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Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics

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Anonymous and Björn Rosenquist
Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Creative Learning in Vida AB: A Case to describe organizational learning as a function of management style

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Peter Österberg

Abstract: Research in general suggests management style to be an important determinant for organizational adaptability in order to learn how to cope with new situations; this is important when major environmental changes encounters an organization, as the organization need to keep pace in order to staying competitive on the market. Other research suggests that this kind learning take place in an implicit communications process. It is also suggests clear and challenging super ordinate goal setting to be a strong determinant to explain individual and organizational commitment and performance in general, and to mediate organizational creativity to be market-based. During the weekend of 8-9 January 2005, a storm, Gudrun, hit south of Sweden with hurricane-force. The impact of the storm was devastating across society as it destroyed large areas of forest. According to the Swedish National Board of Forestry, 75 million cubic meters was destroyed or damages. In this situation, the C.E.O. of Vida AB decides to buy 1 million cubic meters of the trees that had fallen due to the impact of Gudrun. In reality C.E.O. committed himself to buy 3.5 million cubic meters of fallen trees, and to take the cost for those parts that would proved to be damages. The decision made by the C.E.O. is obviously clear and challenging, suggesting it to make members of the organization to commit themselves to fulfill that decision. But how they learned, or develop, abilities to cope with this major change is unclear.
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Timber demand/supply analysis of east Asian timber trade - trade among eight Japanese regions, China, Korea

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Kiyoshi Yukutake and Atsushi Yoshimoto

Abstract: Because of increasing supply of the imported wood at low price, the rate of wood selfsufficiency in Japan has dropped further below 20%. This resulted in abandoning the reforestation activities after harvesting, which could impinge on the sustainable forest management. In this study we first overview the current state of Japanese forestry with a focus on relationship between the timber market and the sustainable forest management. Secondly, we estimate price elasticity of lumber supply and demand for eight Japanese regions (Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu), China and Korea. With the estimated price elasticities for these regions, we finally analyze the characteristics of the supply and demand structure through the spatial and inter-temporal partial equilibrium market model called JAFSEM (Japanese Forest Sector Model). Our results show the following; 1) at the present price level Japan would face to difficulty to continue the sustainable forest management, 2) Japanese regional lumber demand except Kyushu would increase, and 3) the additional demand for lumber would be met by Korea and China.
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Carbon pricing through subsidy payment for thinning activities in Japan

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Atsushi Yoshimoto

Abstract: Carbon pricing was conducted through the subsidy payment for thinning activities in Japan within the optimization framework for the forest stand management. The optimal forest stand management model called DP-KYSS (dynamic programming model for Kyushu stand simulator) was utilized for the analysis of a sugi (Cryptomeria japonia) forest stand in the Kyushu region, Japan. The analyses showed that the thinning subsidy activated thinning activities with the reduction of carbon sequestered in a forest stand. Considering subsidies as a compensation for carbon loss by thinning, the evaluation of carbon showed that the present net value of cost per unit carbon loss became the highest for the rotation age of 35 years and the minimum for the rotation age of 50 to 65 years dependent upon the subsidy measure. At the rotation age of 100 years, the present net value of cost per unit carbon loss was found to be 44.56 to 110.13 Euro/Ct. The analyses showed that lengthening the period for subsidy would reduce the value of carbon. Subsidy pays more with more thinning reducing carbon sequestered in a forest stand.
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Trade flows, unit prices and roundwood market integration in Northern Europe

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Jari Viitanen, Anne Toppinen, Surya Bahadur Magar, Bruce Michie and Anders Q. Nyrud

Abstract: Roundwood markets in Northern Europe have changed significantly due to the enlargement of EU in 1995 and 2004, and the formation of a common currency union between the 12 EU countries in 2001. However, wider research on the larger context of interaction between national markets in European Union is yet largely missing. This study shortly assesses roundwood market development and integration in Northern Europe. First, international roundwood and chips trade is studied by using simple descriptive analyses and annual national data from EFI’s and FAO’s databases for coniferous roundwood trade in 1980-2004. We classify countries as net importers or exporters of roundwood and examine how the trade flows have evolved over time. Second, we explore how the unit values of the roundwood and chips exports and imports have developed during 1980-2004, and explore signs for deepening integration of the roundwood markets in terms of convergence of unit prices and price variances. The results indicate that coniferous roundwood trade has been mainly moving from east (Russia, Baltic States) to west (Finland, Sweden, Norway), even though there has also been a small trading centre around Austria. The unit price development reveals that national export and import prices have clearly converged during the last decade.
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Development of forest industries in Latvia

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Henn Tuherm and Sanita Ludvigsone-rudzite

Abstract: Forests have great importance for the Latvian economy, environment, landscape, flora and fauna. Forest sector contribution to the national GDP is 10…12 %, providing employment for 75…80 thousand people. In the paper was analysed accessible forest and wood resources in Latvia, forest harvesting volumes and dynamics of wood processing industries. Efficient investments in wood processing sector and the available local resources have provided the rapid growth of this field. Wood and wood products are the most important Latvian export products. It is also described strengths and weaknesses of the forest sector in Latvia.
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Cost and performance management in the sawmilling industry

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Torgrim Tunes, Anders Q. Nyrud and Birger Eikenes

Abstract: Joint costs are costs which cannot be readily identified with individual products. They are especially prominent in extractive, agricultural and chemical industries. In this article we consider methods used by the Norwegian sawmilling industry to allocate joint costs. A survey of joint cost accounting systems in use in Norwegian sawmills was carried out using structured interviews. In order to analyze the results from the interviews we conducted a Cross Case Analysis. According to the results Norwegian sawmills do not allocate joint costs, except from some ad-hoc methods inapplicable for joint cost allocation to products. There are several reasons for this. The problem is perceived as difficult to solve and many of the respondents consider the benefit as limited. There are shortcomings in existing joint cost allocation systems, and finally, there is a lack of interest and knowledge about cost accounting.
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Business environment and strategies of woodworking companies in Northwest Russia – results from a pilot study in Leningrad and Vologda regions

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Anne Toppinen, Natalia Tatti, Ritva Toivonen, Antti Mutanen and Vadim Goltsev

Abstract: Political and economic development in Russia and other Eastern European countries have been the major driving force of the changing European markets for wood products since the early 1990s. However, very little is known about the organizational structure, strategic orientation and future goals of woodworking firms in Russia. Theoretically, an increasing body of literature emphasises the strategic choices of core competencies/capabilities based on resources, and the combination of these with firm-level strategies. This study examines the issue in the case of 18 small/medium-sized wood industry companies in the emerging markets of Northwest Russia using thematic structured interviews. The interviewed Russian woodworking firms emphasised closeness to the markets, good logistic connections and large market size as the main sources of competitive advantage. Therefore, other than raw material based issues appear to provide competitive advantage or disadvantage to the Northwest Russian woodworking companies. High taxation, corruption and lack of capital strongly characterized the problems in their business environment. In the future, these companies wanted to change from commodity products towards more specialised products and focus more on export markets in Europe than the domestic markets. If the results are more generalizable, competition on the European markets for wood products will intensify, extending also to the markets for higher value added wood products.
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Excepted coverage of endangered species on Danish heathland

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Niels Strange, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Peter Tarp and Bo Thorsen (bjt@ifro.ku.dk)

Abstract: Considerable resources must be allocated for fulfilling the Habitat Directive and the question of optimal allocation is as important as it is difficult. In the present study, we estimate the expected species coverage of three non-probabilistic strategies: i) a maximum selected area strategy, ii) a hotspot selection strategy, and iii) a minimising cost strategy, and one probabilistic strategy a maximum expected coverage strategy. We show that the optimal network changes considerably with strategies. Thus, the study provides insights which may guide conservation authorities on how to target their actions so that they accomplish the most with limited budgets, while acknowledging the uncertainty of species presence. We finally discuss how welfare economic evaluations of conservation targets could be included in such conservation policy analysis.
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Minimum required rotation age for get profit in small-scale forest

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Eduardo Sandoval

Abstract: Encouraged by international co-operations and private investment firms, farmers in the Bolivian lowland are incorporating small-scale forest plantations their productive system, for income generation from timber. Schizolobium parahyba, Eucalyptus spp. and recently Tectona grandis are mainly used because of their fast growth and potential to produce benefits within a short time horizon. However, issues such as economic return, market access, timing of thinning and productivity are still unknown. This study’s objectives are to discuss the economic fundamentals of plantation forestry with S. parahyba, using the land expectation value (LEV) (Faustmann formula). Growing functions are calculated using data from permanent plots established by the Agricultural Tropical Research Centre (CIAT). It considers sales at local market conditions. Optimal biological, optimal economic and minimum economic rotations are estimated. In addition, a sensitivity analysis with varying discount rate and stumpage price is made. The analysis demonstrate that the optimal biological, optimal economic and minimum economic rotation ages are 38, 23 and 13 years, respectively, but the last one could diminish to 6 years if the market accepted logs of smaller diameter. Increasing capital costs reduce the LEV value logarithmically, and increases in timber price shift up the LEV and reduce the rotation age.
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Product development in the sawmilling industry - drivers

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Matti Stendahl, Anders Roos and Marten Hugosson

Abstract: Although several wood industry experts advocate the need for more product development in the industry, few studies have investigated the actual product development process in this context. This explorative study investigates innovation, specifically product development, in the Swedish and Finnish Nordic pine sawmilling industry. The data consists of interviews with product development managers in 14 sawmilling companies, which were viewed by industry experts to have vast experience of product development. The results reveal that product development has a central role for competitive position and self-image of the companies. The study also identifies drivers and motives that underlie the innovation process, the structure of the product development process, key success factors and obstacles for product development. The results are applicable on industry, company and project-level.
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Minimum required rotation age for get profit in small-scale forest

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Eduardo Sandoval

Abstract: Encouraged by international co-operations and private investment firms, farmers in the Bolivian lowland are incorporating small-scale forest plantations their productive system, for income generation from timber. Schizolobium parahyba, Eucalyptus spp. and recently Tectona grandis are mainly used because of their fast growth and potential to produce benefits within a short time horizon. However, issues such as economic return, market access, timing of thinning and productivity are still unknown. This study’s objectives are to discuss the economic fundamentals of plantation forestry with S. parahyba, using the land expectation value (LEV) (Faustmann formula). Growing functions are calculated using data from permanent plots established by the Agricultural Tropical Research Centre (CIAT). It considers sales at local market conditions. Optimal biological, optimal economic and minimum economic rotations are estimated. In addition, a sensitivity analysis with varying discount rate and stumpage price is made. The analysis demonstrate that the optimal biological, optimal economic and minimum economic rotation ages are 38, 23 and 13 years, respectively, but the last one could diminish to 6 years if the market accepted logs of smaller diameter. Increasing capital costs reduce the LEV value logarithmically, and increases in timber price shift up the LEV and reduce the rotation age.
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Consumer research and attribute elicitation for the development

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Anders Roos, Anders and Qvale Nyrud

Abstract: Increased concern about the environmental and health effects of wood preservation methods motivate producers to find new wood products for outdoor use that combine durability, environmental friendliness and consumer appeal. Consequently, the industry must improve its ability to elicit key product attributes for the consumers and to transform this knowledge in popular wood products. Different approaches for attribute elicitation and marketing planning for outdoor wood are applied and discussed in this paper. The approaches are sensory analysis, free elicitation, segmentation, and conjoint analysis. The results indicate that all these methods are promising for new product development in the wood industry. The methods have different strengths and weaknesses and their application and successful use for new products also involve the development of new capabilities in the industry.
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Assessing protected areas management using soft systems

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Alvaro Rico

Abstract: The establishment of protected areas has often been a top-down process, based on elitist concepts of land use and surrounded by restrictive legislation. Many protected areas and buffer zones in Bolivia, as in other countries, exist only on paper. The objectives and guidelines for their establishment are either not viable or unclear, resulting in management plans being overly simplistic or non-existent. In this study the various problems associated with the implementation/non-implementation of protected areas and buffer zone are considered from a systemic perspective. The paper outlines the application of soft systems methods to approach a complex problematic situation and presents preliminary results for protected areas in Bolivia.
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Preliminary analysis of South Asian medicinal plant markets: can

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Carsten Smith Olsen and Finn Helles

Abstract: There is a huge trade in medicinal plants in South Asia. This paper investigates whether it is possible to talk to medicinal plant harvesters and traders involved in the medicinal plant market in Nepal and India in order to be able to conduct a net marketing margin analysis. Using a marketing chain approach, data was collected through open-ended questionnaires administered to harvesters (n = 639) and traders (n = 166) in 15 districts in Nepal, central wholesalers (n = 90) throughout the country, and regional wholesalers (n = 53) in India. Basic distributional statistics indicate that actors’ own-reported data is consistent and thus useful for further analysis. Net marketing margin analysis indicated pricing inefficiency in the market, with local traders operating with very low net margins.
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