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Article Information:
Title:
Globalization and its impact on operational decisions: The role of industrial districts in the textile industry
Author(s):
Francisco Puig, Helena Marques, Pervez N. Ghauri
Journal:
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Year:
2009
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
692 - 719
ISSN:
0144-3577
DOI:
10.1108/01443570910971388
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Acknowledgements:
The authors thank the editor and reviewers for valuable comments in the revision of this paper. This research was partially supported by a grant from the Generalitat Valenciana and from the Research Project SEJ 2006-13889 of the Minister of Science and Education (Spain) to the first author.
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Abstract:
Purpose – This paper aims to analyse the impact of globalization on the manufacturing operations of industries and industrial districts and how it influences the specialization and diversification of manufacturing decisions.
Design/methodology/approach – The sample includes 9,684 Spanish manufacturing textile firms and the analysis is both cross-sectional and longitudinal.
Findings – The results show that globalization tends to diminish the district and subsector effects over time, but they also show the positive impact of specialization on productivity and of diversification on business growth.
Originality/value – The paper indicates to managers that the production function in textile firms has viability in Europe through achieving specialization and efficient operations management.
Keywords:
Decision making, Globalization, Manufacturing systems, Operations management, Spain, Textile industry
Article Type:
Research paper