Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2006, 52(10):471-476 | DOI: 10.17221/5053-AGRICECON

On some potential competitive advantages of the Slovak agricultural enterprises in the EU

M. Grznár, Ľ. Szabo
University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

The paper deals with identification of some forms of potential competitive advantage that can be applied by the Slovak agrarian enterprises after the accession to the EU. The capacity of the economies of scale is being analyzed, as well as the potential of the labor productivity growth, and input management in controlling of intensification process. The paper is targeted at verifying the extent of application of competitive advantages by agrarian enterprises, and identifying the reasons of obstacles that hinder their full utilization.

Keywords: competitive advantage, economies of scale, labor productivity, input management

Published: October 31, 2006  Show citation

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