Critical Indicators for Apparel SMEs Performance; Market Orientation, Learning Orientation, and Innovation

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dc.contributor.authorJi, Jeong Sooken
dc.contributor.committeechairKincade, Doris H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGaskill, LuAnn R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKim, Ji-Hyunen
dc.contributor.committeememberWhite, William A.en
dc.contributor.departmentApparel, Housing, and Resource Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T19:51:02Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-09en
dc.date.available2017-04-04T19:51:02Zen
dc.date.issued2008-05-02en
dc.date.rdate2016-10-03en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-13en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to generalize the findings about market orientation, learning orientation, innovation and performance to the textile and apparel context in South Korea, specifically to SMEs, and, in addition, to investigate the role of informal relationships in SMEs within the presence of these other variables. This study postulates that market orientation, learning orientation, and innovation are related to performance. This study conducted a survey in South Korea, using a paper-and-pencil questionnaire, to determine the relationship of various management related variables with the SMEs' performance. Of the 200 questionnaires that were distributed, 183 were returned and178 were completed and usable for the research. Results of this study showed that components of market orientation and learning orientation were both significantly related to innovation and some components along with innovation were significantly related to South Korean apparel SMEs' performance. The proposed relationship of these factors to performance could be generalized to SMEs in the apparel industry, within the context of South Korea.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05132008-013304en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05132008-013304/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77023en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSMEs Performanceen
dc.subjectMarket Orientationen
dc.subjectLearning Orientationen
dc.subjectSouth Korean Apparel Industryen
dc.subjectInnovationen
dc.titleCritical Indicators for Apparel SMEs Performance; Market Orientation, Learning Orientation, and Innovationen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineApparel, Housing, and Resource Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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