Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to systematically identify important factors that are considered in decision making of maintenance cost and discuss how these factors affect maintenance performance. Design/methodology/approach – This paper employs triangulation technique, which...

Purpose Within the next 20–30 years, adaptive reuse will have the greatest potential to reduce the built environment's environmental impact. Despite this, stakeholders still do not have sufficient points of reference in justifying and evaluating their adaptation practice decisions. The...

This paper presents an exploratory study on the activities undertaken by the top decision‐makers of the Italian yarn firms to define an image of demand in this sector for the next collections. The ability to construct an image of demand, which has been shown in the past to be effective, is...

Purpose – The objective of the research is to develop implementation strategies for producers at the fashion apparel supply chain upstream, in order to move towards a more coordinated, streamlined and responsive process. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative action research was conducted...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of aesthetics in female consumers' evaluation of apparel quality during the decision‐making process. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research style was followed and unstructured interviews and focus group interviews...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate young adult consumers' (i.e. university undergraduates') evaluations of consumer behavior scenarios as ethical or unethical in relation to the respondents' philosophies of human nature. Design/methodology/approach – An existing ethical...

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the key factors in children's choice of clothing from six to 11‐year‐olds. Design/ methodology/ approach – This exploratory study was developed through a questionnaire answered by 313 children, between the ages of six and 11, from four different...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between self‐construals and decision‐making styles of Korean college students. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 872 Korean college students from three different Korean university campuses completed three‐part...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how consumers perceive incomplete information in print apparel advertisements in magazines and whether incomplete information influences decisions. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 239 examples of print apparel advertisements in fashion magazines...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the degree of involvement with shopping for clothing affects the frequency with which GenY consumers seek the opinions of others when making clothing purchases for themselves; the non‐personal sources that influence the frequency of...