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Development of women empowerment index for the Indian apparel industry /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The significant role that women empowerment plays in economic and social development has led practitioners and researchers to search for the indicators that affect women empowerment. Women empowerment scales, such as Women Empowerment in Agriculture...
Perceived corporate hypocrisy : scale development in the context of US retail employees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
, and such perceived corporate hypocrisy (PCH) can be problematic for corporations' reputations and even economic performances. Despite the context and vulnerability surrounding PCH that the retail sector may face, limited research has been done to investigate PCH...
The effects of trade liberalization on gender inequality in Central America and its relevance to the textile and apparel industry and academy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
of economic discrimination to examine the impact of CAFTA-DR and TA trade on gender (in)equality in CA. To achieve this purpose, the study used a mixed-methods research design and had two specific questions: (a) RQ1 - "is the implementation of CAFTA...
The mysterious equity behind charitable giving : a case study examining corporate sustainability initiatives and perceptions among multi-stakeholder groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
on sustainability, (b) economic growth as a key goal, (c) explicit structure of culture-value communication leads to carrot-stick effect, (d) clear supply chain enhances sustainability, and (e) holistic sustainability is achieved through diverse activities...
Brand origin and consumers' pereceptions of apparel product attributes relating to quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
This study examined the influence of perceived brand origin on United States consumers' perceptions of apparel product attributes related to quality. This study particularly focused on brand origin as a potential cue that ...
Small- and medium-sized enterprise owners' perception of success in the textile and apparel industries : multiple case studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a critical part of many industries in today's U.S. economy, and are particularly important to the U.S. textile and apparel industry. While the importance of SMEs to the textile ...
The relationship between psychological distress and wealth: an analysis of household wealth changes from 2007-2019 in the United States by race, gender, and retirement status
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The present study investigated for patterns of predation and parasitism among a collection of Plio-Pleistocene bivalves from the Nashua Formation of Florida. The processed sample yielded 2010 unique whole and broken valves ...
How moral value (in)congruence shapes Chinese textile employees' trust and their firm's financial performance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Supporting by the Moral Responsibility for Corporate Sustainability theory and Resource Advantage Theory of Competition, this study is aimed at examining the relationship between the moral value (in)congruence between ...
The relationships between foreign buyers' mediated power and Bangladeshi suppliers' psychologically defensive workplace behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The study examined the relationships between the mediated social power of buyers from developed countries and the psychologically defensive workplace ...
Impact of knowledge management capability on supply chain agility and disruption mitigation performance of U.S. fashion retailers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The fashion retail supply chain is one of the most severely affected areas during the global pandemic, and effective mitigation of this sudden disruption is of utmost importance. However, little research has been conducted ...
Adaptive apparel advocacy : a case study exploring how Mindy Scheier catalyzed the adaptive apparel market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this study is to gain an in-depth, holistic, and contextualized understanding of how Mindy Scheier catalyzed the adaptive apparel market by exploring her role as an adaptive apparel advocate and her collaboration ...
Expectancy, perceived benefit and perceived cost of new technology : scale development in the context of Chinese textile and apparel firm mangers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The textile and apparel industry have been fundamentally changed due to technology development. However, developing countries are falling behind for adopting new technologies, such as China. To explore factors that may ...
Cross-functional skills of the fashion industry professional : T-shaped person skills framework for the fashion professional
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
The fashion industry is experiencing rapid changes due to innovative technologies, complex globalization of the supply chain, and evolving consumer behaviors. Skill needs are also evolving, and organizations require ...