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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...
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    Dissertation
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    May 1, 2007. Title: Organizational Climate and Innovativeness in the Forest Products Industry

  • Using soil data to enhance modeling of forest responses to climate change

    Creator:
    Peterman, Wendy L.
    Abstract:
    The over-arching theme of this work is that soil data affect the performance and realism of vegetation models with particular focus on their ability to predict or explain disturbances such as fire or disease. We tested the sensitivity of the Excel version of the 3-PG model to soil properties and...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Western and Southern United States. Forest Ecology and Management 238.1-3 : 24–53. Neary, D.G

  • 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

  • Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

    Creator:
    Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
    Abstract:
    The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Sustainable Forest Management presented on December 8, 2014. Title: Judicial Deference and Its Potential

  • 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

  • Building social capital through community-agency collaboration : a survey of residents in northeast Washington

    Creator:
    Maier, Carolin
    Abstract:
    Over the past half century, the USDA Forest Service has increasingly faced diverse and often competing demands for forest resources, ranging from recreation, to ecosystem services, and timber supply. Building positive community-agency relationships has become increasingly important. Such relationships can improve community support for forest planning and management activities, ultimately...
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    Masters Thesis
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    support for forest planning and management activities, ultimately making the agency more efficient and

  • Rivers and Roads : Exploring How Environmental Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads

    Creator:
    Detwiler, Stacey M.
    Abstract:
    This study explores how environmental governance mechanisms affect state management of forest roads to address the chronic delivery of sediment to streams in Oregon, Washington, and California on private and state forestlands. Forest roads can degrade water quality and harm aquatic life when runoff mobilizes fine sediments from the road...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads Abstract approved