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Social Responsibility in the Global Apparel Industry
Social Responsibility in the Global Apparel Industry
by Marsha A. Dickson, Suzanne Loker, Molly Eckman
List Price: $77.50
©2009, 368 pp.,
softcover, 7.375 x 9.25 (978-1-56367-592-8)
Book category: Social Responsibility
• Import/Export
Meet the authors: Marsha A. Dickson • Suzanne Loker • Molly Eckman
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Globalization dramatically changed the way business is conducted in the apparel manufacturing
industry. In many cases, these changes came with little regard to social responsibility
in the design, production, and sourcing of products. Social Responsibility in the Global
Apparel Industry combines a broad analysis of apparel manufacturing with a discussion of
how social responsibility can influence corporate strategy and decisions made throughout
the global supply chain. Students learn how leading apparel and footwear manufacturers
attempt to solve complex problems at all stages of the apparel manufacturing process,
including child labor, harassment and abuse, discrimination, excessive hours of work, low
wages, and poor factory health and safety. Drawing on their experience in industry and
research, the authors provide the tools to change the apparel industry from the inside out
by preparing the next generation and current industry professionals with the awareness,
knowledge, and passion to make it more socially responsible.
Sample Chapter (PDF)
Instructor's Guide (PDF)
- CONTENTS
• What is social responsibility?
• Social responsibility, human rights, sustainability, and the responsibility of companies
• Cultural, economic, and political dimensions of social responsibility
• Stakeholder theory and social responsibility
• Key stakeholders for social responsibility
• Codes of conduct and monitoring
• How manufacturers and retailers organize for social responsibility: internally,
collaboratively, and strategically
• Strategies for environmental responsibility
• The future of socially responsibility in the apparel industry
- FEATURES
• Case studies, sidebars, and interviews with individuals who work for multinational
corporations, NGOs, and labor groups related to the apparel manufacturing industry
• Comparative coverage of apparel manufacturing in various regions of the world,
including China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam
• Instructor’s Guide, edited by Danielle L. Stevens, provides suggestions for planning
the course and using the text in the classroom
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