Innovativeness in the forest products industry

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Hovgaard, Abra ^a   Hansen, Eric ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SYSTEMS INNOVATION; COLLECTIVE PERSONALITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE;

COMPETITION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MARKETING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0742268474     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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