Apparel manufacturing business owners: A gender comparison

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Craig, Jane S ^a   Martin, Ruth ^b   Horridge, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel manufacturing owners; Female business owners; Integrative perspective

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY, UNITED STATES; MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030792196     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9701500101     Document Type: Article

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