Essays about: "fashion capital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words fashion capital.

  1. 1. The Hasty Shift: Analyzing the Swift Effects on Hybrid Work Environments in a Post-Pandemic World : A qualitative study investigating how the abruptness of the Covid-19 pandemic affected remote and/or hybrid workplaces and its employees.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jim Lundström; Rebecca Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Hybrid work; Remote work; Hybrid work environment; Remote work environment Social Capital Theory; Change Management; Covid-19 Pandemic; Implementation of change;

    Abstract : In the light of a post-pandemic world, the concept of hybrid work environments has become significantly more important since the way of working has changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Not being dependent upon a set office spot to conduct one´s work-related tasks has created both positive and negative consequences for both the individuals and the organizations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Bad Bitch, White Witch : A Study of the Crossover Star Personas of Supermodel-Actors Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Aléks J. Forsenberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Supermodel-actors; Stardom; Celebrity; Star personas; Devon Aoki; Abbey Lee; Action film; Horror film; Bodily capital; Whiteness; Asian stereotypes; Modelling; Supermodels; Fashion models;

    Abstract : While it is very common for supermodels to make the occasional foray into cinematic performance, and some of them manage to turn these forays into full-time careers in acting, it is very rare that supermodel-actors are afforded any academic attention. This thesis seeks to change this through a case study of two supermodel-actors: Devon Aoki and Abbey Lee. READ MORE

  3. 3. Phygital Fashion Week : A Qualitative Study of the Contemporary Copenhagen Fashion Week

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Joanna Turner; Andrea Poth; Linnea Göthelid; [2023]
    Keywords : Fashion Marketing; Fashion Week; Phygital; Gatekeeping; Exclusivity; Buzz Marketing; Social Media;

    Abstract : The value of fashion week’s physical presence has been questioned in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, when fashion week became fully digital. Once the pandemic subsided, the digital attributes were retained and combined with the physical space, resulting in a phygital fashion week. READ MORE

  4. 4. From Linear to Circular : Navigating the Transition to Circular Business Models in the Fashion Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Lång; Rebecka Hörndahl Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Circular business models; Challenges; Coping strategies; Fashion industry; Transition;

    Abstract : As more companies in the resource-intensive fashion industry start their transition journeys towards circular business models (CBMs), driven by social and regulatory pressures, understanding how companies navigate this transformative process is crucial. This thesis contributes to prevailing research by analysing the challenges faced by linear companies in the fashion industry when adopting more circular models through various initiatives, dividing them by the CBM they apply, and considering their corresponding solutions to these challenges. READ MORE

  5. 5. Is Bling a Thing? Exploring the Performance Management Systems of a Luxury Fashion Brand

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Axel Eklund Bona; Hedda Sievert; [2022]
    Keywords : Performance Management Systems; PMS in Luxury Brands; Forms of Capital;

    Abstract : This qualitative single case study draws upon eleven interviews and investigates how distinguishable characteristics associated with being a luxury fashion brand have affected the company's Performance Management Systems ("PMS") and the subsequent implications for the interplay between financial and non-financial focus. Empirically structured around Otley's (1999) framework for PMS research and analyzed with Bourdieu's (1986) forms of capital theory, the findings indicate that industry-inherited key characteristics of the company were derivable to a combination of underlying social and cultural capital in the organization. READ MORE