Search for dissertations about: "Clothing Industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Clothing Industry.

2. 1. Swedish Fashion 1930–1960 : Rethinking the Swedish Textile and Clothing Industry

   Author : Ulrika Kyaga; Klas Nyberg; Caroline Evans; Marie Riegels Melchior; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fashion production; fashion history; Swedish fashion; textile and clothing industry; clothing production; symbolic production; national fashion; field of fashion; Swedish fashion identity; modevetenskap; Fashion Studies;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the development of Swedish fashion between 1930 and 1960 by examining the textile and clothing industry from the wider perspective of fashion production. It was during this period that Sweden was transformed into a leading industrial nation, which laid the foundation for increased prosperity in the post-war period. READ MORE

4. 2. Intermediation in Business Networks: A Case Study in the Textile and Clothing Industry

   Author : Viktoria Sundquist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; textile; channel; clothing; industrial network; intermediation; intermediaries;

   Abstract : Intermediation is a central concept in the marketing channel literature where it is used for analyzing how specific firms, intermediaries, connect producers and users. It is argued that intermediation is primarily about increasing transaction efficiency when intermediaries undertake functions for closing the gap between producer stocks and consumer assortments, thus bridging discrepancies in time and place between supply and demand. READ MORE

5. 3. Reuse-based Reverse Value Chain for Sustainable Apparel Industry

   Author : Manoj Kumar Paras; Anca Draghici; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reverse value chain; Reuse; Value creation; Apparel industry; Second hand clothing; Omvänd värdekedja; Återanvändning; Värdetillverkning; Klädindustri; Second-hand kläder; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

   Abstract : The reverse value chain is a concept that maximizes the utility of a product after end-of-life or end-of-use. Its main components are reuse, repair, up-cycling and down-cycling. This thesis has investigated the business of apparel ‘reuse’ to develop a reuse-based reverse value chain model for apparel industry. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Smallholder Diversification, Industry Location, Debt Relief, and Disability and Utility

   Author : Sven Tengstam; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Zambia; agriculture; income diversification; structural change; poverty; global clothing industry; new economic geography; comparative advantages; industrial agglomeration; HIPC; debt relief; debt overhang; investment; incentives; disability; mobility impairment; marginal utility; hypothetical lotteries; risk.;

   Abstract : Essay 1 Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty? This paper investigates the relationship between income diversification (combinations of farm income, agricultural wage work, non-agricultural wage work, and own-business income) and income within Zambian smallholder households. Shifting to a higher degree of diversification is found to be associated with getting higher income per laborer. READ MORE

7. 5. Dedicated Followers of Fashion : An Economic Geographic Analysis of the Swedish Fashion Industry

   Author : Atle Hauge; Anders Malmberg; Dominic Power; Louise Crewe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social and economic geography; fashion industry; economic geography; branding; industrial system; symbolic value; cool; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : In fashion, as in the rest of the economy, the globalisation of taste, power and production now plays a major role. The industry is dominated by fashion capitals like Paris, London or New York, populated by star designers like Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld or Jean-Paul Gaultier and controlled through MNC giants like Prada, Gucci, DKNY and Dior, who together influence consumer preferences on a global scale. READ MORE