
6. The Use of Information Technology to Mitigate the Problem of Information Asymmetry in Supply Chains
Monika Roman, Konrad Michalski and Zdeňka Žáková Kroupová
PART II: EMPIRICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND TRUST IN AGRI-FOOD CHAINS
7. Food Labelling as a Way to Address Trust and Information Asymmetry Issues in Premium Cheese Supply Chains
Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Edward Majewski, Filippo Arfini and Valentin Bellassen
8. Club Varieties and Geographical Indications as Mechanisms Mitigating Information Asymmetry in The Apples’ Supply Chain
Aleksandra Chlebicka, Michał Pietrzak and Pavel Kotyza
9. Vertical Integration, Trust, and Information Asymmetry in Quality Grain-Bakery Chains
Agata Malak-Rawlikowska, Edward Majewski, Tania Runge, Stefano Targetti, Davide Viaggi, Matteo Zavalloni and Katharina Meyer
10. Enhancing Consumer Trust in Product Quality by Certification and Shortening the Beef Chain
Monika Gębska, Adam Patkowski, Roman Grzesiak and Maurizio Notarfonso
11. Information Sharing and Trust in Organic Agri-Food Chains
Dušanka Gajdić
12. Information Asymmetry and Trust in the Green Energy Chain: Evidence from Biogas Sector
Piotr Sulewski, Adam Wąs and Wiktor Ignaciuk
13. Blockchain and Non-Fungible Tokens Technology Application: Evidence from the Apiary Chain
Sławomir Jarka, Grzegorz Dobiesz and Agnieszka Biernat-Jarka
KEY INSIGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS
Michał Pietrzak, Joanna Domagała and Aleksandra Chlebicka
Biography
Michał Pietrzak is a highly accomplished economist and strategic management researcher and practitioner. He currently holds the position of Full Professor at the Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Additionally, he serves as Vice Chairman of the committee responsible for the university's strategy. Professor Pietrzak's research interests are centered around economics, with a particular focus on new institutional economics and hybrid organizations such as cooperatives, chains, and networks.
Joanna Domagała (PhD) is Associate Professor in the Department of Logistics at the Institute of Economics and Finance at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Poland. Her primary research interests include enterprise efficiency, internationalization, and globalization of the food industry sectors, logistics systems in agribusiness, management and planning of logistics in enterprises, and supply chain management.
Aleksandra Chlebicka holds a PhD in Economics. Currently, she is employed in the Institute of Economics and Finance of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Poland. Her main research interests lie in the areas of business cooperation and interorganizational linkages, with a specific focus on the role of trust and social capital.
