Firm size and competitive advantage in the U.S. upholstered, wood household furniture industry

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Wan, Zi ^a,c   Bullard, Steven H ^b,c  

^a CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS LEVEL PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; FIRM SIZE; HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE INDUSTRY;

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; OUTSOURCING; WOOD;

FURNITURE MANUFACTURE;

COMMERCE; FURNITURE; OUTSOURCING; WOOD;

EID: 41349099895     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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