Knitting Asia, Weaving Development Globalization of the Korean Apparel Industry

“This edited collection provides a rare look at the dynamic growth and multinationalization of Korean apparel firms. Despite their economic and social significance at home and abroad, little attention has been paid to the evolving nature of their business and strategies. This volume highlights their...

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Other Authors: Lee, Joonkoo (Editor), Kwon, Hyunji (Editor), Lim, Hyun-Chin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Globalization, Value Chain Governance and Supplier Experimentation (Joonkoo Lee, Hyunji Kwon and Hyun-Chin Lim)
  • 2. Expanding Overseas, Becoming Multinational, and Moving up the Chain: Three Waves of Globalization in the Korean Apparel Industry (Joonkoo Lee and Hyun-Chin Lim)
  • 3. Korea’s Multinational Garment Suppliers: Growth through Disintermediation (Solee Shin)
  • 4. Toward a Bipolar Apparel GVC? From the Perspective of First-Tier Suppliers (Hyunji Kwon, Jinsun Bae, Joonkoo Lee and Sun Wook Chung)
  • 5. A Hidden Champion? An Experimental Journey for Digital Integration of a First-Tier Supplier in the Apparel GVCs (Hyunji Kwon and Seri No)
  • 6. Formalizing Foreign Manufacturer Status While Deepening Local Embeddedness: Korean Manufacturers in Myanmar’s Export-oriented Apparel Industry (Jinsun Bae)