Innovativeness in the North American softwood sawmilling industry

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 568-578

  Crespell, Pablo ^a   Knowles, Christopher ^a   Hansen, Eric ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovativeness; Market orientation; New product development; Softwood sawmilling

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SAWMILLS;

INNOVATIVENESS; MARKET ORIENTATION; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWOOD SAWMILLING;

SOFTWOODS;

COMPETITION; INNOVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 33751094552     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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