Analysis of the Investment in Wood Processing and Furniture Manufacturing Entities by Key Factors of Competitiveness

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Examination of Decision Factors in the Process of Buying Kitchen Furniture Using Conjoint Analysis

“…It is generally accepted that socioeconomic development greatly depends on investment and, therefore, long-term development can only be achieved through investment, because well targeted investment activity is the primary assumption for all aspects of competitiveness (Ojurović et al, 2013). Furniture companies are facing strong competition in the contemporary global market.…”

New Product Warranty: Empirical Evidence from Polish and Slovenian Furniture Industry

“…Increased interest in issues of reliability, quality and warranty can be observed in the furniture industry (Ratnasingam et al, 1997;Gremyr et al, 2003;Smardzewski, 2005Smardzewski, , 2009; Kłos and Fabisiak, 2010). Reliability is an essential feature determining the commercial success of a product and it is a signifi cant element in the competitive strategy of the enterprise (Sander and Brombacher, 2000;Murthy and Djamaludin, 2002;Murthy, 2006;Murthy, 2007;Fabisiak, 2013a, 2013b;Ojurović et al, 2013). It is of importance both for furniture producers (Vickery et al, 1997) and consumers (Udell and Anderson, 1968;Sinclair and Hansen, 1993;Pakarinen and Asikainen, 2001; Ratnasingam, 2003;Chien et al, 2005;Knauf, 2015).…”

A Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia

“…Many of these interventions have resulted in new products, new processes, and new business systems-all aimed at reducing industrial footprint on the global environment. Collectively, these environmentally friendlier new products, new processes, and new business systems are labeled as eco-innovations (Klewitz and Hansen, 2014), and are considered crucial in global efforts to achieve dynamic sustainability in different aspects (Braungart et al, 2007;Baumgartner, 2011;Ojurović et al, 2013;Pujari, 2006;Oblak and Glavonjić, 2014).…”