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Professor Stefano Pascucci

Professor Stefano Pascucci

Head of Department - Management (Business School) and Professor in Sustainability and Circular Economy

 S.Pascucci@exeter.ac.uk

 +44 (0) 1326 254454

 Environment and Sustainability Institute ESI 02.02

 

Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK

Overview

Stefano Pascucci is a social scientist interested in sustainability connected to organization theories, innovation management, entrepreneurship and value chain analysis. His research focuses on agribusiness, sustainability and circular economy. He is particularly concerned about how to analyse the interplay between sustainability, innovation and value chain configurations.

Prior to joining the University of Exeter Business School, in September 2016, Stefano Pascucci was an associate professor in innovation and organization of agribusiness at the Management Studies Group of Wageningen University (NL). From 2009-2011 he has been post-doc Marie Curie Fellow at the Agricultural Economics group of Wageningen University. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics and Policy from University of Naples Federico II (IT).

Stefano Pascucci is also visiting research at the Management Studies Group of Wageningen University (NL). He has published, among others, in the Journal of Business Venturing, Academy of Management Perspectives, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics and Supply Chain Management: an International Journal. Stefano serves as member of the editorial board of the British Food Journal. He is member of the Institutional and Organizational Economics Academy and alumnus of the Ronald Coase Institute.

Qualifications

  • PhD Valorisation and Management of Agricultural and Forest Resources (University of Naples Federico II)
  • MSc Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (Wageningen University)
  • Advanced Master Degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
  • MSc in Agricultural Science and Technology (University of Naples Federico II)

Career

Professor in Sustainability and Circular Economy| University of Exeter Business School

Deputy Head of Department – Science, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (SITE)

Research fellow at the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) | University of Exeter

Research affiliate at Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy (ECCE) | University of Exeter

Visiting Researcher | Business Management and Organization - Wageningen University (NL)

Part-time Professor | Business School - University of Auckland (NZ)

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Research

Research interests

Stefano Pascucci is involved in several research projects, many of which have received funding from a range of sources, and dealing with the following topics:

  • The organization of (collaborative) innovation in the Agri-food Sector
  • Economic Institutions of Circular Economy and Closed Cycle Design (Cradle to Cradle)
  • Alternative Food (Community) Networks
  • Configurational analysis and contract design for Sustainable Agri-food Value Chains/Systems.

Research projects

Research fellow H2020 funded project: http://www.strength2food.eu/  | http://www.diverfarming.eu/

Research fellow ERDF funded project: https://tevi.co.uk/

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Publications

Books

Alexander A, Pascucci S, Charnley F (2023). Handbook of the circular economy: Transitions and transformation. Abstract.

Journal articles

Weituschat CS, Pascucci S, Materia VC, Caracciolo F (2023). Can contract farming support sustainable intensification in agri-food value chains?. Ecological Economics, 211 Abstract.
Rossi ES, Materia VC, Caracciolo F, Blasi E, Pascucci S (2023). Farmers in the transition toward sustainability: what is the role of their entrepreneurial identity?. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, 7  Author URL.
Weituschat CS, Pascucci S, Materia VC, Blasi E (2023). Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 43(2). Abstract.
Fischer A, Pascucci S, Dolfsma W (2022). Designing a circular contract Template: Insights from the fairphone-as-a-Service project. Journal of Cleaner Production, 364
Weituschat CS, Pascucci S, Materia VC, Tamas P, de Jong R, Trienekens J (2022). Goal frames and sustainability transitions: how cognitive lock-ins can impede crop diversification. Sustainability Science, 17(6), 2203-2219. Abstract.
Howard M, Yan X, Mustafee N, Charnley F, Böhm S, Pascucci S (2022). Going beyond waste reduction: Exploring tools and methods for circular economy adoption in small-medium enterprises. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 182, 106345-106345.
Monier-Dilhan S, Poméon T, Böhm M, Brečić R, Csillag P, Donati M, Ferrer-Pérez H, Gauvrit L, Gil JM, Hoàng V, et al (2021). Do Food Quality Schemes and Net Price Premiums Go Together?. Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization, 19(2), 79-94. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Dentoni D, Lombardi A, Cembalo L (2021). Sharing values or sharing costs? Understanding consumer participation in alternative food networks. NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 78(1), 47-60.
Borrello M, Pascucci S, Caracciolo F, Lombardi A, Cembalo L (2020). Consumers are willing to participate in circular business models: a practice theory perspective to food provisioning. Journal of Cleaner Production, 259 Abstract.
Pascucci S, Dentoni D, Clements J, Poldner K, Gartner W (2020). EXPRESS: Forging forms of authority through the sociomateriality of food in partial organizations. Organization Studies
Boehm S, Pascucci S (2020). It’s not just about the Mafia! Conceptualizing business-society relations of organized violence. The Academy of Management Perspectives
Dentoni D, Bijman J, Bossle MB, Gondwe S, Isubikalu P, Ji C, Kella C, Pascucci S, Royer A, Vieira L, et al (2020). New organizational forms in emerging economies: bridging the gap between agribusiness management and international development. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 10(1), 1-11. Abstract.
Borrello M, Pascucci S, Cembalo L (2020). Three propositions to unify circular economy research: a review. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(10). Abstract.
Olivares Tenorio ML, Pascucci S, Verkerk R, Dekker M, van Boekel TAJS (2020). What does it take to go global? the role of quality alignment and complexity in designing international food supply chains. Supply Chain Management, 26(4), 467-480. Abstract.
Pancino B, Blasi E, Rappoldt A, Pascucci S, Ruini L, Ronchi C (2019). Partnering for sustainability in agri-food supply chains: the case of Barilla Sustainable Farming in the Po Valley. Agricultural and Food Economics, 7(1). Abstract.
Lerro M, Vecchio R, Caracciolo F, Pascucci S, Cembalo L (2018). Consumers' heterogeneous preferences for corporate social responsibility in the food industry. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 25(6), 1050-1061. Abstract.
van der Werlf S, Trienekens J, Hagelaar G, Pascucci S (2018). Patterns in sustainable relationships between buyers and suppliers: evidence from the food and beverage industry. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 21(8), 1023-1043.  Author URL.
Materia VC, Pascucci S, Dries L (2017). Are In‐House and Outsourcing Innovation Strategies Correlated? Evidence from the European Agri‐Food Sector. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 68(1), 249-268. Abstract.
Borrello M, Caracciolo F, Lombardi A, Pascucci S, Cembalo L (2017). Consumers' perspective on circular economy strategy for reducing food waste. Sustainability (Switzerland), 9(1). Abstract.
Fischer A, Pascucci S (2017). Institutional incentives in circular economy transition: the case of material use in the Dutch textile industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 155, 17-32. Abstract.
Dentoni D, Pascucci S, Poldner K, Gartner WB (2017). Learning “who we are” by doing: Processes of co-constructing prosocial identities in community-based enterprises. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(5), 603-622. Abstract.
Duncan J, Pascucci S (2017). Mapping the Organisational Forms of Networks of Alternative Food Networks: Implications for Transition. SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS, 57(3), 316-339.  Author URL.
Nuhoff-Isakhanyan G, Wubben EFM, Omta OSWF, Pascucci S (2017). Network structure in sustainable agro-industrial parks. Journal of Cleaner Production, 141, 1209-1220.
Blok V, Thijssen S, Pascucci S (2017). Understanding Management Practices in Business Incubators: Empirical Evidence of the Factors Impacting the Incubation Process. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 14(04).
Miralles I, Dentoni D, Pascucci S (2017). Understanding the organization of sharing economy in agri-food systems: evidence from alternative food networks in Valencia. Agriculture and Human Values, 34(4), 833-854. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Fischer A (2016). Institutional incentives in circular economy transition: the case of material use in the Dutch textile industry. Journal of Cleaner Production
Borrello M, Lombardi A, Pascucci S, Cembalo L (2016). The Seven Challenges for Transitioning into a Bio-based Circular Economy in the Agri-food Sector. Recent Advances in Food Nutrition & Agriculture, 8(1), 39-47.
Dicecca R, Pascucci S, Contò F (2016). Understanding reconfiguration pathways of agri-food value chains for smallholder farmers. British Food Journal, 118(8), 1857-1882. Abstract.
Dentoni D, Bitzer V, Pascucci S (2015). Cross-Sector Partnerships and the Co-creation of Dynamic Capabilities for Stakeholder Orientation. Journal of Business Ethics, 135(1), 35-53.
Dentoni D, Pascucci S, Migliore G (2015). Entrepreneurship in Consumption and the Role of Sharing. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1).
de-Magistris T, Pascucci S, Mitsopoulos D (2015). Paying to see a bug on my food. British Food Journal, 117(6), 1777-1792. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Dries L, Karantininis K, Martino G (2015). Regulation and organizational change in the governance of agri-food value chains. British Food Journal, 117(10).
Pascucci S, Dentoni D, Mitsopoulos D (2015). The perfect storm of business venturing? the case of entomology-based venture creation. Agricultural and Food Economics, 3(1).
Pascucci S, Materia VC, Kolympiris C (2015). Understanding the selection processes of public research projects in agriculture: the role of scientific merit. Food Policy, 56, 87-99.
Materia VC, Pascucci S, Kolympiris C (2015). Understanding the selection processes of public research projects in agriculture: the role of scientific merit. Food Policy, 56, 87-99.
Cembalo L, Lombardi A, Pascucci S, Dentoni D, Migliore G, Verneau F, Schifani G (2015). “Rationally Local”: Consumer Participation in Alternative Food Chains. Agribusiness, 31(3), 330-352. Abstract.
Cembalo L, Pascucci S, Tagliafierro C, Caracciolo F (2014). Development and management of a bio-energy supply chain through contract farming. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 17(3), 33-52. Abstract.
Dries L, Pascucci S, Török A, Tóth J (2014). Keeping your secrets public? Open versus closed innovation processes in the hungarian wine sector. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 17(1), 147-162. Abstract.
Arinloye D-DAA, Pascucci S, Linnemann AR, Coulibaly ON, Hagelaar G, Omta OSWF (2014). Marketing Channel Selection by Smallholder Farmers. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 21(4), 337-357.
Cicatiello C, Pancino B, Pascucci S, Franco S (2014). Relationship Patterns in Food Purchase: Observing Social Interactions in Different Shopping Environments. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 28(1), 21-42.
de-Magistris T, Pascucci S (2014). The effect of the solemn oath script in hypothetical choice experiment survey: a pilot study. Economics Letters, 123(2), 252-255.
van der Horst H, Pascucci S, Bol W (2014). The “dark side” of food banks? Exploring emotional responses of food bank receivers in the Netherlands. British Food Journal, 116(9), 1506-1520. Abstract.
Abebe GK, Bijman J, Pascucci S, Omta O (2013). Adoption of improved potato varieties in Ethiopia: the role of agricultural knowledge and innovation system and smallholder farmers’ quality assessment. Agricultural Systems, 122, 22-32.
CECHIN A, BIJMAN J, PASCUCCI S, ZYLBERSZTAJN D, Onno O (2013). DRIVERS OF PRO‐ACTIVE MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 84(4), 443-468.
Gerdessen JC, Pascucci S (2013). Data Envelopment Analysis of sustainability indicators of European agricultural systems at regional level. Agricultural Systems, 118, 78-90.
Pascucci S, Lombardi A, Cembalo L, Dentoni D (2013). Governance mechanisms in food community networks. Italian Journal of Food Science, 25(1), 98-104. Abstract.
Pascucci S, De-Magistris T (2013). Information bias condemning radical food innovators? the case of insect-based products in the Netherlands. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 16(3), 1-16. Abstract.
Dries L, Pascucci S, Török Á, Tóth J (2013). Open Innovation: a Case‐study of the Hungarian Wine Sector. EuroChoices, 12(1), 53-59.
Pascucci S, de-Magistris T, Dries L, Adinolfi F, Capitanio F (2013). Participation of Italian farmers in rural development policy. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 40(4), 605-631.
Wubben EFM, Fondse M, Pascucci S (2013). The importance of stakeholder-initiatives for business models in short food supply chains: the case of the Netherlands. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 13(2), 139-150.
Cechin A, Bijman J, Pascucci S, Omta O (2012). Decomposing the Member Relationship in Agricultural Cooperatives: Implications for Commitment. Agribusiness, 29(1), 39-61. Abstract.
Dries L, Pascucci S, Gardebroek C (2012). Diversification in Italian farm systems: Are farmers using interlinked strategies?. New Medit, 11(4), 7-15. Abstract.
Pascucci S, De-Magistris T (2012). Factors affecting farmers' likelihood to use advisory and extension services. New Medit, 11(3), 2-11. Abstract.
Cechin A, Bijman J, Pascucci S, Zylbersztajn D, Omta O (2012). Quality in Cooperatives versus Investor‐owned Firms: Evidence from Broiler Production in Paraná, Brazil. Managerial and Decision Economics, 34(3-5), 230-243.
Del Giudice T, Nebbia S, Pascucci S (2012). The “Young” Consumer Perception of Functional Foods in Italy. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 18(3), 222-241.
Pascucci S, Royer A, Bijman J (2012). To make or to buy: is this the Question? testing making or buying decisions to explain innovation sourcing strategies in the food sector. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 15(3), 99-118. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Cicatiello C, Franco S, Pancino B, Marino D (2011). Back to the future? Understanding change in food habits of farmers' market customers. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 14(4), 105-126. Abstract.
Cicia G, Colantuoni F, Teresa DG, Pascucci S (2011). Community Supported Agriculture in the Urban Fringe: Empirical Evidence for Project Feasibility in the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Italy). International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2(3), 326-339. Abstract.
Pascucci S (2011). Factors affecting farmers’ networking decisions. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 11(1), 7-18.
Pascucci S, De Magistris T (2011). Institutional Innovation and Public Extension Services Provision: the Marche Regional Administration Reform in Central Italy. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 17(3), 267-281.
Enzing CM, Pascucci S, Janszen FHA, Omta OSWF (2011). Role of open innovation in the short- and long-term market success of new products: evidence from the Dutch food and beverages industry. Journal on Chain and Network Science, 11(3), 235-250.
Pascucci S, Royer A, Bijman J (2011). Should I Make or Should I Buy? Innovation Strategies and Governance Structures in the Italian Food Sector. International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2(2), 167-180. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Gardebroek C, Dries L (2011). Some like to join, others to deliver: an econometric analysis of farmers' relationships with agricultural co-operatives. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 39(1), 51-74.
Pascucci S, de-Magistris T (2011). The effects of changing regional Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System on Italian farmers’ strategies. Agricultural Systems, 104(9), 746-754.
Pascucci S (2010). Governance Stucture, Perception and Innovation in Credence Food Transactions: the Role of Food Community Networks. International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 1(3), 224-236. Abstract.
Capitanio F, Coppola A, Pascucci S (2010). Product and process innovation in the Italian food industry. Agribusiness, 26(4), 503-518. Abstract.
Del Giudice T, Pascucci S (2010). The Role of Consumer Acceptance in the Food Innovation Process: Young Consumer Perception of Functional Foods in Italy. International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 1(2), 111-122. Abstract.
Panico T, Del Giudice T, Pascucci S (2009). A comparative analysis of the coherence of Italian rural development programs 2007-2013. New Medit, 8(4), 34-42. Abstract.
Capitanio F, Coppola A, Pascucci S (2009). Indications for drivers of innovation in the food sector. British Food Journal, 111(8), 820-838. Abstract.

Chapters

Pascucci S (2023). Introduction. In  (Ed) Handbook of the Circular Economy, De Gruyter, 93-96.
Pascucci S (2023). Introduction. In  (Ed) Handbook of the Circular Economy: Transitions and Transformation, 93-96.
Okorie O (2023). Riversimple: Mobility. In Alexander A, Pascucci S, Charnley F (Eds.) Handbook of the Circular Economy Transitions and Transformation, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 385-385. Abstract.
Pascucci S (2023). Sustainable entrepreneurship research: Narratives, tensions and future agendas. In  (Ed) De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research, 29-44. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Alexander A, Charnley F, Fishburn J (2023). The circular economy: landscape, dimensions and definitions. In  (Ed) Handbook of the Circular Economy, De Gruyter, 1-16.
Boehm S, Sandover R, Pascucci S, Colombo L, Jackson S, Lobley M (2022). Circular food systems: a blueprint for regenerative innovations in a regional UK context. In Sage CL (Ed) A Research Agenda for Food Systems, Edward Elgar.
Panico T, Pascucci S, Lobbedez E, Del Giudice T (2022). Paradise Lost?. In  (Ed) Whole Person Promotion, Women, and the Post-Pandemic Era, IGI Global, 91-114.
Panico T, Pascucci S, Lobbedez E, Del Giudice T, Cicia G (2022). Paradise Lost?: Understanding Social Embeddedness Through Crisis and Violence in the Neapolitan “Land of Fires”. In  (Ed) Whole Person Promotion, Women, and the Post-Pandemic Era: Impact and Future Outlooks, IGI Global, 91-114. Abstract.
Fischer A, Pascucci S, Dolfsma W (2021). Understanding the role of institutional intermediaries in the emergence of the circular economy. In  (Ed) Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical and Sustainable Business, 108-126.
Pascucci S (2020). Building natural resource networks: urban agriculture and the circular economy. In  (Ed) Achieving sustainable urban agriculture, BURLEIGH DODDS SCIENCE PUBLISHING.
Pascucci S (2020). Circular food economies. In  (Ed) Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems, 318-335.
Dentoni D, Poldner K, Pascucci S, Gartner WB (2017). Consumer entrepreneurship: What is it? When, how, and why does it emerge?. In  (Ed) Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, 187-218. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Duncan J (2017). FROM PIRATE ISLANDS TO COMMUNITIES OF HOPE: Reflections on the circular economy of food systems. In  (Ed) Sustainable Food Futures: Multidisciplinary Solutions, 186-200. Abstract.
Pascucci S, Duncan J (2016). 'Informal virtues' and 'formal vices'? Understanding the implications of producer organizations for pastoralists in India. In  (Ed) Cooperatives, Economic Democratization and Rural Development, 175-200.
Abebe GK, Bijman J, Pascucci S, Omta SWF, Tsegaye A (2016). 6. Diverging quality preferences along the supply chain: implications for variety choice by potato growers in Ethiopia. In  (Ed) Quality and innovation in food chains, Brill Academic Publishers, 119-140.
Del Giudice T, Panico T, Pascucci S (2016). Are Rural Development Strategies Coherent at Regional Level? Empirical Evidence from Italy. In  (Ed) The Common Agricultural Policy after the Fischler Reform: National Implementations, Impact Assessment and the Agenda for Future Reforms, 347-374. Abstract.
Abebe GK, Bijman J, Pascucci S, Omta SWF, Tsegaye A (2016). Diverging quality preferences along the supply chain: Implications for variety choice by potato growers in Ethiopia. In  (Ed) Quality and Innovation in Food Chains: Lessons and insights from Africa, 119-140. Abstract.
Del Giudice T, Panico T, Pascucci S (2011). Are rural development strategies coherent at regional level? Empirical evidence from Italy. In  (Ed) The Common Agricultural Policy after the Fischler Reform: National Implementations, Impact Assessment and the Agenda for Future Reforms, 347-374.
Pascucci S, Polman N, Slangen L (2011). Institutional framework for analyzing sustainability in European agriculture and rural areas. In  (Ed) Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and Management: Emerging Research Applications, 1-22. Abstract.

Conferences

Manolchev C, Stussi L, Ho C-H, Campenni M, Pascucci S, Lewis D (2023). Internal ‘chutes’ and legal ‘ladders’: negative behaviour anomalies in the NHS. EGOS. 6th - 8th Jul 2023. Abstract.
Cherrington R, Alexander A, Boehm S, Manolchev C, Monciardini D, Pascucci S (2021). The sociomateriality of plastic waste: a cross-case comparison. ISPIM Innovation Conference – Innovating Our Common Future. 20th - 23rd Jun 2021.
Alexander A, Boehm S, Pascucci S, Cherrington R (2020). Circular Innovations: Sustainable Innovations, Eco-Innovations and Circular Regeneration?. the ISPIM Innovation Conference – Innovating in Times of Crisis. 7th - 10th Jun 2020.
Howard M, Yan X, Mustafee N, Boehm S, Hopkinson P, Charnley F, Pascucci S (2020). Seven Tools for the Circular Economy: from Linear Flows to Systems Value Recapture. International Society for Circular Economy (IS4CE). 6th - 7th Jul 2020.
Trienekens J, van Velzen M, Lees N, Saunders C, Pascucci S (2018). Governance of market-oriented fresh food value chains: export chains from New Zealand.  Author URL.

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External Engagement and Impact

External positions

Visiting fellowship

Visiting Researcher: Business Organization and Management Group - Wageningen University (NL)

Part-time professor:  Business School - University of Auckland (NZ)

Scientific affiliation

  • 2017-current: member of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
  • 2018-current: member of the Academy of Management (ENT, ONE, OMT divisions)
  • 2005-current: member of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE)
  • 2009-current: Wageningen School of Social Science (WASS) Fellow (NL)
  • 2011-current: Ronald Coase Institute Alumni (USA)
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  • Editorial Board
  • 2015 - current: Editorial board British Food Journal
  • 2014-2015 Guest editor special issue “Regulation and Organizational Change in the Governance of Agri-food Value Chains” of the British Food Journal
  • 2011-2013: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Agricultural Policy Review

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Teaching

As lecturer he has taught in several courses and supervised more than 60 students in their master, bachelor and internship thesis projects. He is increasingly experimenting new teaching techniques, such as action-based teaching and gamification. Both techniques are based on a more interactive way to engage with students. Action-based teaching is related to the idea of directly exposing students to research topics and activities, to let them explore and experience interactions with key stakeholders, thus combining theoretical learning with application and action. Gamification is a principle used in learning processes which relies on using elements from games to increase student’s engagement in the classroom. List of courses/teaching experience:

  • Sustainable Enterprise Economy
  • Economics for Managers
  • Institutional Economics and Economic Organization Theory
  • Organization of Agribusiness
  • Organizational Behaviour and Business Management
  • Environmental Management and Industry
  • Circular Economy: Theory and Practice

Modules

2023/24


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