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Organizational climate and innovativeness in the forest products industry

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Crespell, Pablo Javier, 1968-

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There has been an increasing realization of the value of innovativeness, the orientation toward innovation, for firms thriving to gain competitive edge. The US forest products industry is no different in this respect and many companies have active initiatives to bring about creativity from their own employees. At the same...

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Dissertation

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DISSERTATION OF Pablo Javier Crespell of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wood Science presented on
Commercialization potential of viscoelastic thermal compressed (VTC) wood

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Macias, Natalie R.

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The increasing demand for forest products and restricted use of natural forests has resulted in a shortage of high-strength wood fiber. The area covered by plantation forests is steadily rising, but the fiber produced by these forests is often unsuitable for high-strength applications. One attempt to combat this problem is...

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Masters Thesis

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committee: Fred Kamke, Keven Malkewitz, and Pablo Crespell for their contribution to her success. The
Improving the durability of second growth timbers of naturally durable species

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Cabrera Orozco, Yohanna

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While the heartwood of many wood species exhibits excellent resistance to fungal and insect attack, this resistance is sometimes diminished in second-growth material of the same species. The reasons for the reduced durability are unclear, but they may reflect a combination of both higher proportions of sapwood as well as...

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Masters Thesis

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Peterson, John O’Connor, Neil Melencion, Milo Clauson, Chris Gabrielli, Pablo Crespell and Guenter Modzel