Globalization and its impact on operational decisions: The role of industrial districts in the textile industry
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 19 June 2009
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
Citation
Puig, F., Marques, H. and Ghauri, P.N. (2009), "Globalization and its impact on operational decisions: The role of industrial districts in the textile industry", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 29 No. 7, pp. 692-719. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570910971388
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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