Legal Form as a Determinant of the Evaluation of Agricultural Entities in Slovakia Using the Topsis Method
Legal Form as a Determinant of the Evaluation of Agricultural Entities in Slovakia Using the Topsis Method
Author(s): VOZÁROVÁ Ivana Kraváková, Kotulic Rastislav, VAVREK RomanSubject(s): Agriculture
Published by: ASERS Publishing
Keywords: business company; agricultural cooperative; legal form; TOPSIS method
Summary/Abstract: The agriculture represents one of the sectors of the economy, where economic differentiation is more than obvious. Different efficiency of agricultural entities has been a persistent phenomenon that depends onseveral objective and subjective factors. One of them is also legal form of agricultural enterprises. In Slovakia, the structure of farms is specific compared to almost any other member states of the European Union. The majority of agricultural land is framed by big farms. These farms with high acreage are usually either agricultural cooperative or Business Company. In the economic literature is a number of important studies identifying the advantages of cooperatives in comparison with other organizational forms, mainly business companies. The aim of this paper is evaluate the economic status of agricultural entities according the legal formusing the TOPSIS method.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism (JEMT)
- Issue Year: VII/2016
- Issue No: 02 (14)
- Page Range: 340-347
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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