Vol 4, No 3-4 (2010)
Issue Description
Welcome to numbers 3 and 4 of the 4th volume of Applied
Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce (APSTRACT). This
Official Periodical of the International MBA Network in
Agribusiness and Commerce (AGRIMBA) has been
established to provide an opportunity for publication of
reviewed papers presenting original research findings,
techniques and comments dealing with all aspects of the
agribusiness and commerce. Subjects considered
appropriate for publication in the APSTRACT include
scientific papers, PhD and MBA dissertation summaries,
MBA international news, interim reports of AGRIMBA and
reviews. The APSTRACT provides timely communication of
results of basic and applied research, as well as reviews and
syntheses of information, principles, conclusions, and
interpretations on key issues of agribusiness and commerce.
It encourages publication of reports and summaries on the
findings and conclusions of PHD and MBA studies
conducted by students of International MBA Network.
In this number selected papers of 113th EAAE Seminar
“THE ROLEOFKNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONANDHUMAN
CAPITAL IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE AND<. . .
Welcome to numbers 3 and 4 of the 4th volume of Applied
Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce (APSTRACT). This
Official Periodical of the International MBA Network in
Agribusiness and Commerce (AGRIMBA) has been
established to provide an opportunity for publication of
reviewed papers presenting original research findings,
techniques and comments dealing with all aspects of the
agribusiness and commerce. Subjects considered
appropriate for publication in the APSTRACT include
scientific papers, PhD and MBA dissertation summaries,
MBA international news, interim reports of AGRIMBA and
reviews. The APSTRACT provides timely communication of
results of basic and applied research, as well as reviews and
syntheses of information, principles, conclusions, and
interpretations on key issues of agribusiness and commerce.
It encourages publication of reports and summaries on the
findings and conclusions of PHD and MBA studies
conducted by students of International MBA Network.
In this number selected papers of 113th EAAE Seminar
“THE ROLEOFKNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONANDHUMAN
CAPITAL IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE AND
TERRITORIAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT” are also presented.
The well defined mission of the Seminar was to
promote partnerships between research communities and
strengthen the contribution of research to economics growth,
food security, and sustainable development by providing an
international platform for strategic dialogue among
stakeholders. EAAE Seminar was held on 9th – 11th
December 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia and studied territorial
competitiveness, factors of development and the role of
agriculture in rural area. Role of human and social capital in
building up agro-regional identity, institutional reform and
competitiveness were considered and studied the role of
innovations and knowledge infrastructure. The Seminar has
encouraged activities in management and investment in
human capital, extension and agricultural R&D activities
and monitored the progress made in the knowledge triangle -
research, education and innovation - which are core factors
in European efforts to meet the ambitious Lisbon goals in
Balkan region. R&D is particularly important to improve the
ability of countries to address their social, economic,
environmental and management challenges for the future.
In order to create a publication series that is widely read
and cited, board of editors, including guest editors Prof.
Zorica Vasiljevic and Prof. Danilo Tomic have considered
manuscripts of any reasonable length in a range of
categories from brief technical comments to monographs, as
described in the Instructions to Authors. Manuscripts were
judged on the basis of their scientific competence, their
contribution of original data, ideas and interpretation, and
the degree to which new findings are integrated with existing