Selected Publications 2006

Refereed Journal Articles

Gorton, M., Davidova, S., Banse, M. and Bailey, A. (2006), The International Competitiveness of Hungarian Agriculture: Past Performance and Future Projections, Post-Communist Economies, Vol.18(1), pp.69-84.

Gorton, M., Dumitrashko, M. and White, J. (2006), Overcoming supply chain failure in the agri-food sector: A case study from Moldova, Food Policy, Vol.31, No.1, pp.90-103.

Haverty, M. and Gorton, M. (2006), Integrating Market Orientation and Competitive Benchmarking: A Methodological Framework and Application, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, Vol.17, No.8, pp.1077 - 1091

Phillipson, J., Gorton, M. and Laschewski, L. (2006), Local Business Co-operation and the Dilemmas of Collective Action: Rural Micro-business Networks in the North of England, Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 46, No.1, pp.40-60.

 

Selected Publications 2005

Refereed Journal Articles

Davidova, S., Gorton, M., Ratinger, T., Zawalinska, K. and Iraizoz, B. (2005), Farm Productivity and Profitability: A Comparative Analysis of Selected New and Existing EU Member States, Comparative Economic Studies, Vol.47, No.4, pp.652-674.

Gorton, M., Lowe, P. & Zellei, A. (2005), Pre-accession Europeanisation: The Strategic Realignment of the Environmental Policy Systems of Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia towards Agricultural Pollution in Preparation for EU Membership, Sociologia Ruralis, Vol.45, No.3, pp.202-223.

Gorton, M., White, J. and Dumitrashko, M. (2005), Applying the Clinical Inquiry Approach to Understand and Facilitate Enterprise Restructuring in Transitional Economies: A Case Study From the Moldovan Wine Industry, Systemic Practice and Action Research, Vol.18, No.1, pp.35-52

Petrovici, D.A. and Gorton, M. (2005), An evaluation of the importance of subsistence food production for assessments of poverty and policy targeting: Evidence from Romania, Food Policy, Vol.30, No.2, pp.205-223

Tregear, A. and Gorton, M. (2005), Geographical origin as a branding tool for agri-food producers, Society and Economy, Vol.27, pp.399-414

Zellei, A., Gorton, M. and Lowe, P. (2005), ‘Agri-environmental policy systems in transition and preparation for EU membership’, Land Use Policy, Vol 22, No.3, pp.225-234

Zemeckis, R., Lazauskas, S. and Gorton, M. (2005), The Europeanisation of agri-environmental policy: a case study of water quality in the Lithuanian karst zone, Land Use Policy, Vol 22, No.3, pp.255-264

 

Selected Publications 2004

Refereed Journal Articles

Chaplin, H., Davidova, S. and Gorton M. (2004), ‘Agricultural adjustment and the diversification of farm households and corporate farms in Central Europe’, Journal of Rural Studies, Vol.20, No.1, pp.61-77.

Gorton, M., Ignat, G. and White, J. (2004), ‘The evolution of post-Soviet labour processes: a case study of the hollowing out of paternalism in Moldova’, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 15, No.7, pp.1249-1261.

Gorton, M. and Davidova, S. (2004), ‘Farm productivity and efficiency in the CEE applicant countries: a synthesis of results’, Agricultural Economics, Vol.30, No.1, pp.1-16

Phillipson, J., Gorton, M., Raley, M. and Moxey, A. (2004), ‘Treating farms as firms? The evolution of farm business support from productionist to entrepreneurial models’, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol.22, No.1, pp.31 – 54

Zaharieva, E., Gorton M. and Lingard, J. (2004), ‘An Evaluation of Marketing Practices and Market Orientation in the Bulgarian Wine Industry’, Post-Communist Economies, Vol.16, No.2, pp.229-243

 

 

Selected Recent Publications 2001- 2003

Refereed Journal Articles

Davidova S, Gorton M, Iraizoz B, Ratinger T. (2003), 'Variations in farm performance in transitional economies: Evidence from the Czech Republic', Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol.54, No.2, pp.227-245.

Gorton, M. (2001), 'Agricultural land reform in Moldova', Land Use Policy, Vol.18, No.3, pp 269-279.

Gorton, M, Danilowska, A., Jarka, S., Straszewski, S. and Zawojska, A. (2001), 'The International Competitiveness of Polish Agriculture,' Post-Communist Economies, Vol.11, No.4, pp.445-457.

Gorton, M. and Davidova, S. (2001), 'The international competitiveness of CEEC agriculture', The World Economy, Vol.24, No.2, pp.185-200.

Gorton, M. and Guba, F. (2001), 'Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the restructuring of the Hungarian dairy processing sector', Journal of East-West Business, Vol.7, No.4, pp.5-28.

Gorton M, Kovacs. B., Mizik, T., Davidova, S., Ratinger, T. and Iraizoz, B. (2003), 'An analysis of the performance of commercially oriented farms in Hungary', Post-Communist Economies, Vol.15, no.3, pp.406-416.

Gorton, M. and White, J. (2003), 'The politics of agrarian collapse: decollectivisation in Moldova', East European Politics and Societies, Vol.17, No.2, pp.305-331.

Gorton, M., White, J., Chernyshova, S., Skripnik, A., Vinichenko, T., Dumitrasco, M. and Soltan, G., (2003), 'The reconfiguration of post-Soviet food industries: Evidence from Ukraine and Moldova', Agribusiness, Vol.19, No.4, pp.409-424.

Laschewski, L, Phillipson, J. and Gorton, M. (2002), The facilitation and formalisation of small business networks: evidence from the north east of England, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol.20, No.3, pp.375-391.

Ness, M., Gorton, M. and Kuznesof, S. (2002), 'The student food shopper: segmentation on the basis of attitudes to store features and shopping behaviour, British Food Journal, Vol.104, No.7, pp.506-525.

Zaharieva, E., Gorton M. and Lingard, J. (2003), Procurement mechanisms and the emergence of new governance structures in the CEECs: evidence from the Bulgarian wine industry, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Vol.9, No.5-6, pp.235-245.
 

Other publications

Gorton, M. and Davidova, S. (2003), 'Is agriculture in the CEECs internationally competitive?', Eurochoices, Vol.2, No.1, pp.26-30.

Gorton, M., Deaconescu, D. and Petrovici, D. (2003), 'The international competitiveness of Romanian agriculture: a quantitative analysis.' In: S. Davidova and K.J. Thomson (eds.), Romanian Agriculture and Transition toward the EU, Lanham: Lexington, pp.110-134.

Kopeva, D., Doichinova, J., Davidova, S., Gorton, M., Chaplin, H. and Bezemer, D. (2003), 'Rural households, incomes, and agricultural diversification in Bulgaria.' In M. Spoor, (ed.), Transition, Institutions, and the Rural Sector, Lanham: Lexington, pp.103-122.

Phillipson, J., Gorton, M., Raley, M. and Moxey, A. (2002), 'Agricultural and non-agricultural micro-businesses in the rural economy: a comparison from the North East of England'. In: Arzeni, A., Esposti, R. and Sotte, F.  (eds.), European Policy Experiences with Rural Development, Kiel: Wissen-schaftsverlag Vauk, pp.141-160

 
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