Plant locations and female labor resources :

dc.contributor.authorJung, Byung Il,en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:29:19Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:29:19Z
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.description.abstractThe findings of this study indicate that the extensive rural orientation of the Oklahoma garment industry was a spatial manifestation of a search for sufficient female labor that could be hired at reasonable costs. The industry required that a female labor force of specific skill level and earnings capacity be considered as a place specific location factor. The Oklahoma garment industry, made possible by the presence of large pools of female labor in rural areas, is not expected to grow in the 1980s due to the smaller labor forces available in rural counties of the state.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was an effort to evaluate female labor supplies as determinants of location patterns of the garment industry using Oklahoma as an exemplary study area. Historically, classical industrial location theorists have been more concerned with labor costs than supplies as labor is generally regarded as geographically mobile and replaceable by capital. However, labor is considered place specific in the garment industry because of its work force, traditionally characterized by minimal skill levels, low wages, and female workers.en_US
dc.format.extentvii, 141 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/5316
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-01, Section: A, page: 0232.en_US
dc.publisherThe University of Oklahoma.en_US
dc.subjectWomen Employment.en_US
dc.subjectGeography.en_US
dc.subjectClothing workers.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titlePlant locations and female labor resources :en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences::Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI8505909en_US

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