Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production

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dc.contributor.advisorGodfrey, Shaneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorZimba, Machiluen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:20:34Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 79-81).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis exploratory study aimed to investigate the role that design houses play in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants, buyers in clothing retail companies, heads of design rooms in design houses, and homeworkers. Findings reveal that design houses act as intermediaries between retailers and clothing manufacturers or between retailers and homeworkers. In their latter role design houses are forging links between the informal and formal clothing economy. As in buyer-driven chains of production, retailers in the clothing value chain wield a substantial amount of power in determining prices. It was found that design houses are not completely powerless in their relationship with retailers, in fact, they posses knowledge that enables them to bargain over prices. The relationship between design houses and homeworkers was found to be an oppressive one, with homeworkers possessing little to no bargaining power. The increase in the number of design houses in Cape Town has assisted in the survival of the industry in the face of a number of difficulties. The continued presence of design houses creates the potential for development in the industry.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationZimba, M. (2008). <i>Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationZimba, Machilu. <i>"Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZimba, M. 2008. Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Zimba, Machilu AB - This exploratory study aimed to investigate the role that design houses play in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants, buyers in clothing retail companies, heads of design rooms in design houses, and homeworkers. Findings reveal that design houses act as intermediaries between retailers and clothing manufacturers or between retailers and homeworkers. In their latter role design houses are forging links between the informal and formal clothing economy. As in buyer-driven chains of production, retailers in the clothing value chain wield a substantial amount of power in determining prices. It was found that design houses are not completely powerless in their relationship with retailers, in fact, they posses knowledge that enables them to bargain over prices. The relationship between design houses and homeworkers was found to be an oppressive one, with homeworkers possessing little to no bargaining power. The increase in the number of design houses in Cape Town has assisted in the survival of the industry in the face of a number of difficulties. The continued presence of design houses creates the potential for development in the industry. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production TI - Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationZimba M. Design houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of production. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8115en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherWorkplace Change and Labour Lawen_ZA
dc.titleDesign houses in the Cape Town clothing value chain of productionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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