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Exploration of the unique firm resources described by Indian apparel export firms for their competitive advantages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The study explored the key competitive advantages and resources of the Indian apparel export firms. According to Porter's (1990) theory of competitive advantage of nations, a nation succeeds in a particular industry if it ...
The impact of founders' personality traits on the performance of Chinese apparel new ventures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The study investigated how founders' personality traits impact Chinese apparel new venture performance. An online survey was conducted using founders' personality traits, the quality of firm network relationships, perceived ...
A team is only as good as its people: the impact of individual supply chain member success on the cross-functional teams success in the global apparel supply chain
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The global apparel supply chain has been transformed by many factors including globalization and fragmentation resulting in a hyper-dynamic market full of uncertainty and volatility (Dyer & Ha-Brookshire, 2008). In managing ...
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 effect of country of design, parts, and manufacturing labels on apparel quality, price, and purchase intention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the effect of country of origin labels on consumers' perceptions of apparel quality, price and purchase intention. This study ...
A study of consumer behavior of digital media : users' preference related to media format
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study aims explain the underlying motivations driving consumers' purchase preferences for hard or soft copies of digital music. A uses and gratifications approach is adopted to examine the relationship between five ...
Trust/distrust, perceived quality, perceived price, and apparel purchase intention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
As firms are competing in an increasingly complex business environment, they are concentrating on building trusting relations with customers and create a niche in the market. Especially in the apparel industry which is ...
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 ...
The mysterious equity behind charitable giving : a case study examining corporate sustainability initiatives and perceptions among multi-stakeholder groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
The study explored corporate sustainability efforts, as well as the varying perspectives and factors that impact sustainable output from corporations. By implementing Ha-Brookshire's (2017) Moral Responsibility Theory of ...
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 ...
Perceived corporate hypocrisy : scale development in the context of US retail employees
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
The study drew attention to matter that employees might perceive corporate hypocrisy as their employers pretend to be something they are not. In the US retail sector, businesses are often wrestling with unethical business ...
Buyers' power strategies and suppliers' compliance mechanism : case of Indian apparel export firms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Apparel industry in the developing world is experiencing a boom in apparel export since the quota free trade. However, incidences of poor working conditions and labor standard violations are commonly reported. Therefore, ...
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 ...
The relation between organizational citizenship behavior and fashion retail businesses' sustainability performance : investigating internal and external antecedents /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
In the U.S., the retail sector is the largest employment sector, and the third largest category of employers in this category is apparel and accessories retail stores. Retail jobs require working in stores while standing ...
Impact of leaders, team behaviors, and sense of community on innovation in conventional fashion and wearable technology product development teams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
With the current historical moment's rapid growth in technology, many researchers thinks that the fashion industry is currently going through another major industrial revolution. Therefore, an examination of the product ...
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 ...
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)
Addressing gender (in)equality issues is a concern in Central America (CA) and a global challenge as measured by the Gender Inequality Index (GII). This study used the Heckscher-Ohlin (1933) theory of international trade ...
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 ...
Exploring the impact of digital textile prints on identity expression in women breast cancer survivors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The aim of this study was to explore how a designer's use of digital printing technology and the employment of individualized imagery in textile print design evoke emotional responses to textile print design. Roughly about ...
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 ...