@article{Gustafsson:199263,
      recid = {199263},
      author = {Gustafsson, Åsa and Rask, Lars-Olof},
      title = {Proposing a Research Agenda for Swedish Sawmill  Distribution Channel Challenges},
      journal = {Scandinavian Forest Economics: Proceedings of the Biennial  Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics},
      address = {2010},
      number = {1332-2016-103773},
      pages = {14},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify  distribution channel
research needs given the variety of  distribution channel challenges among
Swedish sawmill  companies.
Design / methodology / approach: Explorative  case study research
Findings: The paper proposes a typology  of sawmill distribution channel
challenges, as well as  aligns research needs with distribution channel type.
The  typology is based on i) number of sawmill units within the  firm, in
combination with ii) distribution channel  heterogeneity. Significant
management decisions and  research needs are identified for the  different
types.
Research limitations / implications: This  research makes tentative
statements regarding typology of  sawmill distribution channel challenges
and potential  research needs in the Swedish sawmill industry with regards  to
the respective typology. However, further research is  needed in order to
validate these results.
Contribution:  This paper focuses on the sawmill industry  distribution
channels, which is a neglected but important  area for sawmills’ competitive
advantage. The paper also  contributes to research by applying contingency
theory and  typology as an approach to deal with the variety of  sawmills’
distribution channel challenges.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199263},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.199263},
}