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Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

Creator:

Brown, Nicole A.

Abstract:

This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...

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Masters Thesis

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Enterprises in Oregon's Forest Product Industry by Nicole A. Brown A THESIS submitted to Oregon State
Environment, symbolism, and changing gender roles in Oregon's Santiam Canyon

Creator:

Gilden, Jennifer

Abstract:

In the early 1990s, a cutback in harvestable timber led to economic stress among the families and communities of Oregon's Santiam Canyon. This ethnographic study uses symbolic anthropology and cultural ecology to examine the changing relationships among the timber industry, timber communities, and gender roles. Timber-dependent economies have always struggled...

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Masters Thesis
Local resilience, canola cropping, and biodiesel production

Creator:

Bates, Christopher Allen

Abstract:

New technology may have negative, as well as positive, effects on a sociocultural system. Biodiesel is growing in popularity as a fuel alternative that addresses global warming and reduces dependency on petroleum. The biodiesel innovation fits well into the existing behavioral infrastructure of Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. The introduction...

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Masters Thesis

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, Oregon. The introduction of this technology fliels two community-based biodiesel initiatives: the