Development of timber framed firms in the construction sector - Is EU policy one source of their innovation?

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Tykkä, Saana ^a   McCluskey, Denise ^b   Nord, Tomas ^c   Ollonqvist, Pekka ^d   Hugosson, Mårten ^b   Roos, Anders ^b   Ukrainski, Kadri ^e   Nyrud, Anders Q ^f   Bajric, Fahrudin ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^f Treteknisk   (Norway)

^g Technological Institute for Forestry Cellulose Construction Timber and Furniture   (France)

Author keywords

Construction; EU policy; Innovation; Innovation source; Timber frame

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; COMMON FACTORS; CONSTRUCTION DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES; ENGINEERING COMPETENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EU POLICY; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FUNDAMENTAL BARRIERS; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; IN-BUILDINGS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; LEAN PRODUCTION; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; PROCESS AND ORGANISATION; SOURCES OF INNOVATION; TIMBER ENGINEERING; TIMBER FRAME; TIMBER FRAMES;

BUILDING CODES; COMPETITION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

INNOVATION;

EID: 75049085955     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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