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Towards a flexible future? The nature of organisational response in the clothing industry
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Organisational ResponseFlexible FutureClothing IndustryTaylorist Production ConceptHuman Resource ManagementIndustrial OrganizationOrganizational BehaviorProductivityManagementFashionOrganizational TransformationStrategic ManagementMarketingOrganizational StructureQuick Response BehaviourOrganization TheoryBusinessBusiness StrategyTextile Management
Quick response behaviour is a necessity in the clothing industry. It was expected that the requirements for this would show a number of dysfunctions in the Taylorist production concept. However, it is concluded that the way in which clothing companies are attempting to reorganise their processes can be termed ‘intensification’: changes designed to increase productivity without substantial reorganisation of the Taylorist production concept.