Publications

April 1983 (Revised October 1990)
Background Note

Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement

By: David B. Yoffie

What happens to an industry with millions of employees that loses its comparative advantage? This note examines this question by looking at the global textile and apparel industry. With the Multi-Fiber Arrangement coming up for renewal in December 1981, the United... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe

October 1993 (Revised April 1995)
Background Note

Swiss Textile Machinery Industry

September 1969 (Revised November 1983)
Case

Textile Corp. of America

Describes a young man's first job with a large corporation, where he is given a great deal of responsibility but little authority or supervision. The action takes place in the 1960s. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; United States

June 1987 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Textile Corporation Building, The

By: William J. Poorvu

Describes the potential acquisition of a downtown office building in Boston through a sealed bid auction. The prospective buyer analyzes in detail all elements of the income and expense statements, calculates the effect of all improvements, and imputes a purchase price... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Property; Bids and Bidding; Auctions; Price; Asset Pricing; Real Estate Industry; Boston

January 1984
Background Note

Note on the Textile Industry in the 1980s

By: Kim B. Clark

Presents major developments in textile production technology during the 1970s and early 1980s. Outlines the specific innovations as well as the company and country of origin. View Details

Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Production; Manufacturing Industry

March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Planning; Human Resources; Management

02 May 2018
News

Next Generation Textile Innovations

Keywords: Textile Mills; Textile Mills

December 1990
Teaching Note

Beauregard Textile Co., Teaching Note

By: Francis Aguilar

Teaching Note for (9-191-058). View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry

June 1991 (Revised August 2001)
Teaching Note

The Textile Corporation Building TN

By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman

Teaching Note for (9-387-189). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry; Boston

March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Springs Mills: Textile Manufacturing--1981 (A)

By: Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

November 1982
Case

Worcester Textile Co.: Marketing Worsted Fabrics

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Product Marketing; Apparel and Accessories Industry

February 1985 (Revised January 2005)
Teaching Note

Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-383-164). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

April 1987
Background Note

Canadian Textile Policy Since 1970

By: Malcolm S. Salter

2001
Chapter

E-Commerce in the Textile and Apparel Industries

By: Janice H. Hammond and Kristin M Kohler

Keywords: Business Ventures; Web Sites; Apparel and Accessories Industry

March 2003 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Worker Rights and Global Trade: The U.S.-Cambodia Bilateral Textile Trade Agreement

Examines the political and economic dimensions of the campaign to improve workers' rights around the world through the inclusion of labor standards in international trade agreements. The U.S.-Cambodia Textile Trade Agreement was the first agreement of its kind to link... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Agreements and Arrangements; Rights; Working Conditions; Globalization; Consumer Products Industry; Cambodia; United States

November 1981
Supplement

Textile Corp. of America: Part I--What Happened, Video

By: Louis B. Barnes and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
Case

The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio

In Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the stirrings of industrialization and modernization were promising, and more than 50,000 workers, mostly women, were employed in the textile sector; the figure reflected more than a threefold increase in just a few... View Details

Keywords: History; Labor Unions; Trade; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Financial Crisis; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Lesotho