dc.contributor.advisor | Ha-Brookshire, Jung | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Stoll, Emily E. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 Spring | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on July 11, 2011). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisor: Dr. Jung E. Ha-Brookshire. | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.description | M.S. University of Missouri--Columbia 2011. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | 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 and apparel industry is great, little is known about SME owners perceptions of their success. To help minimize the gap in our understanding of SME success the research addressed how textile and apparel SME owners perceive their success. The theoretical frameworks of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and self-efficacy was used to explore the study questions: (1) how do U.S. textile and apparel SME owners perceive their success?, (2) how does the concept of self-efficacy play a role in SME owners' perceptions of success?; and (3) does Maslow's theory of human motivation provide a reasonable framework for understanding U.S. textile and apparel SMEs' success? The findings showed that SME owners describe their perceptions of success through the five themes; establishing a solid business foundation, fostering strong customer relationships, creating ties to the local community, flexibility through SME ownership, and happiness in their personal lives. The themes seemed to build upon one another, making Maslow's hierarchy a possible framework to be used in understanding SME owners' perceptions of success. The findings also showed that self-efficacy can play a role in how SME owners perceive their success. | eng |
dc.format.extent | viii, 75 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/11515 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Small business | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Textile industry | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Textile fabrics | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Clothing and dress | eng |
dc.title | Small- and medium-sized enterprise owners' perception of success in the textile and apparel industries : multiple case studies | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Textile and apparel management (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. | eng |