Sustainability strategies in the forestry–wood chain driven by market demands on books and other products
2015 (English)In: Publishing research quarterly, ISSN 1053-8801, E-ISSN 1936-4792, Vol. 31, p. 21-35Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper focuses on sustainability strategies for the Forestry–Wood chain (FWC) driven by market demands on books and other products. The main objective is to draft and suggest a process for market driven pro-active sustainability strategies for the FWC, based on a SWOT-analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). Further to highlight the possible strategic implications and critical areas for actors upstream in the FWC, in the context of uncertain external future scenarios. Higher demands on product differentiation were found throughout the FWC, where also collaboration and stakeholder interaction was found important to improve sustainability. The work broadens the “traditional” perspectives on FWC sustainability to encompass also interacting value chains such as book production and publishing, to get a more holistic view.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2015. Vol. 31, p. 21-35
Keywords [en]
Sustainability, Forestry–Wood chain, Book production, Strategy, SWOT-analysis
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Research Profiles 2009-2020, Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-16556OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-16556DiVA, id: diva2:773816
2014-12-192014-12-192021-11-12Bibliographically approved