Thesis (Ph. D.)--York University, 1998. Graduate Programme in History. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-329). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ39250.

The global macadamia nut industry is fast developing at present. South Africa is currently the third largest global producer. There are many contributing factors influencing the increased demand for macadamia nuts. The most important factor would probably be the nutritional value provided by the nuts. It is important for the macadamia nut industry to demonstrate strong leadership in order to ensure that the growers and the industry develop ahead of the markets and retain a competitive edge as the industry develops. In agricultural terms the investment into a macadamia farm is significant.Developing a farm with a long gestation period and high capital input cost requires a significant commitment from a grower. The risk associated with error is potentially very high and may have serious financial repercussions to the growers and their long term sustainability. Strong leadership and innovation practices within the industry should be a continuous improvement process in order to challenge and enhance current practices within the industryand to mitigate risks associated with the industry as a whole. The purpose of this research was to understand the perceptions of growers and the macadamia nut industry regarding the role of leadership and innovative behaviour to support increased growth and sustainability of growers and the industry alike. / Graduate School of Business Leadership / (M.B.A.)

The global macadamia nut industry is fast developing at present. South Africa is currently the third largest global producer. There are many contributing factors influencing the increased demand for macadamia nuts. The most important factor would probably be the nutritional value provided by the nuts. It is important for the macadamia nut industry to demonstrate strong leadership in order to ensure that the growers and the industry develop ahead of the markets and retain a competitive edge as the industry develops. In agricultural terms the investment into a macadamia farm is significant.Developing a farm with a long gestation period and high capital input cost requires a significant commitment from a grower. The risk associated with error is potentially very high and may have serious financial repercussions to the growers and their long term sustainability. Strong leadership and innovation practices within the industry should be a continuous improvement process in order to challenge and enhance current practices within the industryand to mitigate risks associated with the industry as a whole. The purpose of this research was to understand the perceptions of growers and the macadamia nut industry regarding the role of leadership and innovative behaviour to support increased growth and sustainability of growers and the industry alike. / Graduate School of Business Leadership / (M.B.A.)

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2003. / Includes bibliography.

This study concerns the competitive position of peanuts and cashews in the salted nut trade of the United States. The effect of the price support and production control program for peanuts is evaluated in regard to the demand and price relationships between salted peanuts and cashews. This research analyses demand and price relationships for salted peanuts and cashews, compiles the available information on the world cashew nut industry, which has not heretofore been readily available to the public, and summarizes relevant information about the United States nut trade in terms of supplies, consumption, and price of peanuts and tree nuts with emphasis on the salted nut trade. The results of this research, in its present stage, do not suggest conclusively that salted peanut consumption is likely to be affected in a manner detrimental to the peanut industry, in the foreseeable future, by moderate price increases, or by competition from cashew nuts, as a result of the peanut price support and production control program. However, a substantial expansion of world cashew production has occurred in the recent past. Prospects for further expansion appear bright in view of the encouragement currently provided by India's plans for total economic growth. African production has also demonstrated capability of substantial expansion. Accordingly, a further increase in cashew imports by the United Stats might reasonably be expected. / Master of Science

Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii, 1969. / Bibliography: leaves [195]-197. / xi, 197 l illus

This thesis covers years of field work in Malawi, Africa by the author as a Research Agronomist (Tree Nuts) for the Government of Malawi. The thesis is an action research type with core and thesis projects which are closely linked. The client group are large estate managers who control the tree nut industries in Malawi. The political, economic and historical perspectives are different from those commonly faced by Australian agronomists and the isolated location of the work make this a unique study. The thesis includes sections on plantation or estate agriculture, farming systems approaches to research and problem solving, systems concepts in agricultural settings and action research concepts. These provide a framework for the study within the constraints of the government research system and industry expectations. The body of the thesis is a review paper presented to estate managers and co-researchers after one year's work. Relevant outcomes of the study are presented. The discussion draws together the outcomes through reflection on the process and methods used. Advantages and disadvantages are considered and risks, such as the dangers to the researcher of this type of study, are highlighted. / Master of Science (Hons)

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Florida, 2001. / Title from title page of source document. Includes bibliographical references.

nÃo hà / A escolha da estratÃgia ambiental a ser utilizada pelas empresas leva em consideraÃÃo se a empresa abordarà suas questÃes ambientais atravÃs de sistemas de gestÃo ambiental ou de sistemas integrados de saÃde, seguranÃa e meio ambiente, devendo esta escolha ser baseada no planejamento estratÃgico da empresa. Este trabalho possui como objetivo estudar em uma indÃstria de beneficiamento de castanha de caju, a adequaÃÃo de dois sistemas de gestÃo, um especÃfico de gestÃo ambiental baseado na NBR ISO 14001 e outro de gestÃo integrada de saÃde seguranÃa e meio ambiente baseado no controle de perdas. A metodologia utilizada apresenta inicialmente uma revisÃo dos principais modelos de estratÃgia ambiental, entre eles os modelos de Shrivastava, Hart, Heinhardt, Sharma e o de Stead & Stead. A partir daÃ, busca, atravÃs de um estudo de caso identificar a estratÃgia da empresa, a qual utiliza dois diferentes sistemas, um Sistema de GestÃo Ambiental e um sistema de gestÃo integrada de saÃde, seguranÃa e meio ambiente. Uma comparaÃÃo teÃrica baseada em uma revisÃo bibliogrÃfica apresenta as semelhanÃas e diferenÃas entre estes dois sistemas, e uma pesquisa realizada utilizando-se aplicaÃÃo de questionÃrios semi-estruturados aplicados aos gestores responsÃveis pelos sistemas, visa avaliar qual dessas duas ferramentas se apresenta como mais adequada para atingir os objetivos da estratÃgia ambiental da empresa. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, o sistema de gestÃo ambiental baseado a NBR ISO 14001 obteve um pontuaÃÃo maior, de acordo com os questionÃrios aplicados, que o programa de controle de perdas CTP. A conclusÃo a respeito dos resultados mostra que para a empresa estudada, a gestÃo das questÃes ambientais, tratada atravÃs de um Sistema de GestÃo Ambiental se mostrou mais adequado que o sistema de gerenciamento integrado. / The choice of an environmental strategy by a firm must consider a set of variables, among them, whether a firm approaches its environmental issues through out a specific environmental management system or an integrated one. Therefore, this work aims to study the performance of two management systems â a specific environmental system based on the ISO 14001 and an integrated one based on the Total Loss Control â that are running simultaneously in a processing plant of cashew nuts in the State of CearÃ, Brazil. Based on the main models of environmental strategies â Shrivastava, Hart, Heinhardt, Sharma and Stead & Stead â we identify which strategies the industry adopts to solve its environmental problems. Analyzing the principles and elements that constitute each system, we point out structural similarities and differences among them. Finally, by applying a semi-structurated questionnaire to the managers responsible for the systems, we evaluate, using a Likert scale, which system was more appropriated to reach the environmental goals of the firm. We found that the specific system showed the highest avarage ponctuation according to the managerâs opinions. Therefore, we can conclude that the specific environmental system was better than the integrated system for dealing which the environmental issues in the cashew nut industry.

TORRES, Thomas Edson Lima. Avaliação comparativa: sistema de gestão específico versus sistema integrado, o estudo de caso do beneficiamento da castanha de caju. 2004. 86 f. : Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Ceará, Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Mestrado em Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente - PRODEMA, Fortaleza-CE, 2004. / Submitted by Nádja Goes (nmoraissoares@gmail.com) on 2016-05-11T12:22:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2004_dis_teltorres.pdf: 535337 bytes, checksum: e865dbe05eb45cf7a03f06311ebbb8fa (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Nádja Goes (nmoraissoares@gmail.com) on 2016-05-11T12:22:41Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2004_dis_teltorres.pdf: 535337 bytes, checksum: e865dbe05eb45cf7a03f06311ebbb8fa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-11T12:22:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2004_dis_teltorres.pdf: 535337 bytes, checksum: e865dbe05eb45cf7a03f06311ebbb8fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / The choice of an environmental strategy by a firm must consider a set of variables, among them, whether a firm approaches its environmental issues through out a specific environmental management system or an integrated one. Therefore, this work aims to study the performance of two management systems – a specific environmental system based on the ISO 14001 and an integrated one based on the Total Loss Control – that are running simultaneously in a processing plant of cashew nuts in the State of Ceará, Brazil. Based on the main models of environmental strategies – Shrivastava, Hart, Heinhardt, Sharma and Stead & Stead – we identify which strategies the industry adopts to solve its environmental problems. Analyzing the principles and elements that constitute each system, we point out structural similarities and differences among them. Finally, by applying a semi-structurated questionnaire to the managers responsible for the systems, we evaluate, using a Likert scale, which system was more appropriated to reach the environmental goals of the firm. We found that the specific system showed the highest avarage ponctuation according to the manager’s opinions. Therefore, we can conclude that the specific environmental system was better than the integrated system for dealing which the environmental issues in the cashew nut industry. / A escolha da estratégia ambiental a ser utilizada pelas empresas leva em consideração se a empresa abordará suas questões ambientais através de sistemas de gestão ambiental ou de sistemas integrados de saúde, segurança e meio ambiente, devendo esta escolha ser baseada no planejamento estratégico da empresa. Este trabalho possui como objetivo estudar em uma indústria de beneficiamento de castanha de caju, a adequação de dois sistemas de gestão, um específico de gestão ambiental baseado na NBR ISO 14001 e outro de gestão integrada de saúde segurança e meio ambiente baseado no controle de perdas. A metodologia utilizada apresenta inicialmente uma revisão dos principais modelos de estratégia ambiental, entre eles os modelos de Shrivastava, Hart, Heinhardt, Sharma e o de Stead & Stead. A partir daí, busca, através de um estudo de caso identificar a estratégia da empresa, a qual utiliza dois diferentes sistemas, um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental e um sistema de gestão integrada de saúde, segurança e meio ambiente. Uma comparação teórica baseada em uma revisão bibliográfica apresenta as semelhanças e diferenças entre estes dois sistemas, e uma pesquisa realizada utilizando-se aplicação de questionários semi-estruturados aplicados aos gestores responsáveis pelos sistemas, visa avaliar qual dessas duas ferramentas se apresenta como mais adequada para atingir os objetivos da estratégia ambiental da empresa. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, o sistema de gestão ambiental baseado a NBR ISO 14001 obteve um pontuação maior, de acordo com os questionários aplicados, que o programa de controle de perdas CTP. A conclusão a respeito dos resultados mostra que para a empresa estudada, a gestão das questões ambientais, tratada através de um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental se mostrou mais adequado que o sistema de gerenciamento integrado.