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1、外文文献:TradeliberalizationandpatternsofstrategicadjustmentintheUStextilesandclothingindustryBelaySeyoumU.S.A.InternationalBusinessReview,Issue16,2007BelaySeyoumNovaSoutheasternUniversity,3301CollegeAvenue,Ft.Lauderdale,FL33314,USAReceived2December2005;receivedinrevisedform
2、17April2006,11October2006,23November2006;accepted13December2006.TheoverallenvironmentfacingtheUSTCindustrywillbeoneofrapidlychangingmarketconditionsandtechnologicalinnovation.Withthephaseoutofquotasandgrowingnumberoftradeagreements,theUSTCindustryisbeingexposedtointensec
3、ompetitioninexportanddomesticmarkets.Thisislikelytoleaddomesticindustries/labortodemandinterventionbynationalgovernmentstomitigatetheadverseimpactoftradeliberalization(Standbury&Vertinksy,2004).Inspiteofthesubstantialjoblosses,theUSTCindustryremainstechnologicallyadvance
4、dpartlyduetoincreasedproductivityresultingfromadvancesintechnologyanddesigncapabilities.Textileproductioniscapitalintensiveandmoderntechnologyisessentialtomeettheincreasingforhigh-qualityproducts.Overthelastfewyears,UStextilesandapparelfirmshavesubstantiallyincreasedthei
5、rinvestmenttomaintainmodernmanufacturingfacilitiesaswellasimproveproductionandmarketingcapabilitiesinordertomaximizetheirinherentadvantagestomarketproximity.Inapparel,lowskillproductionjobshavemovedtolow-costlocationsoffshorewhilethemoreskilledoneshavebeenretained.Tosucc
6、essfullyadapttothenewenvironment,USTCindustriesneedtocapitalizeontheirsourcesofcompetitiveadvantage.Theyneedtodevelopamoreflexibleoperationalarrangement,meethighstandardsinproductinnovationandgenerallydevelopamorechange-seekingbusinessculture(Kilduff,2005).Animportantsur
7、vivaltoolforUSTCfirmsistoexpandtheirpotentialmarketbyofferingnewproductdesignsandproductcategories.Manufacturersmusttrytobringasteadystreamofproductstomarketthatareinlinewiththetaste,preferencesoftheconsumer.Theycanalsoexpandtheirmarketpotentialbyofferingnewproductcatego
8、ries.TwoofthefastestgrowingapparelsegmentsintheUS,forexample,havebeenthewomen’splusandmen’sbigandtallse