Globalisation and regionalisation in the clothing industry: Survival strategies for UK firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-304

  Abecassis Moedas, Celine ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Clothing; Globalisation; Location; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248590713     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2007.013253     Document Type: Article

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