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  • Organizational climate and innovativeness in the forest products industry

    Creator:
    Crespell, Pablo Javier, 1968-
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    May 1, 2007. Title: Organizational Climate and Innovativeness in the Forest Products Industry

  • Corporate social responsibility in the forest products industry : an issues management approach

    Creator:
    Panwar, Rajat
    Abstract:
    Business is a social institution and society has always designated a role for business which has been undergoing changes with changing societal values and paradigms. Thus while business has always had some responsibilities, the modern connotation of the words corporate social responsibility commonly refers to business assuming responsibilities in economic,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Corporate Social Responsibility in the Forest Products Industry: An Issues Management Approach

  • Implications of the 2008 Lacey Act amendments : insights from the wood products industry

    Creator:
    Tibbets, Ashlee
    Abstract:
    Export-oriented illegal logging has been recognized as a major global problem in environmental, social, and economic terms. It has been argued that export-oriented illegal logging does not benefit the community or government that should be benefited by its own natural resources. The emergence of policy initiatives targeting illegal logging could...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    , there were problems in the United States regarding poaching large numbers of game in one state

  • Lean thinking in the secondary woodproducts industry : challenges and benefits

    Creator:
    Czabke, Jochen
    Abstract:
    Due to growing global competition, especially in the last decade, the United States wood and wood-based industries have suffered significant market share losses. The wood industry in Germany is facing similar challenges. To stay competitive in an increasingly global marketplace, many wood manufacturers are adopting new management/manufacturing approaches. Lean manufacturing...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Industry.doc Oregon State University Wood Science and Engineering Department Masters Thesis