TY - GEN
T1 - Dimensions of innovation in the pulp and paper manufacturing industry
T2 - Insights from the 2005 Georgia manufacturing survey
AU - Youtie, J.
AU - Shapira, P.
AU - Slanina, J.
AU - Lamos, E.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The need to enhance innovation capacities has received growing attention in recent years. This paper aims to profile innovation methods within the pulp and paper industry based on a survey of Georgia manufacturing establishments. Pulp and paper respondents are compared with those in other industries in terms of their introduction of new or significantly improved products, processes, and organizational approaches and differences in firm size and type of pulp and paper operation are noted. Three unobserved dimensions of innovation- intellectual property-based, supply-chain based, and business process based-are identified through exploratory factor analysis and differences by sector are highlighted. Pulp and paper firms are generally found to lead other sectors in supply chain and process innovation, but lag in intellectual property based innovation.
AB - The need to enhance innovation capacities has received growing attention in recent years. This paper aims to profile innovation methods within the pulp and paper industry based on a survey of Georgia manufacturing establishments. Pulp and paper respondents are compared with those in other industries in terms of their introduction of new or significantly improved products, processes, and organizational approaches and differences in firm size and type of pulp and paper operation are noted. Three unobserved dimensions of innovation- intellectual property-based, supply-chain based, and business process based-are identified through exploratory factor analysis and differences by sector are highlighted. Pulp and paper firms are generally found to lead other sectors in supply chain and process innovation, but lag in intellectual property based innovation.
KW - Manufacturing
KW - Taxes
KW - Regional economic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845789563&partnerID=MN8TOARS
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - 2006 TAPPI Papermakers Conference and 2006 TAPPI Coating and Graphic Arts Conference Proceedings
ER -
