Agricultural Economics, 2022 (vol. 68), issue 7
Increasing the work engagement of agrarian enterprise employees through the support of the direct manager, organisational trust and job autonomyOriginal Paper
Nadežda Jankelová, Zuzana Joniaková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2022, 68(7):239-249 | DOI: 10.17221/92/2022-AGRICECON 
The aim of the paper is to research the interrelationships between variables - the support of the direct manager (SDM), work engagement (WE), organisational trust (OT), and job autonomy (JA) in enterprises operating in agriculture. Both direct and indirect effects affecting the increase in work engagement of agrarian employees are analysed. For the data collection, a questionnaire survey among the employees of agrarian enterprises in Slovakia was used (680 respondents). For testing, we applied the theoretical research model and purposed hypotheses with the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)...
Linking green intellectual capital with green innovation: Examining the roles of green dynamic capabilities and 'motivation to achieve legitimacy'Original Paper
Denisa Bogdana Abrudan, Nosheen Rafi, Dana Codruta Daianu, Masood Nawaz Kalyar
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2022, 68(7):250-258 | DOI: 10.17221/97/2022-AGRICECON
The present study aims to investigate the roles of agricultural firms' green dynamic capabilities (DCs) and 'motivation to achieve legitimacy' in the relationship between green intellectual capital (IC) and green innovation. We posit the 'resource-capability-outcome' model according to which green IC is an important strategic resource which helps firms to build and increase green DCs in order to achieve green innovation outcomes. The data were collected from 146 firms operating in both primary and secondary sectors. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used with WarpPLS 8.0 to process and analyse the data. The results indicated...
Foreign trade and virtual land resources: A case study of China's grainCase Study
Chong Cao, Guojun Yuan
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2022, 68(7):259-270 | DOI: 10.17221/85/2022-AGRICECON
This paper selects four grain crops of rice, wheat, soybean, and corn, analyzes their foreign trade from 2002 to 2020, and estimates the virtual land resource. The research results show that China's grain has always been in the state of net import. China mainly exports rice and imports soybeans, and the market structure has an obvious trend of simplification. The net import of virtual land resources in China's grain has grown significantly and has outstanding contribution ability. The average annual net import is 62.25 million ha, which is almost equivalent to the arable land area of China's one-cropping area. The net import contribution of soybean...
Employee motivation during the time of the crisis in agricultural and forestry organizations: Case studyCase Study
Milos Hitka, Silvia Lorincova, Milos Gejdos, Martina Lipoldova
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2022, 68(7):271-281 | DOI: 10.17221/71/2022-AGRICECON
The aim of the paper was to define the effect of the pandemic on employee motivation. Following the questionnaires, the level of motivation in agricultural and forestry organizations before the COVID-19 pandemic in the years 2018-2019 and after the crisis in the years 2020-2021 was defined. The hypotheses were tested using the variance analysis with interactions. The analysed field (financial, social, work, and career-related) was presented by the dependent variable. The categorical independent variables were used to describe the age, gender, and the time before or after the COVID-19 pandemic. A reduction in the level of the requirements in all areas...