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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

The main purpose of the paper is to identify the barriers that impede the circular economy development in the EU. There will also be analyzed the possibilities of circular economy implementation in the furniture industry. The methodology of new institutional economy will be applied in the study....

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...

Notwithstanding the research attention given to the implementation of lean practices, particularly in the developed countries, its adoption in the furniture industry in emerging economies is not promising and confined to a handful of studies only. The purpose of this study is to examine the...

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...

Arbeit im permanenten Pilotbetrieb – so könnte die Situation in der Küchenmöbelindustrie aus Sicht der Betriebsräte zusammengefasst werden. Die Effekte aus Digitalisierung, Automatisierung und Demografie treffen auf eine Branche, die zwar weiterhin wächst und im Export deutlich aufgeholt...

The industrial revolution is the transition in the manufacturing process of production hand (hand production methods) to production with the use of the machine and that is the fabrication system. The industrial revolution 4.0 which took place currently it looks mediocrity, runs slowly but...

This paper describes a benefit-cost analysis that finds the net present value of the cost of a cloth fire-barrier standard for upholstered furniture sold in California is greater than the benefits of reduced fire related deaths, injuries, and property damage. It also offers the history of why...

Die Möbelindustrie – zwischen schleichendem Niedergang oder zukunftsgewandter Erneuerung? Diese Frage stellt sich für eine Branche in der Konsolidierung, die im Verlauf der letzten Jahre rund 10 Prozent ihrer Betriebe und Beschäftigten in Deutschland verloren hat. ..Um Chancen für Wachstum...

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnership, or sole proprietorship that have less personnel and/or a smaller amount of annual income than a regular business and corporation. Small businesses in many nations contain services or retail operations such as convenience stores,...

The case-study focuses on the strategies adopted by the Natuzzi Group, world leader of the upholstered furniture sector, located in the Bari-Matera district (Southern Italy), to face increasing global competition and on their effects. In particular we consider the modes and determinants of...