RT Journal Article
T1 Measuring quality conventions in the food industry: Applications to the wine sector in Spain
A1 Climent López, Eugenio
A1 Sánchez Hernández, José Luis
A1 Canto Fresno, Consuelo Del
A1 Alonso Santos, José Luis
A1 Rodero González, Valeriano
A1 Ramírez García, Susana
A1 Ruiz Budría, Enrique
AB The “quality turn” that the agri-food system has recently taken considers quality to be a complex notion that is defined both by the physical characteristics of the product and by changing socio-cultural factors. Convention theory provides a framework for assessing quality by means of various criteria, which correspond to different convention categories. Research that is based on this theory employs qualitative methods and case studies. In this article, a quantitative research methodology that addresses the conventions of the agri-food industry was carried out. Specifically, 19 mathematical indicators were constructed from statistical sources to identify and measure existing quality conventions in the wine subsector. These indicators have been tested in a study of 16 Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) inland Spain, with the following results: first, existing convention categories for each PDO were identified – industrial, commercial, domestic, public and civic – and a distinctive quality profile was developed for each one. Second, a ranking of PDOs was established according to their orientation to each convention type. The viability and utility of the quantitative methods in this quality convention study was demonstrated, thereby opening a research path that is complementary to qualitative methods.
PB Elsevier
SN 0016-7185
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101060
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/101060
LA eng
NO Climent-López, E., J.L. Sánchez-Hernández, C. Canto-Fresno, J.L. Alonso-Santos, S. Ramírez-García, V. Rodero-González, y E. Ruiz-Budría. «Measuring Quality Conventions in the Food Industry: Applications to the Wine Sector in Spain». Geoforum 56 (septiembre de 2014): 148-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.07.004.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025