Sökning: "textile economics"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 30 uppsatser innehållade orden textile economics.

  1. 16. Analyzing and testing the structure of China’s imports for cotton : a bayesian system approach

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Ruochen Wu; [2013]
    Nyckelord :China; cotton import demand; generalized Armington Mode; CDE functional form; Bayesian Bootstrap Multivariate Regression; Allen elasticities of substitution;

    Sammanfattning : China is the biggest importer of cotton in the world, and it is of great interest to analyze its import demand system for cotton. Noteworthy is that cotton is deemed an intermediate commodity for textile production instead of a direct consumption one, hence this thesis adopts a two-stage cost minimization procedure resembling the Armington Model to study China’s demand for cotton differentiated by their countries of production with a focus on the substitution effects and weak separability between various sources. LÄS MER

  2. 17. Responsible sourcing and transparency in the home textile industry : the case of cotton

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Catarina Holmsten-Carrizo; [2013]
    Nyckelord :code of conduct; corporate social responsibility; CSR; ethical sourcing; multi-stakeholder initiative; procurement; SSCM; standard; supply chain; value chain ;

    Sammanfattning : CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, has become increasingly important in a globalised world where the responsibilities of companies and governments are somewhat blurry. The textile industry is an industry where long supply chains and raw material production in developing countries are factors adding to the complexity and difficulties of solving ethical issues. LÄS MER

  3. 18. Hållbar textilhantering

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Cecilia Nilsson; Madeleine Winér; [2013]
    Nyckelord :återvinna; återanvända; textilbransch; textilhantering; hållbar utveckling; miljövänligt; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : I denna magisteruppsats, med titeln "Hållbar textilhantering", undersöks ett urval av olika affärsmodeller och strategier närmare vad gäller ett hållbart koncept och flöde inom textilförbrukningen och hur detta fenomen varierar och ger uttryck för sig idag. Uppsatsen utgår från teori kring CSR, affärsmodeller inom hållbar utveckling, samt från hur textilier produceras tills att de blir slängda. LÄS MER

  4. 19. Identified opportunities and challenges inCSR certification : the case of CSC9000T in China’s textile industry

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Tingting Chen; [2012]
    Nyckelord :CSR; social standards; CSC9000T; textile and apparel industry; Chinese government; competitive advantage;

    Sammanfattning : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues have been received much attention in businessand management practises globally. Jensen & Yeh (2009, 3) state that “The agenda ofCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a factor in the process of globalization,and Chinese companies may sometimes feel pushed into this agenda without a clearunderstanding of the rationale behind it”. LÄS MER

  5. 20. Managing Production in a Foreign Environment: An exemplifying study of the managerial practices adopted in FDIs, and their encounter with the customs prevailing in the local institutional environment

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Ingrid af Sandeberg Andén; Amanda Gustavsson; [2012]
    Nyckelord :Production; Outsourcing; Managerial Practices; Local Institutional Environment; Adaptation;

    Sammanfattning : At the same time as the prevailing outsourcing trend implies loss of control over operations, companies are increasingly held responsible for demeanours throughout their supply chain due to the rising focus on CSR. Vietnam is one of the fastest growing countries in the world and an attractive location for production. LÄS MER