Belt and Road Initiative – Collaboration for Success (eBook)

Eve Man Hin Chan, Angappa Gunasekaran (Herausgeber)

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2020 | 1st ed. 2020
XXXII, 133 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-15-1525-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents a series of studies analyzing critical factors that promote and constrain textile & clothing (T&C) production and trade in the Belt & Road (B&R) countries, and forces that drive the restructuring and transforming of global T&C supply chain and operations in the B&R context. The book also offers insights into the challenges and opportunities for T&C manufacturing in B&R countries through interviews with T&C experts, and also examines how Hong Kong can strengthen its 'super-connector' role by facilitating sustainable trade and development in the T&C industries, as well as discussion on the impact of global trade wars on T&C trade. In the studies presented in this book, they offer topics ranging from the macro-economy, international business environment and strategies, logistics and supply chain, policy changes, to sustainability. The studies offer descriptive, theoretical and empirical analyses that explore T&C business and management related opportunities and challenges that are derived from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Econometric analysis with the gravity model is applied to T&C trade and extended to cover other areas that have not been considered in previous studies, such as production costs, export supply chain costs, technologies, demographical factors, and factors related to the business environment and policies, including qualitative variables. Studies using in-depth interviews and linear regression analysis are also present to explore new factors for T&C trade and production relocation to B&R countries.

Dr Eve Man Hin Chan is a scholar from the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). She earned her PhD in Fashion and Textiles Marketing and Merchandising from the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) in 2009. Prior to joining THEi, Dr Chan was Research Fellow at the Hong Kong Community College of the HKPolyU and Visiting Lecturer of the Hong Kong Design Institute. In terms of her professional experience, she had served as Global Business Controller and Manager of the internationally renowned fashion company, H&M. Dr Chan possessed extensive industrial experience in buying, merchandising, marketing and retailing before commencing her academic career. 

 

Currently, Dr Chan is managing several competitive research projects in international trade of fashion and textile, location analysis of production in the belt and road initiative, as well as econometric modelling of trade and sustainable transport and logistics operations in smart cities of the Greater Bay Area. She has successfully collaborated with local and international fashion brands and apparel companies in carrying out research projects. Her research findings, which have generated an impact on the fashion and textile sector, are recognized by both academia and industry. Her publications include book chapters, papers in major peer-reviewed journals and international academic conferences. Dr Chan is the recipient of various research awards, including the best re-search paper award in an international conference - the 14th Asian Textile Conference (ATC-14) in 2017. She had been invited to be the keynote speaker, conference committee member, session chair and reviewer of several international conferences.  

Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran is the Dean and a Professor at the School of Business & Public Administration, California State University, Bakersfield. Prior to this, he served as Dean of the Charlton College of Business from 2013 to 2017, Chairperson of the Department of Decision and Information Sciences from 2006 to 2012 and the Founding Director of the Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from 2006 to 2017. He has published over 350 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented about 50 papers and published 50 articles at conferences. He has also given a number of invited talks in various countries around the globe. He is on the editorial board of several journals. He has organized several international workshops and conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems.

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This book presents a series of studies analyzing critical factors that promote and constrain textile & clothing (T&C) production and trade in the Belt & Road (B&R) countries, and forces that drive the restructuring and transforming of global T&C supply chain and operations in the B&R context. The book also offers insights into the challenges and opportunities for T&C manufacturing in B&R countries through interviews with T&C experts, and also examines how Hong Kong can strengthen its "e;super-connector"e; role by facilitating sustainable trade and development in the T&C industries, as well as discussion on the impact of global trade wars on T&C trade. In the studies presented in this book, they offer topics ranging from the macro-economy, international business environment and strategies, logistics and supply chain, policy changes, to sustainability. The studies offer descriptive, theoretical and empirical analyses that explore T&C business and management related opportunities and challenges that are derived from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Econometric analysis with the gravity model is applied to T&C trade and extended to cover other areas that have not been considered in previous studies, such as production costs, export supply chain costs, technologies, demographical factors, and factors related to the business environment and policies, including qualitative variables. Studies using in-depth interviews and linear regression analysis are also present to explore new factors for T&C trade and production relocation to B&R countries.

Inhalt

Foreword from Chief Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD 6
Foreword from the Perspective of International Business 8
Foreword from the Perspective of Marketing and Supply Chain 10
Foreword from the Management Perspective 12
Foreword from the Higher Education Sector 13
Acknowledgements 14
Introduction 15
Background 15
Rationale Behind Publication of Book 19
Research Methodologies 21
Data Collection 22
Research Analysis 23
Limitations 23
Summary 24
Structure of Book 24
References 25
Contents 27
About the Editors 28
The Dynamics of T& C Export Performance Between China and Other Asian Countries: Implications for BRI Development
1 Introduction 30
2 China’s T& C Exports Overview
3 Previous Research on China’s Impact on Asia 33
4 The Gravity Trade Model 34
5 Econometric Methodology 35
6 Econometric Analysis 38
6.1 Impact of China’s T& C Exports on Its Neighbors
6.2 GDP and Per-capita GDP 40
6.3 Geographical Distance 41
6.4 Exchange Rates 41
6.5 Population 41
6.6 Labor Cost 42
6.7 Female Workers 42
6.8 Value-Added Factors 42
6.9 Dummy Variables 43
6.10 Time Dummy 2001 43
7 Sensitivity Analysis for Checking the Structural Changes in T& C Trade
8 Belt and Road Implications 50
9 Conclusions 51
References 52
Hong Kong’s “Super-Connector” Role in Managing Global Clothing Supply Chains Under the Belt and Road Initiative: An Extended Gravity Model Analysis 55
1 Background 56
2 Extended Gravity Model of Clothing Trade Between Hong Kong and Some B& R Countries in Asia
3 Data Analysis and Results 60
4 Implications of BRI for Hong Kong Clothing Companies 62
5 Conclusion 63
References 64
The Belt and Road Initiative: An Entrepreneurial Perspective 66
1 Introduction 66
2 The GEM Framework 68
3 Conceptual Framework of Variables 69
3.1 Entrepreneurial Intention 69
3.2 Perceived Opportunities 69
3.3 Perceived Capabilities 69
3.4 Fear of Failure 70
4 Methodology 70
5 Results 71
6 Limitations and Policy Implications 73
7 Conclusion 74
References 74
The Belt and Road Initiative’s Impact on Textile and Clothing Supply Chains in Asia: Views from Hong Kong Industrial Stakeholders 77
1 Introduction 78
2 The Global Identity of Textile and Clothing Manufacturing and Trade 79
3 The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and T& C Trade
4 Economic Co-operation in Asia 80
5 Determinants of T& C Bilateral Trade Identified in the Literature
6 Methodology 81
7 Findings and Discussion 82
8 Conclusion 85
References 86
Exploring Hong Kong’s Role as a Strategic Partner for “Belt and Road” Countries—Closing the Cultural Gap 88
1 Background 89
2 B& R Cultural Readiness Model
3 Literature Review 92
3.1 Social Identity Theory and Ethnocentrism 92
3.2 Psychic Distance 93
3.3 Cultural Familiarity 93
3.4 B& R-Readiness
4 Research Design 95
5 Scales and Measures 95
6 Scale Development and Data Analysis 96
7 Findings and Discussion 96
References 99
Why Does China Need Belt and Road Initiative? 102
1 Introduction 103
2 Unpacking the Chinese Interests and Benefits Behind Belt and Road Initiative 103
3 Contextual Challenge of Belt and Road Initiative 105
4 Supply Chain Sustainability Related Risks and Solutions for Belt and Road Initiative 107
5 Textile and Clothing Industries in Focus 108
6 Recommendations and Future Extensions 109
References 110
List of Belt and Road Countries 112
Belt and Road Country Profiles of T& C Exporters
North Africa 115
Algeria 115
Egypt 116
Morocco 116
Sudan 117
West Africa 117
Cape Verde 117
Cote d’lvoire 118
Gambia 118
Ghana 119
Mali 119
Mauritania 120
Nigeria 120
Senegal 121
Sierra Leone 121
Togo 122
Central Africa 122
Cameron 122
Republic of Congo 123
East Africa 123
Burundi 123
Kenya 124
Madagascar 124
Mozambique 125
Seychelles 125
Tanzania 126
Uganda 126
Zambia 127
Zimbabwe 127
Caribbean 128
Antigua and Barbuda 128
Dominican Republic 128
Jamaica 129
Europe 129
Albania 129
Austria 130
Belarus 130
Bosnia and Herzegovina 131
Bulgaria 131
Croatia 132
Czech Republic 132
Estonia 133
Greece 133
Hungary 134
Italy 134
Latvia 135
Lithuania 135
Luxembourg 136
Moldova 136
Montenegro 137
North Macedonia 137
Poland 138
Portugal 138
Romania 139
Russia 139
Serbia 140
Slovakia 140
Slovenia 141
Ukraine 141
North America 142
Tunisia 142
Central America 142
Costa Rica 142
El Salvador 143
South America 143
Bolivia 143
Ecuador 144
Guyana 144
Peru 145
Suriname 145
Uruguay 146
Central Asia 146
Armenia 146
Azerbaijan 147
Kazakhstan 147
Kyrgyzstan 148
East Asia 148
Korea 148
Mongolia 149
South Asia 149
Bangladesh 149
China 150
Maldives 150
Nepal 151
Pakistan 151
Sri Lanka 152
Southeast Asia 152
Brunei 152
Cambodia 153
Indonesia 153
Laos 154
Malaysia 154
Myanmar 155
Philippines 155
Singapore 156
Thailand 156
Vietnam 157

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.1.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Textile Science and Clothing Technology
• Reihe/Serie: Textile Science and Clothing Technology
• Zusatzinfo: XXXII, 133 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• Schlagworte: Belt and Road • Engineering Economics • Global Value Chains • Gravity Trade Model • Labor Intensive Sectors • Low-Cost Production Bases • sustainable development • Textile and Clothing Supply Chain • textile engineering • Trade-Led Manufacturing • Value Added Chain
• ISBN-10: 981-15-1525-5 / 9811515255
• ISBN-13: 978-981-15-1525-5 / 9789811515255