The diamond approach to the competitiveness of Korea's apparel industry: Michael Porter and beyond

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-208

  Jin, Byoungho ^a   Moon, Hwy Chang ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Modelling; South Korea; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS STRATEGY; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LABOR; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744926193     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612020610667504     Document Type: Review

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