Title: Examine the global nature of the fashion industry.
Course: Fashion Careers I (19201-I) > Section: Exploring Career Paths

Examination should include research into the fashion industry’s global expansion and diversification and the effects of this globalization on the industry, to include

- valuing and incorporating elements from many cultures in fashion design
- granting more importance to cultural customs, morals, traditions, and habits
- increasing opportunities with global, as well as domestic, natural resources
- hiring bilingual employees
- outsourcing certain segments of the fashion industry
- increasing use of technology for communication
- offering increased travel and/or relocation opportunities to employees
- demanding greater social responsibility.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How has the fashion industry evolved into a global industry?
- How might globalization continue to change the industry in the foreseeable future?

Communication

- How can a working knowledge of a world language be beneficial to individuals employed in the fashion industry?
- Why and how has growing globalization of the fashion industry increased the importance of cultural sensitivity in business relations within the industry?

Leadership

- What roles do ethics play in making decisions about offshoring in the fashion industry?
- What roles do ethics play in making decisions about environmental effects of fashion manufacturing in domestic and international markets?
- How can a willingness to relocate enhance an employee's chances for career development and advancement in the fashion industry?

Management

- How do global trends in the fashion industry affect planning and management in the fashion industry?
- How can fashion industry professionals establish business relationships mutually beneficial to all parties?