On flexibility of agri-businesses: Are small- or large-scale farms more flexible?

摘要: Enterprise flexibility, against the background of ever-faster changing environs, is deemed to be as a critical prerequisite for staying successful in business. Flexibility may termed an economic sense capability adjust production schemes new situation without significant additional costs. Newlydeveloped methods flexibility measurement and comprehensive dataset were used determine scope determinants Polish farm operations. It appears that technology interrelated specialization: Mixed enterprises are using more flexible technologies than dairy granivore farms, which turn able react flexibly crop farms. Findings also indicate small-scale farms have systems large-scale enterprises. This true say all types. Small apparently capable their at lower costs better adjusting themselves changed market conditions. serve explain persistence or dual agricultural structures several transition countries, such Poland.