Barbara Goldoftas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1068407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Goldoftas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldoftas |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDOFTAS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clark University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Farm size
The disparity in access to agricultural land can be a source of social inequality, impeding community development in rural areas in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified factors that affect landholding size but have failed to understand operational farm size in the area with the coexistence of local indigenous people and internal immigrants. In this study, we conducted 121 interviews with farmers from the buffer zones of Vie…
Biodiversity conservation or indigenous people’s welfare
This study examined the interactions between the socioeconomic factors of indigenous people and their dependency on forest products collected from Vietnam’s Bu Gia Map National Park. Sixty indigenous households were interviewed about their income, education, land area and status, cultural expenses, periods of insufficient food supply, and the frequency of trips to the national park. The results show that insufficient food supplies, the area of la…
Explaining the ‘hungry farmer paradox’
Flexibility Versus Efficiency? A Case Study of Model Changeovers in the Toyota Production System
This article seeks to reconceptualize the relationship between flexibility and efficiency. Much organization theory argues that efficiency requires bureaucracy, that bureaucracy impedes flexibility, and that organizations therefore confront a tradeoff between efficiency and flexibility. Some researchers have challenged this line of reasoning, arguing that organizations can shift the efficiency/flexibility tradeoff to attain both superior efficien…
Explaining the ‘hungry farmer paradox’
Biodiversity conservation or indigenous people’s welfare
This study examined the interactions between the socioeconomic factors of indigenous people and their dependency on forest products collected from Vietnam’s Bu Gia Map National Park. Sixty indigenous households were interviewed about their income, education, land area and status, cultural expenses, periods of insufficient food supply, and the frequency of trips to the national park. The results show that insufficient food supplies, the area of la…
Farm size
The disparity in access to agricultural land can be a source of social inequality, impeding community development in rural areas in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified factors that affect landholding size but have failed to understand operational farm size in the area with the coexistence of local indigenous people and internal immigrants. In this study, we conducted 121 interviews with farmers from the buffer zones of Vie…
Flexibility Versus Efficiency? A Case Study of Model Changeovers in the Toyota Production System
This article seeks to reconceptualize the relationship between flexibility and efficiency. Much organization theory argues that efficiency requires bureaucracy, that bureaucracy impedes flexibility, and that organizations therefore confront a tradeoff between efficiency and flexibility. Some researchers have challenged this line of reasoning, arguing that organizations can shift the efficiency/flexibility tradeoff to attain both superior efficien…
Explaining the ‘hungry farmer paradox’
Biodiversity conservation or indigenous people’s welfare
This study examined the interactions between the socioeconomic factors of indigenous people and their dependency on forest products collected from Vietnam’s Bu Gia Map National Park. Sixty indigenous households were interviewed about their income, education, land area and status, cultural expenses, periods of insufficient food supply, and the frequency of trips to the national park. The results show that insufficient food supplies, the area of la…
Farm size
The disparity in access to agricultural land can be a source of social inequality, impeding community development in rural areas in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified factors that affect landholding size but have failed to understand operational farm size in the area with the coexistence of local indigenous people and internal immigrants. In this study, we conducted 121 interviews with farmers from the buffer zones of Vie…
Economics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Socioeconomic status (2 works)