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Characteristics required for success in management of agribusiness firms: An international perspective

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  • Wayne H. Howard

    (Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)

  • Kerry K. Litzenberg

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas)

  • Vernon E. Schneider

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas)

  • I. J. Fairnie

    (Muresk Institute of Agriculture, Curtin University of Technology, Northam, Western Australia)

Abstract

The relative importance of various skills and attributes for success in business of entry-level employees as perceived by managers of agribusinesses in Australia, Canada, and the US are compared. The Agribusiness Management Aptitude Skill Survey (AGRI-MASS) was the instrument used. All three countries ranked personal qualities and communications skills highest, followed by business and economic skills, technical skills, computer and quantitative skills, and experience, in relative order.

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  • Wayne H. Howard & Kerry K. Litzenberg & Vernon E. Schneider & I. J. Fairnie, 1990. "Characteristics required for success in management of agribusiness firms: An international perspective," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(2), pages 133-142.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:6:y:1990:i:2:p:133-142
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199003)6:2<133::AID-AGR2720060206>3.0.CO;2-0
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    1. Kerry K. Litzenberg & William D. Gorman & Vernon E. Schneider, 1983. "Academic and Professional Programs in Agribusiness," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 65(5), pages 1060-1064.
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