...' resistance to change and poor performance evaluation. Moreover, this study demonstrates how buyers can enhance their support to suppliers to receive defect-free products. Research limitations/implications Whereas the garment industry has more than four thousand suppliers, this study considers only four...

... Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Consumer behaviour Peer influence India Garment industry Organic clothing Green apparel knowledge Past environment-friendly behaviour Indian youth RQ2. Does peer influence in the green context affect...

... be contacted at: hyunhwa@inha.ac.kr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sustainability Definition Perception Knowledge Generation Y Apparel industry Garment industry The often cited definition of sustainability proposed by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED...

... exporters’ economic advancement level. Generally, LDCs will become “losers;” middle‐income countries will become “winners” and high‐income countries will not be much affected. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 China International trade Trade barriers Garment industry Globalization...

... Corporate social responsibility Garment industry Apparel industry In last few decades, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has marked its importance in scholarly research, as evidenced by an increasing number of papers and journals dedicated to the topic (Castaldo et al., 2008 ; Ramasamy...

... of sweatshop practices, in terms of working hours and overtime, pay and benefits, freedom of association, health and safety. Patsy Perry can be contacted at: p.perry@hw.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sri Lanka Developing countries National cultures Garment industry...

... inventories. United States of America Supply chain management Buyer‐seller relationships Partnership Textile industry Garment industry Textile/clothing supply chains In the case of purchasing postponement strategy, the purchasing of raw materials is postponed until the information...

... made for future work. Nandita Abraham can be contacted at: nandita@pearlacademy.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Garment industry India Distribution management Stakeholder analysis While there is plenty of published literature that explains or espouses reverse...

... Garment industry India has undergone considerable social and economic change in recent years, creating a strong consumer market for foreign retailers. The Indian economy is booming, with an average GDP growth rate of 4.5 per cent between 1997 and 2007 (UNICEF, 2010), and is expected...

... Limited 2011 Textile making‐up processes Modelling Garment industry Computer aided design Styling ease is that which adjusts the block to be suitable for a particular garment style (i.e. A line skirt from a straight block). This ease will impact the other variables but is design...

... in sourcing of apparel. Constantine Campaniaris can be contacted at: campaniaris@rogers.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Garment industry Cluster analysis Trade Canada Globalization Small to medium‐sized companies The study will be based on the hypothesis...

... fringe brand; and 3. retailers with strong private label programmes tend to exert more leverage over manufacturers. Garment industry Japan As is well known, apparel products imported from China have invaded the market in many parts of the world, with Japan being no exception...

... industries (Appelbaum, 2008 ; Curran, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Garment industry Competitive advantage Thailand Kittichai (Tu) Watchravesringkan can be contacted at: k_watchr@uncg.edu Porter's proposition, based on the theory of comparative strategy, was called...

... consumer needs have demanded the apparel industry to undergo a fundamental shift from MP to mass‐customization (MC) for a segment of the marketplace. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Mass customization Clothing Response flexibility United States of America Mass production Garment...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Garment industry Labour Corporate image Social responsibility Public opinion United States of America During the past decade, concerns related to ethics and social responsibility have emerged as significant issues which must be addressed...

...R.N. Joshi; S.P. Singh Purpose The Indian garment industry has witnessed a significant change since the inception of the New Textile Policy 2000 that suggests removing the industry from the list of small‐scale industries with a view to improving its competitiveness in the global market...

...]² was used to identify the body measurement points required to adequately inform on the potential fit of female lower body apparel (i.e. pants). Marie‐Eve Faust can be contacted at: faustm@philau.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Clothing Fashion Garment industry...

... in Japan, a collectivist nation, may or may not be similar to the one that occurs in US stores (Hofstede, 1980). Jennifer Yurchisin can be contacted at: jlyurchi@uncg.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Identification Sales force Garment industry Retailing Work identity...

... Limited 2009 Garment industry Clothing Buying behaviour Personality Women Wicklund and Gollwitzer (1982) stated that people may use symbols to build or maintain a complete self definition as part of a commitment to a self defining goal. Consumers may compulsively buy products...

... points: Takuya Urakami can be contacted at: urakami@bus.kindai.ac.jp Garment industry Wholesaling Japan The main characteristic of the Japanese distribution system is the multi‐layered structure of the wholesalers. Maruyama (2004) indicated that the reasons for this structure could...