Search Results - "Dickson, Marsha"

Consumer interest in upcycling techniques and purchasing upcycled clothing as an approach to reducing textile waste by Bhatt, Dipti, Silverman, Jillian, Dickson, Marsha A.

“…This study investigates the constructs of environmental concern, consumer creativity, and fashion consciousness and examines the relationships between these…”
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Consumer likelihood of purchasing organic cotton apparel: Influence of attitudes and self‐identity by Hustvedt, Gwendolyn, Dickson, Marsha A

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the organic apparel consumer. Is the recent upsurge in organic cotton…”
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Media Portrayal of Voluntary Public Reporting about Corporate Social Responsibility Performance: Does Coverage Encourage or Discourage Ethical Management? by Dickson, Marsha A., Eckman, Molly

“…Drawing on constructionist theory, this study examines how the media portrayed five public reporting events initiated by the Fair Labor Association (FLA),…”
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A model for sustainability education in support of the PRME by Dickson, Marsha A, Eckman, Molly, Loker, Suzanne, Jirousek, Charlotte

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present innovative strategies to promote sustainability-focused education, in a case study of a multi-institutional…”
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Retailers' extent of involvement in sustainability and role in creating sustainable apparel and textiles from South Africa by Blissick, Megan, Dickson, Marsha A., Silverman, Jillian, Cao, Huantian

“…The purpose of this comparative case study research was to identify the sustainability-focused influencing power and involvement of retailers in the…”
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Utility of No Sweat Labels for Apparel Consumers: Profiling Label Users and Predicting Their Purchases by DICKSON, MARSHA A.

“…This study empirically analyzed whether consumers making apparel purchases would use a label guaranteeing certain working conditions were present during…”
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Applying a sustainability performance measurement tool in designing and developing automotive employee uniforms by Cao, Huantian, Dickson, Marsha A., Cobb, Kelly, Carper, Martha, Scudder, Crescent, Wong, Crispin

“…A participatory research study was conducted by a university research team partnered with an automotive company and a uniform manufacturer to develop a…”
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Chinese consumer market segments for foreign apparel products by Dickson, Marsha A., Lennon, Sharron J., Montalto, Catherine P., Shen, Dong, Zhang, Li

“…A consumer survey of a probability sample of 1,628 married adult consumers residing in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, China was used obtain basic knowledge…”
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Apparel Manufacturers and the Business Case for Social Sustainability: ‘World Class’ CSR and Business Model Innovation by Dickson, Marsha A., Chang, Rita K.

“…Since the mid-1990s when major apparel brands began monitoring factories in their supply chains for adherence to codes of conduct regarding labour standards…”
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Small Business Implementation of CSR for Fair Labor Association Accreditation: The Case of Zephyr Graf-X by Milne, Allison T.C., Dickson, Marsha A., Keene, Kelsey

“…Since the 1990s, multistakeholder initiatives (MSIs) have brought together a variety of stakeholders, including business, nongovernmental organisations, and…”
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Stakeholder Expectations for Environmental Performance within the Apparel Industry: The Urgency of Business Response by Dickson, Marsha A., Waters, Yazbehl, López-Gydosh, Dilia

“…Despite the damaging impacts the global apparel industry has on the environment, there are no widely accepted international environmental performance standards…”
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Supplier-retailer relationships in China's distribution channel for foreign brand apparel by Dickson, Marsha A., Zhang, Li

“…This study investigated how Chinese retailers perceive their foreign brand apparel suppliers and explored the use of power theory for explaining these…”
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US consumers' knowledge of and concern with apparel sweatshops by Dickson, Marsha A.

“…US consumers admit they are not knowledgeable about the global apparel industry; however, they hold positive beliefs about US apparel industry labour…”
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Upgrading to full‐package apparel manufacturing for small businesses in Mexico by Lewis, Tasha L., Dickson, Marsha A.

“…Case studies were conducted with two small apparel businesses in Mexico to determine the physical and human resources critically influencing full‐package…”
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Sustainability of Apparel Supply Chain in South Africa: Application of the Triple Top Line Model by Cao, Huantian, Scudder, Crescent, Dickson, Marsha A.

“…The researchers documented the sustainability characteristics of a cotton apparel supply chain in South Africa. In-depth interviews were conducted across the…”
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Alternative Trading Organizations: Shifting Paradigm in a Culture of Social Responsibility by LITTRELL, MARY A., DICKSON, MARSHA A.

“…Alternative Trading Organizations (ATO) are nonprofit businesses that market crafts, gifts, and food from developing countries through mail-order catalogs and…”
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Chinese Consumers' Attitudes Toward U.S.- and PRC-Made Clothing: From a Cultural Perspective by Shen, Dong, Lennon, Sharron, Dickson, Marsha A., Montalto, Catherine, Zhang, Li

“…To investigate the role of acculturation variables (Western behavioral adoption, adherence to traditional values) in explaining Chinese consumers' attitudes…”
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Socially responsible behaviour: values and attitudes of the alternative trading organisation consumer by Dickson, Marsha A., Littrell, Mary A.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine whether consumers' intentions to purchase apparel products from an alternative trading organisation (ATO; an example…”
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Beverly Lemire. Cotton . New York: Berg, 2011. 192 pp.; 25 color illustrations, 25 black-and-white illustrations, notes, selected bibliography, index. $39.95 by Dickson, Marsha A.

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Social Responsibility: The Concept As Defined by Apparel and Textile Scholars by Dickson, Marsha A., Eckman, Molly

“…Eighty-seven members of the International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) completed an electronic survey focused on the scholarly activities in which…”
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