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- Mello, Fabiana Ortiz T.
- Paulillo, Luiz Fernando
Abstract
Na Citricultura, o produtor coordena suas transações de venda de laranja para os agentes dos canais de distribuição empregando diferentes estruturas de governança. Nas vendas para os barracões, intermediários, varejistas e mercado institucional ele realiza transações baseadas no mercado spot. Já nas negociações com a indústria processadora de suco predominam os arranjos contratuais. Há produtores, ainda, que assumem a função dos canais de distribuição, integrando a venda da fruta in natura para o consumidor final (hierarquia). O objetivo do trabalho é analisar as transações realizadas pelos citricultores segundo os atributos propostos por Williamson (1985 e 1991) no âmbito da Economia dos Custos de Transação (freqüência, incerteza e especificidade de ativos) e verificar se as formas de coordenação empregadas para coordenar essas transações estão alinhadas a esses atributos. O trabalho conclui pela existência desse alinhamento e, consequentemente, que não há inabilidade por parte dos citricultores e dos compradores da laranja para mensurar as dimensões das transações e para identificar a solução mais eficiente em termos de governança, ou seja, aquela que minimiza os custos de transação.---------------------In citrus production, the producer coordinates his sales transactions with the agents of distribution channels employing different structures of governance. In sales to packing houses, middlemen, retailers and the institutional market, the producer utilizes transactions carried out in the spot market. On the other hand, in deals with the juice-processing industry, contractual arrangements are predominant. There are also producers who play the part of the distribution channels, integrating sales of the in natura fruit for the end consumer (hierarchy). This work aims to analyze the transactions performed by citrus producers, according to the attributes proposed by Williamson (1985 and 1991) on the field of Transaction Cost Economics (frequency, uncertainty and specificity of assets) in order to verify if the forms of coordination employed to concatenate the producer’s deals are aligned to those attributes. We conclude that such an alignment exists and there is no inability by citrus producers or members of the orange distribution channels to measure the dimensions of their transactions as well as to identify the most efficient solution in terms of governance, i.e. that which minimizes transaction costs.
Suggested Citation
Mello, Fabiana Ortiz T. & Paulillo, Luiz Fernando, 2008.
"Os Atributos Da Transações E As Formas De Governanças Empregadas Pelos Citricultores Da Microrregião De Bebedouro,"
46th Congress, July 20-23, 2008, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
133287, Sociedade Brasileira de Economia, Administracao e Sociologia Rural (SOBER).
Handle:
RePEc:ags:sbrfsr:133287
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.133287
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