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U.S. Trade Relations with Arab Countries: Past, Present, and Future [PDF]
, 2009 Arab countries have adopted market economy principles and pursued policies designed to strengthen their economies. The cornerstone of Arab countries' long-term economic objectives has been to increase trade and support economic growth
Malkawi, Bashar H.
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Translating Circularity Into Strategy: A Governance Meta‐Capability Framework
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Firms struggle to transition to circular economy (CE) models, often citing external barriers. Yet some firms succeed, whereas others fail: Why? We argue that success depends on a specific governance capability—a meta‐capability that allows firms to (1) sense and strategically reframe CE imperatives, (2) seize opportunities by aligning diverse ...
Felix Carl Schultz +1 more
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Supply chain challenges for sustainability: the case of waste textiles as raw materials [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: This paper addresses the growing problem of textile waste in the rapidly developing cities of subSaharan Africa and examines, from a supply chain perspective, the potential for waste textile materials to be transformed into the raw materials ...
Beverley, Katharine J. +4 more
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Artificial Intelligence in the Fashion and Apparel Industry
TekstilecIn recent times, there has been significant interest in incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in the fashion and apparel industry, as it has the ability to bring about significant transformations across different aspects of the sector.
Sukhvir Singh
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
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AUTEX Research JournalTech pack is a comprehensive communication document that provides detailed instructions and specifications for apparel production. It serves as contracts between design sections, production sections, and clients, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and ...
Ramzan Muhammad Babar +5 more
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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and ComplexityTextile and garments production involves a wide range of steps, beginning with the spinning of fibers into yarn, then manufacturing to fabric and finally, adding value-enhancing treatments like washing, dyeing and finishing to the outfits.
Md. Tareque Rahaman +4 more
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Takeover Vulnerability and the Discipline of ESG Overinvestment
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While takeovers serve a disciplinary role by replacing inefficient managers, the threat of takeovers may compel firms to divert attention from Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts as a strategic response to external pressure, especially when such firms are already overinvesting in ESG.
Abongeh Tunyi +2 more
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Free Trade’s Looming Threat to the World’s Garment Workers [PDF]
, 2003 In this working paper, the authors challenge the ideology of free trade. The paper focuses on the damaging effects of one particular free trade policy – the phase-out of textile and apparel quotas – and its impact on the global garment ...
Bas, Nikki Fortunato, Foo, Lora Jo
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global manufacturing sector has increasingly adopted circular economy (CE) practices to address sustainability challenges and improve operational efficiency. This study explores the impact of five CE practices—reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle, and recover—on key operational performance dimensions: quality, speed, dependability ...
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes +5 more
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