Enhancing international dimensions in apparel and merchandising curricula in the USA

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 232-243

  Yu, Hong ^a   Jin, Byoungho ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Garment industry; Higher education; International business; Textile industry; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GLOBALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MERCHANDIZING; TEXTILE-CLOTHING INDUSTRY;

EID: 20344377143     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020510599376     Document Type: Article

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