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- October 1990
- Case
Beauregard Textile Co.
By: Francis Aguilar
The sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Price; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Inflation and Deflation; Consumer Behavior; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Beauregard Textile Co." Harvard Business School Case 191-058, October 1990.
- 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
Yoffie, David B. "Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-164, April 1983. (Revised October 1990.)
- June 1987 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Textile Corporation Building, The
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
Poorvu, William J. "Textile Corporation Building, The." Harvard Business School Case 387-189, June 1987. (Revised July 2004.)
- March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Clark, Kim B. "Springs Industries: Textile Manufacturing--1983 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 685-064, March 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- October 1993 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Swiss Textile Machinery Industry
Enright, Michael J. "Swiss Textile Machinery Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-047, October 1993. (Revised April 1995.)
- 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
Barnes, Louis B. "Textile Corp. of America." Harvard Business School Case 470-044, September 1969. (Revised November 1983.)
- 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
- 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
- March 1985 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Springs Mills: Textile Manufacturing--1981 (A)
By: Kim B. Clark
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Clark, Kim B. "Springs Mills: Textile Manufacturing--1981 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 685-063, March 1985. (Revised July 1986.)
- 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
Salter, Malcolm S. "Canadian Textile Policy Since 1970." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-150, April 1987.
- November 1982
- Case
Worcester Textile Co.: Marketing Worsted Fabrics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Worcester Textile Co.: Marketing Worsted Fabrics." Harvard Business School Case 383-072, November 1982.
- 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
Abrami, Regina M. "Worker Rights and Global Trade: The U.S.-Cambodia Bilateral Textile Trade Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 703-034, March 2003. (Revised September 2004.)
- 2001
- Chapter
E-Commerce in the Textile and Apparel Industries
By: Janice H. Hammond and Kristin M Kohler
- 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
Abdelal, Rawi E., Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry." Harvard Business School Case 706-043, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 14 Mar 2016
- News
Spinning a New Yarn at a Family Textile Company
- 19 Jun 2024
- Podcast
How Lab - Grown Cotton can Decarbonize Textiles
Today’s episode is the fourth in our series on decarbonizing the roots of value chains, where we’re looking deep into supply chains that serve many industries. Previously we talked about the technical products of green concrete and green steel, and agriculture through... View Details
- November 1981
- Supplement
Textile Corp. of America: Part I--What Happened, Video
By: Louis B. Barnes and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Barnes, Louis B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Textile Corp. of America: Part I--What Happened, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-501, November 1981.