We analyze how employees perceive and evaluate the integration of people with disabilities into the German labor market. In an experimental complement to the Employment Survey by the German Federal Institutes for Vocational Training and Occupational Safety and Health, we ask respondents to estimate the labor force participation rates of persons with and without disabilities. We then inform a su…
Global demand for K-Fashion has paralleled the rise and fall of numerous South Korean firms. Drawing on the corporate life cycle and news priming theories, this study explores how online news on insolvent K-Fashion firms shapes the stock market’s business cycle. In Study 1, we conducted dynamic topic modeling to analyze 35,960 news articles from 2010 to 2022. The findings revealed three categ…
This study compares fashion design processes involving shape memory textiles (SMTs) compared to ones involving conventional textiles (CTs). The primary objectives were to identify barriers to the adoption of SMTs in the fashion industry from designers' perspectives, assess the impact of SMTs on conventional design processes, and develop strategies to enhance the use of SMTs in fashion design. D…
Accurate digital reconstruction of the human body is critical for a wide range of applications, including apparel design, ergonomic evaluation, and biomedical engineering. This study introduces a novel 3D human modeling framework that combines skeleton-driven deformation algorithms with high-resolution 3D body scan data to generate anatomically accurate virtual bodies. The proposed method was b…
Automating the drafting process significantly reduces time and cost, previously dependent on the personal intuition and expertise of pattern makers. Moreover, it has the potential to contribute to the automation of the entire production process. However, the integration of algorithms into the patterns is necessary to automate the drafting of patterns directly on computers based on the pattern m…
This research addresses the need for inclusive innovation and research in the disability-inclusive fashion domain. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the barriers that male consumers with physical disabilities face in their clothing consumption experiences by applying grounded theory. To gain a comprehensive understanding of these barriers, we explored sociopsychological and fashion…
This study examines the impact of organizational culture on managerial innovation within Moroccan startups, providing empirical evidence from a diverse sample of firms. By investigating four cultural dimensions adhocracy, clan, hierarchical, and market we demonstrate that organizational culture plays a pivotal role in shaping both disruptive and incremental innovation processes. Our findings hi…