Technical innovation in Spain's wood-based industry: The role of environmental and quality strategies

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Alfranca, Óscar ^a   Diaz Balteiro, Luis ^b   Herruzo, A Casimiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Innovation; Quality; Wood based industry

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION ACTIVITIES; LOGIT MODELS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PULP AND PAPERS; QUALITY; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; QUALITY STRATEGIES; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES; TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WOOD;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; FORECASTS; FURNITURE; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP INDUSTRY; QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY; WOOD;

EID: 64049085364     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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