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1 online resource (464 pages) : illustrations |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
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"A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Contributors -- Section I. Changing context of the global forest sector -- Understanding and Managing Change in a Global Forest Sector -- The Impact of Globalization on Forest Users : Trends and Opportunities -- Section II. Changes in product categories and individual markets -- Markets and Market Forces for Lumber -- Markets and Market Forces for Secondary Wood Products -- Markets and Market Forces for Pulp and Paper Products -- New Products and Product Categories in the Forest Sector -- The Chinese Era -- Russia in the Global Forest Sector -- Section III. The forest sector within an environmental paradigm -- Environmental Activism and the Global Forest Sector -- Implementing Sustainability in the Forestry Sector : Toward the Convergence of Public and Private Forest Policy -- Green Building and the Forest Sector -- An Assessment of Global Wood-based Bioenergy -- Section IV. Capability development and strategic imperatives for the forest sector -- The Current and Future Role of Information Technology in the Forest Sector -- Cross-cultural Sales, Marketing, and Management Issues in the Global Forest Sector -- Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Forest Sector -- Innovation in the Global Forest Sector -- Strategic Orientations in the Global Forest Sector -- Section V. Bringing it all together -- What Now, Mr. Jones? : Some Thoughts about Today's Forest Sector and Tomorrow's Great Leap Forwards. |
| Summary |
"This book covers a wide array of topics that have relevance to the global forest products. This managerial view, based on up-to-date scientific research is a very important tool for forming the "big picture" of the current and future state of the global forest industry. This is the first book of its kind written by a global network of leaders in the field of forest products, marketing, and business development in the forest products sector in academia and industry"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Forest products industry.
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Globalization.
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Forest products industry -- Forecasting.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hansen, Eric, 1968-
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Panwar, Rajat.
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Vlosky, Richard P.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Global forest sector : changes, practices, and prospects. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2014] xv, 445 pages 9781439879276 (DLC) 2013031804 |
| ISBN |
9781439879276 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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9781439879283 (e-book) |
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