Climate for innovation and innovation strategy as drivers for success in the wood industry: Moderation effects of firm size, industry sector, and country of operation

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-430

  Nybakk, Erlend ^a   Crespell, Pablo ^b   Hansen, Eric ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative management; Innovations; Organisational culture; Strategy; Wood industry; Working climate

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; MODERATORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOODWORKING;

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION PRACTICES; ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE; STRATEGY; WOOD INDUSTRY; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; WORKING CLIMATE;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FOREST PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS; WOOD WORKING;

NORWAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053954672     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.110     Document Type: Article

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