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    Understanding Labour Turnover in a Labour Intensive Industry: Evidence from the British Clothing Industry* (2003)
    Oxford, UK and Malden, USA : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Journal of management studies 40 (2003), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1467-6486
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes:   The clothing industry is both a quintessential global industry and one that is inescapably labour intensive. Despite more and more production shifting to low wage economies in the past decades, there remains a significant amount of clothing manufacturing in high wage economies. This study examines the drivers of change that are forcing restructuring in one such country and the outcomes of such changes for the organization of production. Because the changes have involved treating workers as a resource to be developed rather than a cost, preventing labour turnover has become a crucial component of this strategic repositioning. In presenting the results of a national survey of UK clothing manufacturers we find that high labour turnover rates persist. We discuss the historical background to this phenomenon and current trends, and then explore the principal variables that might explain these trends. We conclude with a discussion of the outcomes facing firms in this industry and comment on why managers resist comprehensive changes in organizational routines and the effort bargain.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00369
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    The European clothing industry: Meeting the competitive challenge (2004)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Journal of fashion marketing and management 8 (2004), S. 256-261 
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    ISSN: 1361-2026
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: This paper examines earlier and more recent patterns of restructuring that have occurred as a consequence of import penetration. It focuses upon work reorganization, job losses and changes in the retail-manufacturer relationships and how these trends differ in key European countries. Finally, it asks questions about future trends, both in employment (and the changing nature of jobs) as well as government policies towards the politics of trade.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13612020410547789
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    The politics of industrial restructuring: NAFTA and beyond (2003)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Journal of fashion marketing and management 7 (2003), S. 111-118 
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    ISSN: 1361-2026
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: This paper examines the background to the introduction of NAFTA, paying particular attention to broader trade issues, the presumed benefits of regional trading agreements and the problems associated with increased economic integration. It then discusses the general effects of NAFTA on US and Mexican textile and apparel companies.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13612020310475438
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    Strategic initiatives in a transitional economy: A Hungarian clothing company struggles to compete (2002)
    Bradford : Emerald
    Journal of fashion marketing and management 6 (2002), S. 44-52 
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    ISSN: 1361-2026
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Economics
    Notes: This paper examines how Western management techniques have been introduced by a new owner to implement strategic initiatives in a newly privatized clothing firm in Hungary. In an attempt to reposition the firm in a higher value-added niche and avoid the intense competition of a cost-based competitive strategy, the foreign owner has introduced Western management techniques that focus upon changes in work organization and work monitoring. Detailing how such changes are implemented and the problems that emerge, are the focus of this paper. The paper concludes with a critical evaluation of the failed attempt by the firm to reposition itself strategically and what this might portend for other firms that seek respite from cost-based competitive strategies.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13612020210422455
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