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Professor Helen Goworek's Outputs (21)

Theorising worker voice for supply chain justice – communication, representation and recognition (2024)
Journal Article
Stephens, V., Benstead, A. V., Goworek, H., Charles, E., & Lukic, D. (online). Theorising worker voice for supply chain justice – communication, representation and recognition. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-06-2023-0528

Purpose
The paper explores the notion of worker voice in terms of its implications for supply chain justice. The paper proposes the value of the recognition perspective on social justice for framing workers’ experiences in global supply chains and i... Read More about Theorising worker voice for supply chain justice – communication, representation and recognition.

Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Research (2020)
Journal Article
Carrington, M., Chatzidakis, A., Goworek, H., & Shaw, D. (2020). Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Research. Journal of Business Ethics, 168(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-020-04473-w

The terminology employed to explore consumption ethics, the counterpart to business ethics, is increasingly varied not least because consumption has become a central discourse and area of investigation across disciplines (e.g. Graeber, 2011). Rather... Read More about Consumption Ethics: A Review and Analysis of Future Directions for Interdisciplinary Research.

Managing sustainability in the fashion business: Challenges in product development for clothing longevity in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Goworek, H., Oxborrow, L., Claxton, S., McLaren, A., Cooper, T., & Hill, H. (2020). Managing sustainability in the fashion business: Challenges in product development for clothing longevity in the UK. Journal of Business Research, 117, 629-641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.07.021

The production, distribution and disposal phases of the clothing life cycle all create environmental impacts, but life cycle assessment has found that extending garments' active life via design, maintenance and re-use of clothing is an effective meth... Read More about Managing sustainability in the fashion business: Challenges in product development for clothing longevity in the UK.

Scaling sustainability: Regulation and resilience in managerial responses to climate change (2018)
Journal Article
Goworek, H., Land, C., Burt, G., Saren, M., Zundel, M., Parker, M., & Lambe, B. (2018). Scaling sustainability: Regulation and resilience in managerial responses to climate change. British Journal of Management, 29(2), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12295

This paper introduces the special issue of the British Journal of Management on ‘Scaling Sustainability: Regulation and Resilience in Managerial Responses to Climate Change’, providing an overview of the key issues in scaling sustainability, comprisi... Read More about Scaling sustainability: Regulation and resilience in managerial responses to climate change.

Beyond the Curriculum: Integrating Sustainability into Business Schools (2015)
Journal Article
Painter-Morland, M., Sabet, E., Molthan-Hill, P., Goworek, H., & de Leeuw, S. (2016). Beyond the Curriculum: Integrating Sustainability into Business Schools. Journal of Business Ethics, 139(4), 737-754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2896-6

This paper evaluates the ways in which European business schools are implementing sustainability and ethics into their curricula. Drawing on data gathered by a recent large study that the Academy of Business in Society conducted in cooperation with E... Read More about Beyond the Curriculum: Integrating Sustainability into Business Schools.

An investigation into retail buying roles and responsibilities for own-label clothing: a multiple case-study (2014)
Journal Article
Goworek, H. (2014). An investigation into retail buying roles and responsibilities for own-label clothing: a multiple case-study. The Journal of The Textile Institute, 105(7), 760-769. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2013.848046

The purpose of this research is to investigate own-label buyers’ roles and responsibilities within the context of fashion retailing in the UK, as distinct from the roles of buyers of branded merchandise supplied by other companies. The elements of th... Read More about An investigation into retail buying roles and responsibilities for own-label clothing: a multiple case-study.

The sustainable clothing market: An evaluation of potential strategies for UK fashion retailers (2012)
Journal Article
Goworek, H., Cooper, T., Fisher, T., Woodward, S., & Hiller, A. (2012). The sustainable clothing market: An evaluation of potential strategies for UK fashion retailers. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590551211274937

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate consumers' perspectives on sustainable clothing consumption and to examine ways in which this information could influence retailers' policies.

Design/methodology/approach
Qualitative research was conducted... Read More about The sustainable clothing market: An evaluation of potential strategies for UK fashion retailers.

Social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry: Case study of a Fair Trade retailer (2011)
Journal Article
Goworek, H. (2011). Social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry: Case study of a Fair Trade retailer. Social Responsibility Journal, 7(1), 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/17471111111114558

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to assess the issues currently involved in social and environmental sustainability in the clothing industry.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper adopts a case study approach to investigate a business that o... Read More about Social and environmental sustainability in the fashion industry: Case study of a Fair Trade retailer.

An investigation into product development processes for UK fashion retailers: A multiple case study (2010)
Journal Article
Goworek, H. (2010). An investigation into product development processes for UK fashion retailers: A multiple case study. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 14(4), 648-662. https://doi.org/10.1108/13612021011081805

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate contemporary practice in product development for clothing sold by UK fashion retailers, focusing on three essential types of participant: textile designers, fashion designers, and fashion buyers.... Read More about An investigation into product development processes for UK fashion retailers: A multiple case study.

Fashion Buying (2007)
Book
Goworek, H. (2007). Fashion Buying. (2nd edition). Blackwell

Consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable fashion
Book Chapter
Goworek, H., Hiller, A., Fisher, T., Cooper, T., & Woodward, S. Consumers’ attitudes towards sustainable fashion. In A. Torres, & M. Gardetti (Eds.), Sustainable Fashion and Textiles (376-392). Greenleaf Publishing

Sustainable Marketing
Book Chapter
Goworek, H. Sustainable Marketing. In P. Molthan-Hill (Ed.), The Business Student’s Guide to Sustainable Management 2nd edition (286-315). Shipley: Greenleaf Publishing (Routledge)