CENTER on GLOBALIZATION‚ GOVERNANCE & COMPETITIVENESS The Apparel Global Value Chain ECONOMIC UPGRADING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Karina Fernandez-Stark Stacey Frederick Gary Gereffi Contributing CGGC Researchers: Penny Bamber and Ghada Ahmed NOVEMBER 2011 The Apparel Global Value Chain: Economic Upgrading and Workforce Development “Skills for Upgrading: Workforce Development and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries” This research project examines workforce development
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Apparel Forecast Trend Report: Spring/Summer 2014 Apparel Forecast Trend Report: Spring/Summer 2014 Women’s apparel has always been a dominant driving force in the fashion industry due to many factors—passion for style and trends‚ the variety of assortments offered at retail stores‚ contributions to the majority of clothing purchases‚ and the inspiration that comes from the runway shows in major capital cities in the U.S and abroad. In the past few years however‚ the fashion
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The Importance of Burial in Greek Religion For the most part‚ the Greeks did not believe in a different afterlife for the good or bad—i.e.‚ no heaven or hell. In their view‚ the afterlife was almost universally grim; the important detail for the dead was whether they were buried or unburied. Those who did not receive proper funeral rites were doomed to wander by the river Styx‚ the entrance to the Underworld‚ for eternity; their souls could never be at rest. Thus‚ denying burial to a corpse
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Briana Adams Professor Wright Script Analysis 20 November 2012 Intimate Apparel Script Analysis Chapter 2 Intimate Apparel is set in the year of 1905 however the season is not provided within the text. The passage of time can be determined throughout the play between the scene and act. The passage of time is briefly mentioned within George’s letters to Esther. For example‚ one can infer that the passage of time between act 1 scene 1 and scene is 2 months because within the first few lines of George’s
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Research Working Paper Can Factory List Disclosure Improve Labor Practices in the Apparel Industry?: A Case Study of Nike and Levi-Strauss David J. Doorey SAS-HR2008-01-Doorey www.atkinson.yorku.ca/Research Can Factory List Disclosure Improve Labor Practices in the Apparel Industry?: A Case Study of Nike and Levi-Strauss1 David J. Doorey* York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto‚ ON M3J 1P3 * Assistant Professor‚ York University‚ Toronto. This research is generously supported by a
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Character Analysis Form Actor’s Name: Philip John Play: Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Character: Mr. Marks Physical Traits Sex Mr. Marks is a Romanian Orthodox Jewish male immigrant. Age Mr. Marks is in his thirties Health Mr. Marks has somewhat of a fear of being left alone‚ he panics when he sees a loyal customer go to another person for fabric and turns to alcohol (tonic) for comfort. Clothing Mr. Marks always wears a black suit with a missing button. He wears
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government’s capital‚ suppliers are getting more competitive. China becomes the most popular outsourcing provider. 2.2 Demand conditions A sophisticated domestic market is an important element to generate competitiveness. When the local firms face a sophisticated market‚ they need to keep improving their product because the saturated market demands high quality products. In the last 20 years‚ China’s consumer were lacking in the knowledge of products because the low education and the sequel of the
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distribution centers and stores. H&M has minimal debt‚ which decreases its interest costs‚ increases financial flexibility‚ and instills confidence for debtors and shareholders. It is extremely unique to see such a capital structure in modern capital markets as most companies are financed by debt. Given the target growth rate of H&M‚ it can also be said that it is hard to imitate such financial structure while maintaining growth. Efficiencies and synergies in between distribution channels lead to a higher
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professional backgrounds. § Jane’s most recent career achievement was the establishment of the flagship Australian retail store of a well-known European fashion manufacturer and retailer. § Jane’s experience assisting Australian businesses to develop new markets internationally. She worked with a popular Australian stationery retailer to expand into Asia via a joint venture‚ and also assisted an Australian travel goods brand to establish a product distribution franchise model in Asia § Ewan to pursue his
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PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi PGP28303 Aakanksha Sharma PGP28300 Abhishek Sivaraman PGP28302 Sandeep K. Singh PGP28301 Upasana Rustagi Contents Greek Crisis: Background 2 Greek Crisis: Consequences of sub-prime 3 Greek Crisis: Troika steps in 3 Should Greece leave the Euro Area? 4 Alternatives 5 Key Learnings 6 Takeaways for India 7 Greek Crisis: Background Through this write up‚ we are trying to explain the circumstances which led to the sovereign debt crisis in Greece. European
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