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The impact of total quality management and business networks on company export performance in emerging vs. developed economies : evidence from furniture enterprises in Pakistan and the UK

Urbański, Mariusz; Ul Haque, Adnan; Lang, John W.; … - 2025

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Factors influencing circular transition towards the adoption of remanufacturing in the furniture sector

Löfving, Malin; Kans, Mirka - 2026

Background The transition to a circular economy presents both opportunities and challenges for traditional manufacturing sectors. Remanufacturing is a key strategy for extending product lifecycles and reducing environmental impact, yet its adoption remains limited in the furniture industry....

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Emergent competitiveness in artisanal furniture : a case study from Misantla, Mexico

García-Santamaría, Luis Enrique; … - 2026

Background: This study examines the competitive dynamics of the artisanal wooden furniture industry in Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico, a predominantly informal productive system characterized by family-managed production units and strong territorial embeddedness. Methods: A mixed-methods research...

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Strategizing in the Polish furniture industry

Bednarz-Łuczewska, Paulina - 2024

The Element provides a broad overview of the Polish furniture industry. It tells the story of a sector that grew from a bundle of craftsmen into Europe's largest and the world's second-largest furniture exporter within three decades. This is also the story of a sector marked by a subordinate...

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From smile curve to wicked smile? The role of e-commerce platforms in reshaping industry value chains and empowering clusters

Chu, Han; Hassink, Robert; Luo, Zhendong - 2026

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Competitor orientation and performance of furniture manufacturing SMEs in Dar es Salaam Tanzania : the mediating effect of customer loyalty

Bwemelo, Gordian; Mmari, Goodluck; Mashenene, Robert - 2026

The effect of competitor orientation on the performance of furniture manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises was examined, with a special focus on customer loyalty as a mediator. A sample of 364 firms was obtained from the Dar es Salaam Region using proportionate stratified sampling. Data...

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Circular Business Models in the Manufacturing Industry : Insights from Small Open Economies

Dagilienė, Lina; Bruneckienė, Jurgita; Varaniūtė, … - 2023

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Transition to Circular Business Models -- Chapter 3. Circular Performance of Small Open Economies -- Chapter 4. Circular Patterns of Manufacturing Companies -- Chapter 5. Circular Transformation of the Textile Industry -- Chapter 6. Circular Transformation...

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IP and the furniture sector in Latin America : Latin America IP SME helpdesk

2025

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IP and the furniture sector in Latin America : Latin America IP SME helpdesk

2025

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Linking education and the local economy : intermediaries in a furniture ecosystem

Kraak, André - 2025

... examines the collapse of linkages between South Africa's post-school education and training system and the declining furniture industry. Using a case study approach, it explores reasons behind the erosion of the sector's competitiveness. The book shows how intermediaries -- organisations or...

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Strategizing as polarity management : biographical analysis of leadership in the Polish furniture industry (1989–2015)

Bednarz-Łuczewska, Paulina; Łuczewski, Michał - 2024

Purpose This article aims to analyze the strategic work of Polish entrepreneurs in the furniture industry following the political changes in 1989. The authors examined how these entrepreneurs transitioned from local craftsmen or importers into leaders of international manufacturing companies and...

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Assessing the technical efficiency of forest products firms and demand in forestry value chains

Wakhungu, Hillary K. - 2024

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Innovative interiors : an evaluation of guest perceptions and booking responses to robotic furniture in hotel rooms

Badraoui, Badr; Smith, Scott J. - 2025

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Entrepreneurial orientation dimension affects firm performance : a perspective from the Malaysian furniture industry

Akbar, Fazal; Khan, Rao Aamir; Wadood, Fazli; Abdul … - 2020

Objective: The main objective of this study is to verify the impact of entrepreneurial orientation dimension on firm performance of furniture industry in Malaysia. Research Design & Methods: In this study, we used a quantitative research method and collected data through a questionnaire from 391...

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Furniture industry and handicrafts : what possible integration of production processes? Experiential profiles from Italy

Migliaccio, Guido; Rossetti, Luigi Umberto - 2025

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Eco-innovation practices in the supply chain management

Silva, Natalia Troccoli Marques da; Pigatto, Giuliana … - 2025

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in der Matratzenindustrie : evaluierung verschiedener EPR-Modelle für Deutschland hinsichtlich ihrer Umsetzbarkeit und Effektivität zur Kreislaufschließung

Demandt, Maike - 2023

In Deutschland werden jährlich über sieben Millionen gebrauchte Matratzen entsorgt, die überwiegend einer thermischen Behandlung unterzogen und nur zu einem Bruchteil recycelt werden. Dieser lineare Ansatz belastet die Ressourcen, erhöht die Emissionen und birgt Umweltrisiken. Um diesen...

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Role of government in changing institutional furniture for firms in digital economy : mixed blessings from China

Siu, Ricardo C. S. - 2025

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Perfektion in Technik und Form : Unternehmensstrategien in der Möbelfertigung zwischen 1750 und 1914

Fünderich, Maren-Sophie - 2023

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Circular business models : sustainability and profitability in the furniture sector

Porfírio, José António; Rodrigues, Ricardo Bruno … - 2025

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Basel - die Schweizer Möbelstadt : zur Entwicklung des Nordwestschweizer Möbelhandwerks und –handels und des Nachfragemarktes für Möbel und Einrichtungen im 20. Jahrhundert

Pfister, Dieter - 2023

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Assessment of the business environment for the furniture industries in the Temeke, Dodoma and Handeni districts, Tanzania

Mfilinge, Alpha E.; Abdallah, Jumanne Moshi - 2024

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Comparative Advantage of Poland in the Furniture Sector and Its Impact on EU28s Competitiveness

Emikönel, Murat - 2022

Countries are closely interested in foreign trade to have a voice in international markets and to achieve high growth targets. Foreign trade grows faster than the country’s economies and contributes a lot to the economy. Export, which is one of the foreign trade items, is a variable that plays...

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Is quality management a competitive advantage? : a study after the Spanish financial crisis in the furniture industry

Sánchez-Alegría, Santiago; Lizarraga-Dalloa, Fermín; … - 2022

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Supply chain performance in the wooden furniture industry : the effect of institutional pressures and supply chain integration in a developing country context

Tukamuhabwa, Benjamin R.; Mutebi, Henry; Ojok, Ballam A. - 2024

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Adoption of open innovation and entrepreneurial orientation practices in Malaysian furniture industry

Wadood, Fazli; Alshaikh, Mohammed Emad; Akbar, Fazal; … - 2022

Objective: The main objective of this research is to integrate the resource-based view (RBV) to analyse how the relationship between firm performance and entrepreneurial orientation is mediated by outbound innovation among furniture firms in Malaysia. Research Design & Methods: In this research,...

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Inquiry into consumer perception towards plastic furniture

Dhandhania, Vivek; Ghosh, Arijit; Banerjee, Shivaji - 2024

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C'est Formica, c'est formidable! : une histoire d'entreprise (1951-1983)

Truffy, Lucile - 2024

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The impact of continuous improvement concepts on the performance of furniture production processes

Simanová, Ľubica; Sujová, Andrea - 2022

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Risk management instruments in the supply chain of the furniture industry

Kulińska, Ewa; Matulewski, Marek - 2022

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Essential organizational variables for the implementation of Quality 4.0 : empirical evidence from the Indian furniture industry

Mittal, Ankesh; Sachan, Sandeep; Kumar, Vimal; Vardhan, … - 2024

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Financial management in the marketing strategies of wooden furniture manufacturers in the semi-desert area of the State of Querétaro, Mexico

Isis Janet, Rodríguez Hernández; León Martin, … - 2024

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Palayad’s Furniture and Sash Factory : A Growing Business in the Furniture Industry of Gulod, Labac Batangas, Philippines

Apilado, Kristine; Cruz, Ron; Lumague, Ephraim; Manuel, … - 2022

This paper explores the growing business in Gulod, Labac, Batangas City during the pandemic era. Researchers interviewed the factory owner to give opinions, production, experiences, problems, and processes in the furniture industry. Much of the extant literature appears to be valid in this case...

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The competitive advantage of furniture SMEs in East Java : the role of aggressiveness in entrepreneurship orientation

Paulus, Ardianus Laurens; Hermanto, Yustinus Budi - 2022

This paper analyzes the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation in Furniture SMEs in East Java, Indonesia, towards competitive advantage. This study uses a quantitative approach with the survey method. This study uses primary data that is self-reported using a self-administered survey by...

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Chinese furniture factories and European businesses in Australia, 1880-1900

Gibson, Peter - 2024

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Design and sustainability for innovation in family firms : a case study from the Italian furniture sector

Barbaritano, Marica; Savelli, Elisabetta - 2020

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The opportunities and threats of the omnichannel in terms of the logistical challenges of the furniture industry

Siegfried, Patrick - 2022

Both retail stores and online pure player are in a state of flux as a result of increasing digitalization and the influence of dynamically changing trends. In particular, an adaptive behavior to the present developments is required from the furniture industry. The information age poses new...

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Market imperative and cluster evolution in China : evidence from Shunde

Fu, Tianlan; Yang, Chun; Li, Lixun - 2020

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Agile management of sustainable development-circular economy concept model for furniture industry

Sałek, Robert - 2022

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Knowledge management and innovation in the furniture industry in Mexico

Castillo-Girón, Víctor Manuel; Ayala-Ramírez, Suhey; … - 2023

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China IP SME Helpdesk : IPR protection for the furniture industry in China

2022

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Möbelwerker erzählen : das Treuhand-Schicksal des Möbelwerks Eisenberg

2022 - 1. Auflage

Am 30. Juni 2021 fand im Hof der Stadtbibliothek in Eisenberg der erste Erzählsalon zu den Eisenberger Möbelwerken statt. Ehemalige Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Betriebes und Interessierte kamen, um von Roland Steudel – bis 2005 Geschäftsführer der Möbelwerke – zu erfahren, wie...

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Sawdust in your pockets : a history of the North Carolina furniture industry

Medlin, Eric - 2023

"During the twentieth century, three industries dominated the economy of North Carolina. Tobacco and textiles are well-known and well-studied, being the subject of books, movies, and articles over the past century. But at its height, the furniture industry was nearly as large and influential as...

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Forecasting sales in the supply chain based on the LSTM network : the case of furniture industry

Pliszczuk, Damian; Lesiak, Piotr; Żuk, Krzysztof; … - 2021

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Key supply chain strategies for post-COVID-19 recovery : evidence from an Indian smart furniture industry

Sachan, Sandeep; Kumar, Vimal; Vardhan, Sachit; Mittal, … - 2023

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The impact of integration of 4.0 technologies in the traditional manufacturing industry : evidence from furniture sector enterprises in Spain

Munoz-Puche, Almudena; Jiménez-Zarco, Ana Isabel; … - 2023

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A model for measuring the international competitiveness of furniture industry in the European Union countries

Łukiewska, Katarzyna; Brelik, Agnieszka - 2021

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Entrepreneurial orientation dimension affects firm performance: A perspective from the Malaysian furniture industry

Akbar, Fazal; Khan, Rao Aamir; Wadood, Fazli - 2020

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The comparative advantages in the wooden furniture industry : does the export price matter?

Topcu, Yunus Emre - 2023

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Chapter 6. Between skills development and rural development: agencing a Swedish training centre for furniture manufacturing in South Africa

Diedrich, Andreas; Rovio-Johansson, Airi - 2023

This study explores international development partnerships that focus on promoting learning, innovation and skills development in the Global South by addressing the spatial performative effects of such organizing processes. The field of international development aid work usually tries to...

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Marketing Strategies for Recycled Innovative Products and Processing Industry of Steel Furniture and Home Décor Products in Bangkok, Thailand

Issavarestagul, Kitiya - 2020

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the marketing strategies for recycled innovative products and processing industry of steel furniture and home décor products in Bangkok, 2) to study the factors influencing marketing strategy, and 3) to propose strategies for developing marketing...

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