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Men’s T-Shirts of Natural Fibers
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is necessary to understand the mech
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with sourcing agents on a daily bas
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on import data for the apparel indu
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cost. Informant #9, who described a
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agents describe marketing their fir
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operations and the need for consist
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Interview Objective 3: To examine t
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Identifying the Best Factory While
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Interview Objective 4: To examine w
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production from one country to anot
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apparel category is at $0 in 1998 o
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the United States. While the purpos
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apparel goods that are exported to
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suggests that not only are sourcing
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critical because this person then b
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The costs of salary, benefits, etc.
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difficult, the sourcing agent sets
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Sourcing agents play a critical rol
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questions. This minimized the risk
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Recommendations for Future Research
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Grossman, G.M. & Helpman, E. (1995)
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Appendix A - IRB Application Exempt
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Summary Memo: Informant #2 Research