Although the dioxin alarm broke at the same time in Sweden and the US in the mid-1980s,
Swedish pulp and paper (P&P) firms led the way towards the new market for low-chlorine …

There are few issues more vital and interesting in strategic management than that of a
competitive battle where the once leading companies are dethroned from their position by …

This article addresses the importance of research and development (R&D) collaboration for
environmental adaptation in the Swedish pulp and paper industry. It reviews the …

The experiences of past efforts of industrial pollution control while maintaining
competitiveness should be of great value to research and policy practice addressing …

Path dependence is a promising and increasingly popular perspective for analysing long-
term historical developments in firms, industries or referring to other units of analysis. A …

As with any research process, the one resulting in this collection of articles was driven by
several motivations. First, the forest industry sector is important from an economic and social …

The underlying assumption in the economic history of industries is the deterministic nature of
the industry life cycle. That is, industries are assumed to follow a specific life cycle …

This paper explores the role of profit distribution in the restructuring of the Swedish paper
and pulp (P&P) industry between 1945 and 1977. In addressing this issue, we will draw on …

In this thesis we present an analysis of the dynamics of industry-university relationships
tracing the origin of the relationship and its changes over time as the firm's strategies evolve …