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1、外文文献：TradeliberalizationandpatternsofstrategicadjustmentintheUStextilesandclothingindustryBelaySeyoumU.S.A.InternationalBusinessReview，Issue16,2007BelaySeyoumNovaSoutheasternUniversity,3301CollegeAvenue,Ft.Lauderdale,FL33314,USAReceived2December2005;receivedinrevisedform17April2006,11
2、October2006,23November2006;accepted13December2006.TheoverallenvironmentfacingtheUSTCindustrywillbeoneofrapidlychangingmarketconditionsandtechnologicalinnovation.Withthephaseoutofquotasandgrowingnumberoftradeagreements,theUSTCindustryisbeingexposedtointensecompetitioninexportanddomesti
3、cmarkets.Thisislikelytoleaddomesticindustries/labortodemandinterventionbynationalgovernmentstomitigatetheadverseimpactoftradeliberalization(Standbury&Vertinksy,2004).Inspiteofthesubstantialjoblosses,theUSTCindustryremainstechnologicallyadvancedpartlyduetoincreasedproductivityresulting
4、fromadvancesintechnologyanddesigncapabilities.Textileproductioniscapitalintensiveandmoderntechnologyisessentialtomeettheincreasingforhigh-qualityproducts.Overthelastfewyears,UStextilesandapparelfirmshavesubstantiallyincreasedtheirinvestmenttomaintainmodernmanufacturingfacilitiesaswell
5、asimproveproductionandmarketingcapabilitiesinordertomaximizetheirinherentadvantagestomarketproximity.Inapparel,lowskillproductionjobshavemovedtolow-costlocationsoffshorewhilethemoreskilledoneshavebeenretained.Tosuccessfullyadapttothenewenvironment,USTCindustriesneedtocapitalizeontheir
6、sourcesofcompetitiveadvantage.Theyneedtodevelopamoreflexibleoperationalarrangement,meethighstandardsinproductinnovationandgenerallydevelopamorechange-seekingbusinessculture(Kilduff,2005).AnimportantsurvivaltoolforUSTCfirmsistoexpandtheirpotentialmarketbyofferingnewproductdesignsandpro
7、ductcategories.Manufacturersmusttrytobringasteadystreamofproductstomarketthatareinlinewiththetaste,preferencesoftheconsumer.Theycanalsoexpandtheirmarketpotentialbyofferingnewproductcategories.TwoofthefastestgrowingapparelsegmentsintheUS,forexample,havebeenthewomen’splusandmen’sbigandt
8、allse
