Contractual arrangements in the cattle beef chain: an analysis of trust

In Brazil, the conflict between cattlemen and the slaughterhouse industry is evident and historic in the beef cattle Agribusiness System, in which opportunistic behavior is commonplace. Accordingly, the role of trust is significant in trade decisions, which makes the analysis of trust in the constru...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência rural 2020, Vol.50 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Colares-Santos, Lechan, Shanoyan, Aleksan, Schiavi, Sandra Mara de Alencar
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Sprache:eng ; por
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Zusammenfassung:In Brazil, the conflict between cattlemen and the slaughterhouse industry is evident and historic in the beef cattle Agribusiness System, in which opportunistic behavior is commonplace. Accordingly, the role of trust is significant in trade decisions, which makes the analysis of trust in the construction process of governance structure an important factor. The present article aimed to identify the influence of trust in selecting the contractual arrangement in transactions between cattle ranchers and abattoirs. This qualitative and descriptive study used semi-structured interviews, done in loco, along with 30 beef cattle ranchers and five abattoirs in the west of São Paulo State. It was observed that transactions involve opportunistic behavior, and that trust is critical in selecting the contractual arrangement. RESUMO: O conflito entre pecuarista e indústria frigorifica é evidente e histórico no Sistema Agroindustrial da carne bovina no Brasil, sendo comum a presença de comportamento oportunista. Nesse sentido, o papel da confiança se apresenta como significativo na decisão de troca, o que torna a análise da confiança no processo de construção da estrutura de governança um fator importante. O presente artigo teve como objetivo identificar a influência da confiança na escolha do arranjo contratual nas transações entre pecuaristas e frigoríficos. O estudo qualitativo e descritivo empregou entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas in loco, junto a 30 pecuaristas de gado de corte e cinco frigoríficos localizados no Oeste Paulista. Observou-se que as transações envolvem comportamento oportunista, e que a confiança exerce fator significativo na escolha pelo arranjo contratual.
ISSN:0103-8478
1678-4596
1678-4596
DOI:10.1590/0103-8478cr20200127