Product quality and value from consumer perspective-An application to wooden products

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-173

  Toivonen, Ritva Marketta ^a  

^a Forestry Development Centre Tapio   (Finland)

Author keywords

Consumers; Perceived product quality; Perceived product value; Quality dimensions; Wooden flooring and panelling products; Wooden furniture

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; FLOORS; WOODEN FLOORS;

CONSUMERS; PERCEIVED PRODUCT QUALITIES; PERCEIVED PRODUCT VALUES; QUALITY DIMENSION; WOODEN FLOORING AND PANELLING PRODUCTS; WOODEN FURNITURE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PERCEPTION; TIMBER MARKET; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WOOD QUALITY;

CONSUMERS; FORESTRY; FURNITURE; PLANNING; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FINLAND;

EID: 84858334431     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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