Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

The NCCC-65 project Social Change in the Marketplace: Producers, Retailers, Consumers was created to increase the overall quality, quantity and competitiveness of research related to social change in the marketplace by initiating systematic efforts to strengthen the research infrastructure for scientists in this area of inquiry. With respect to Objective 2 of the NCCC-65 proposal (Help Workshop attendees develop skills necessary to attract private/industry support and initiate partnerships) a special topic session,Program Enhancement via Business and Industry Partnerships,was presented at the Triennial meeting of the Academy of Marketing Science and the American Collegiate Retailing Association. The panel was attended by approximately thirty marketing and retailing faculty members from across the US. The intended outcome is to increase the overall quality, quantity and competitiveness of research related to social change in the marketplace and to enhance scholars' ability to successfully acquire funding for research support. The potential impact is that 30 workshop participants will develop partnerships with business/industry. Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Businesses (ESRAB) a group initiated and partially funded by NCCC-65 sponsored two special topic workshops at the International Textile and Apparel Association annual meeting, Environmental Textiles and Teaching Adventures in Social Responsibility. ESRAB linked more than thirty researchers to focus on issues of social responsibility in the marketplace. The intended outcome is to increase knowledge and awareness of research opportunities among scholars who focus on social change in the marketplace. The potential impact is that NCCC65 members will develop ideas for collaborative research and research funding partnerships. Plans for the year include identifying projects for collaborating with representatives from 1862 institutions, 1890 institutions and Hispanic serving institutions and contacting human science organizations to partner on NCCC-65 initiatives. Faculty at 1890, 1994, and Hispanic serving institutions will be identified and invited to participate in NCCC-65. A survey to gauge interest in additional grantsmanship workshops will be conducted at the AMS/ACRA and ITAA conferences. Contacts will be made with Kappa Omicron Nu regarding potential funding of NCCC-65 diversity efforts. A renewal proposal will be drafted in 2004 for approval at the November 2005 annual meeting.

The members of NCCC-65 conduct multi-disciplinary research related to social change in the marketplace. This research includes such topics as social change and development, economic development and policy, natural resources and the environment, markets and trade, rural small business, and body image. Refereed Journal Articles: Dickson, M. A., Lennon, S. J., Montalto, C. P., Shen, D., & Zhang, L. (2004). Chinese consumer market segments for foreign apparel products. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 21(5), 301-317. Dickson, M. A., & Zhang, L. (2004). Supplier-retailer relationships in China's distribution channel for foreign brand apparel. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 8(2), 201-220. Hu, H. & Jasper, C.R. (2004). Men and Women: A Comparison of Shopping Mall Behavior. Journal of Shopping Center Research. 11, (1), 113-131. Jin, B. and B. Sternquist (2004). Shopping is truly a joy. Service Industries Journal. 24 (6) 1-18. Johnson, J. S. and Hawley, J. M. (2004). Technology's impact on creative traditions: Pieceful co-existence in quilting. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 22(1/2), p. 69-78. Lokken, S. L., Hyllegard, K., Damhorst, M. L., Trautmann, J., Lyons, N., Bastow-Shoop, H., Gregory, S., Lakner, H., Lyons, N., & Manikowske, L. (2004). Rural consumer's attitudes toward the Internet for information search and purchase. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 33, 517-535. Ogle, J. P., & Damhorst, M. L. (2004). Constructing and deconstructing the body malleable through mother-daughter interactions. Sociological Inquiry, 74(2), 180-209. Oh, H., Yoon, S., and Hawley, J. M. (Summer 2004). What virtual reality can offer to the furniture industry. Journal of Textiles and Apparel, Technology and Manufacturing. 4(1). Retrieved July 9, 2004, http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume4issue1/articles/Oh/oh_full_98_04.pdf. Scholarly works. Park, J. H., & Lennon, S. J. (2004). Television apparel shopping: Impulse buying and parasocial interaction. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 22, 135-144. Shen, L., Hawley, J. M. and Dickerson, K.D. (Summer, 2004). E-commerce adoption for supply chain management in U.S. apparel manufacturers. Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 4(1). Retrieved July 9, 2004, http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume4issue1/articles/Shen/shen_full_97_04.pdf. Sternquist, B. S. Byun and B. Jin (2004) Dimensionality of price: An asian perspective. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 4 (1), 1-18. Stoel, L. and B. Sternquist (2004). Group identification: The influence of group membership on retail hardware cooperative members. Journal of Small Business Management. 42(2) 155-173. Zhang, L., & Dickson M.A. (2004). Power theory and the distribution channel for foreign-brand apparel in the Chinese market [in Chinese]. Nankai Business Review, 7(4), 44-50. Cosbey, S., Damhorst, M. L., & Farrell-Beck, J. (2003). Women's social role ambivalence as reflected in the diversity of daytime fashions from 1873 through 1912. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 21(3), 101-119 Dickson, M. A., & Littrell, M. A. (2003). Measuring quality of life of apparel workers in Mumbai, India: Quantitative and qualitative data. In M. J. Sirgy, D. Rahtz, & A. C. Samli (Eds.) Advances in quality-of-life theory and research. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Jasper, C.R., Goebel, K.P., & Lee, Y. (2003). Business Issues: Identification & Retirement Planning/Strategies Succession. In R.K.Z. Heck, A.N. Puryear, & P.A. Tombline, (Eds.). A toolkit for home-based entrepreneurs (pp. 140-151). NY, NY: Baruch College, Lawrence N. Field Center of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Jin, B., B. Sternquist and A. Koh (2003). Price as hedonic shopping. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. 31, (X), 1-25. Jin, B. and B. Sternquist (2003) The influence of retail environment on price perceptions: An exploratory study of U.S. and Korean students. International Marketing Review. 20 (6), 643-660. Johnson, K.P., Lennon, Jasper, C.R., S. Damhorst, M. L., & Lakner, H. (2003). A Test of Rogers Innovation Model: Use of the Internet to Purchase Apparel, Food, Home Furnishings by Rural Consumers. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal. 21, (4), 185-196. Lee, Y.G., Jasper, C. R., & Goebel, K. (2003). A Profile of Succession Planning: Among Family Business Owners. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning. 14, (2), 1-12. Lewis, T. L., & Dickson, M. A. (2003). Upgrading to full-package apparel manufacturing for small businesses in Mexico. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 7(2), 183-162. Ogle, J. P., & Damhorst, M. L. (2003). Mothers' and daughters: Interpersonal approaches to the body and dieting. Journal of Family Issues, 24(4), 448-487. Shen, D., Dickson, M. A., Lennon, S. J., Montalto, C. P., & Zhang, L. (2003). Cultural influences on Chinese consumers' intentions to purchase apparel: Test and extension of the Fishbein Behavioral Intentions Model. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 21(2), 89-99. Sternquist, B. S. Z. Chen and Y. Huang (2003) Retail buyer-supplier relationships in china: The supply chain. China Business Review. 30 (5) 34-37. Yoh, E., Damhorst, M. L., Sapp, S. G., & Laczniak, R. N. (2003). Consumer adoption of the Internet: The case of apparel shopping. Psychology and Marketing, 20(12), 1095-1118. Published Abstracts: Dickson, M. A., & Eckman, M. (2004). Social responsibility: The concept as defined by apparel and textile scholars. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Gutter, M.S., Jasper, C.R. & Wang, L. (2004). The Impact of Lifetime Income on Charitable Giving. Consumer Interest Annual, Volume 50. Hustvedt, G., & Dickson, M. A. (2004). Faculty international activities and interests: Motivators and barriers to internationalization. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Park, H., & Dickson, M. A. (2004). Developing global perspective through an international sourcing project. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Ybarra, A., & Dickson, M. A. (2004). What role does theory play in forecasting trends for fashionable apparel? ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Cole, L., & Dickson, M. A. (2003). Student activists and apparel: Profile of anti-sweatshop consumers. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Decker, J. L., Haar, S. J., & Dickson, M. A. (2003). Caregivers' perceptions of fabric preferences of children with and without Autistic Spectrum Disorders. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Dickson, M. A., & Lee, S. H. (2003). Using Internet technology to foster global education among apparel and textile graduate students. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Hu, H. & Jasper, C.R. (2003). Social Orientation of a Store and Its Impact on Consumers' Perception of Store Image. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Marketing Science. Johnson, K.K.P., Lennon, S., Damhorst, M.L. & Jasper, C. (2003). Predictors of internet shopping among rural consumers. In N. Owens (Ed). International Textile and Apparel Association Procedeengs [abstract]. Monument, CO. Sullivan, P., Hawley, J. M., Dickson, M. A., Littrell, M. A., Kim, Y., Forney, J., Norum, P. Sontag, S., Hiller, K., & Crown, B. (2003). ESRAB Sustainable development and Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business. ITAA Proceedings. Online publication: www.itaaonline.org. Other Publications: Dickson, M. A. (2004). [Review of the book Sweatshop USA: The American sweatshop in historical and global perspective]. Economic and social security and substandard working conditions. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 58(1), 149-151. Dickson, M. A., & Littrell, M. A. (2004, Spring). Wages plus: How knowledge and self-esteem can improve a woman's quality of life. GA Connections (p. 7). Baltimore, MD: Global Alliance for Workers and Communities. Hawley, J. M. (2003). Becoming and E-trepreneur. Invited chapter for Fashion Entrepreneurship. Fairchild Publications. Papers presented and Association publications: Chen, R. C. & Jolly, L. (2003). The uses of geographic information systems in tourism and service management. Proceedings of the 10th Recent Advances in Retailing & Services Studies, European Institute of Retailing and Services Studies, Portland, OR, August 10, p. 14. Chung, J., B. Jin and B. Sternquist (2004) The influence of market orientation on channel relationships: Korean department store buyers' perspective. ACRA Annual Conference, Miami, Florida Bolat, S., Anistal, I. & Jolly, L. (2004). Understanding retail institutional change: In search of a wheel of e-tailing. Proceedings of the Atlantic Marketing Association, 83-90. Sternquist, B. and Y. Huang and Z. Chen. (2004) Market orientation in Chinas supermarket industry: Market myth or maven? China: Markets, Myths and Mavens. WCC 101 Conference, East Lansing, Michigan Sternquist, B. and Z. Chen and C. Finnegan (2004) Factors affecting Chinese retailers propensity to switch suppliers. China: Markets, Myths and Mavens. WCC 101 Conference, East Lansing, Michigan Chung, J. B. Sternquist and Z. Chen (2003) Japanese retail-buyer supplier relationships: Does performance matter? Retailing 2003: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times. New York: AMS/ACRA 10, 340-342 Selected as Best Paper and will be published in Journal of Retailing. Dutta, P. and B. Sternquist (2003) Behavioral channel relationships in emerging markets: A concentration on India. Retailing 2003: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times. New York: AMS/ACRA 10, 91-94. Huang, Y. and B. Sternquist (2003) Retailers' international expansion: An institutional perspective. Retailing 2003: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times. New York: AMS/ACRA 10, 186-191. Niehm, L. and B. Sternquist (2003) Retailers as community influentials: Attributes, network involvement and opinion leadership of rural superpreneurs. International Textile and Apparel Association Conference, Savannah, GA. Sternquist, B. and S. Byun (2003) Chinese consumer's shopping hedonism: The effect of pricing discontent and negative perception of price. Retailing 2003: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times. New York: AMS/ACRA 10, 287-292. Sternquist, B. Y. Huang and Z. Chen (2003) Chinese retailer: Market orientation in a transitional economy. Retailing 2003: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times. New York: AMS/ACRA 10132-135. Selected as Runner Up to Best Paper. Sternquist, B., and H. Sung (2003) Effects of Price Perception on Consumer Discontent in China. 12 EAERCD Conference, Paris: European School of Management ESCP-EAP CDROM. Sternquist, B., S. Byun and B. Jin (2003) The Dimensionality of Price: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Asian Consumers. 12 EAERCD Conference, Paris: European School of Management ESCP-EAP CDROM EARCD Conference, Paris (July) Selected as one of the five best papers at the conference. Sternquist, B. Z. Chen and Y. Huang. (2003) China Buyer-Supplier Relationships: The Influence of Ownership Type. Marketing to China's Agricultural Sector. Portland Oregon. : WCC-101, 49-58.