The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry in the Age of Globalization

Rees, Kathleen; Hathcote, Jan M.

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“…Given the bright future and growing importance of technical textile sector within the US textile economy, there has been very little empirically based research devoted to understanding this critical sector. This is in part because much of the literature focuses on aggregate trends in textiles and apparel (e.g., Hunter et al, 2002;Kilduff, 2005;Rees and Hathcote, 2004). It is also because technical textile sector was a relatively small fraction of industry activity in the past and this has perhaps led to an unconscious neglect (Chi, 2009…”

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Corporate competitive strategies in a transitional manufacturing industry: an empirical study

Chi

2010

Management Decision

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Purpose -This study aims to take a strategic approach to analyze how the US technical textile companies manage their business operations and to determine whether there are differences on competitive priorities between high-and low-performing companies. Design/methodology/approach -A competitive priority model consisting of four latent constructs -low cost, quality, delivery performance, and flexibility -was utilized to construct the analysis. Primary data were collected through a survey of senior executives in the US technical textile companies. Using 202 eligible survey returns, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis within structural equation modeling were carried out to assess adequacy of the measurements and validity of the model. Findings -The competitive priority model is proven valid and the four constructs account for the most variance in corporate competitive strategies. High-performing companies placed greater emphasis on quality and delivery performance strategies than low cost strategy in order to build capabilities for product or service differentiation; in contrast, low-performing companies gave equal weight to all four competitive capabilities. The lack of clear emphasis on strategies could be one of the reasons for a relatively low business performance.Research limitations/implications -The study provides a springboard for future studies of corporate competitive strategies and its relationships with other key decisions and outcomes. Practical implications -The deployment of appropriate strategies is imperative to achieve superior business performance and, perhaps, just to survive. Originality/value -The paper represents the first empirical investigation into corporate strategy issues in the US technical textile sector. The methodology may be transferred to other industrial sectors.

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Corporate competitive strategies in a transitional manufacturing industry: an empirical study

Chi

2010

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“…Since Harrison & Bluestone (1988) called attention to deindustrialization and the "Great U-turn" of increasing inequality and linked those trends to the globalization gambit, many have analyzed the influence of trade and investment for manufacturing employment. Some research supported the claim that the globalization of production was undertaken partly to replace domestic manufacturing and that the pursuit of less skilled labor in developing countries reduced manufacturing employment in affluent democracies (Rees & Hathcote 2004, Wood 1994, Yuasa 2001. Indeed, increasing globalization coincided with an unmistakable decline in manufacturing employment in all affluent democracies.…”

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The Consequences of Economic Globalization for Affluent Democracies

2007

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In recent decades, economic globalization has grown significantly in affluent democracies. Taking this as a point of departure, we review social science research on the consequences of economic globalization for the state, the economy, and civil society. We advocate for a concrete position of empirical scrutiny, between the grand theorists and earlier empirical skeptics, and measure economic globalization as the heightening of international trade and investment. Social scientists have engaged in lively debates surrounding such topics as how globalization affects the welfare state, politics, deindustrialization, inequality, and organized labor. Among the themes that emerge from these debates are the distinct values of within-and betweencountry comparisons and the need for a stronger connection between theoretical accounts of globalization and empirical analyses. At the same time, many aspects of social life have been neglected by recent research on globalization. Throughout, we gauge current consensus and dissensus, identify understudied topics, and suggest directions for future research. 313 Annu. Rev. Sociol. 2007.33:313-334. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org Access provided by University of California -San Francisco UCSF on 02/04/15. For personal use only.

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“…This is one of the largest outsourced manufacturing industries with revenue of $311 billion in the U.S. (Rees and Hathcote 2004), and in which seasonality and fashion trends often necessitate short contracts. Apparel marketing firms perform design and marketing functions but outsource actual apparel production to foreign firms.…”

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Matching in the Sourcing Market: A Structural Analysis of the Upstream Channel

Srinivasan

2015

Marketing Science

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B uilding on the structural two-sided matching model, we develop a framework to study the sourcing market in the context of marketing firms matching with manufacturers. Both sides prefer partners that could generate significant values with better sourcing process abilities. Moreover, experienced manufacturers are preferred by the branded marketing firms who may even be willing to compensate the matching intermediary more for facilitating that preference. Empirical research, measuring the values of such matching and the intermediary's pricing (through commission) on observed marketing firms' characteristics and the low-cost manufacturers and the deals that result, is problematic, when some of the characteristics are only partially observed and the matching is endogenous. With the matching model, we can control for endogenous matching. We find evidence of positive assortative matching of pairs' size on both sides of the market. We also find that manufacturers' location and tenure, and whether the marketing firms are listed, are important factors in identifying the preferred matching partners and the related ranking. Without controlling for endogenous matching, the intermediary's pricing equation estimates are biased, especially for the marketing firms that specialize in luxury products.

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The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industry in the Age of Globalization

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Corporate competitive strategies in a transitional manufacturing industry: an empirical study

Corporate competitive strategies in a transitional manufacturing industry: an empirical study

The Consequences of Economic Globalization for Affluent Democracies

Matching in the Sourcing Market: A Structural Analysis of the Upstream Channel

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