In many respects, Korean economy has been coordinated by the visible hand of the government. The world economy is becoming a borderless one, which directly affects the Korean economy driving it into an open economy. The rising cost of production factors, wage rates, interest rates, and land costs stalls economic growth. Both internal and external economic environment casts doubt over the prospe...

Apparel rental service is a business model that becoming increasingly popular in recent years as consumers become more conscious of their environmental impact and look for ways to reduce waste save money. However, our knowledge on this changing consumer behavior scant. To address the gap literature, study aimed identify determinants driving U.S. consumers’ intention use apparel services. Buildi...

Export is one of the international trades that can increase country's economy and foreign exchange. This study aims to determine effect investment prices on export volume apparel (convection) from Indonesian textiles with VAT Restitution Policy as a Dummy Variable for 2005-2019. research quantitative research. The method used in this simple regression OLS model. results highlight variable had s...

resuscitation and promotion of local and indigenous sports among different classes of the rural society, requires identification and introduction of local and indigenous games and sports and careful planning at the strategic and operational levels. but unfortunately so far in the kermanshah province and even at the national level applied research fits this goal have not been conducted. this stu...

Since China entered the WTO in 2001, the Peruvian apparel industry has been considerably affected by the dramatic inflow of Chinese garments. Unlike neighboring countries, the industry was able to keep afloat by firm-level responses that led to unprecedented growth in exports, driven by sales of high-quality apparel. While firm-level responses to import competition are now a well-established em...

OBJECTIVES Poverty reduction interventions through cash transfers and microcredit have had mixed effects on mental health. In this quasi-experimental study, we evaluate the effect of a living wage intervention on depressive symptoms of apparel factory workers in the Dominican Republic. SETTING Two apparel factories in the Dominican Republic. PARTICIPANTS The final sample consisted of 204 ho...

Purpose The purpose of this article is to offer a conceptual assessment contemporary consumer boycott global sports brand. A critical commentary offered the “Boycott PUMA” campaign with an examination positions and motivations different parties involved, specifically PUMA, campaign, Israeli Football Association UEFA/FIFA. Design/methodology/approach This position paper, designed generate discus...

The clothing industry is a high-growth that attractive to be occupied by the business. However, behind its appeal, this brings harmful impacts environment. fashion considered 2nd most destructive in world. Environmental damage due occurs not only production process but also consumption and disposal. As growth of cannot separated from consumer intervention, efforts improve environmental impact c...

An increasing number of apparel companies are inventing novel green technologies to produce regenerated cellulose fibers (RCFs) out textile waste. RCF can significantly reduce virgin cotton production and decrease waste in incinerators or landfills. However, our knowledge on U.S. consumers’ willingness purchase RCF-made is still limited given its newness. To address the gap literature, this stu...

advertising has always played an important role in growing process of various products and celebrities attract more people to sport and sports goods purchase. this research studied the relationship between advertisement by celebrities and the willingness to buy sports shoes in tabriz. this survey was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire. the validity of this questionnaire was confi...