Ting Chi
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- International trade and business in textiles and apparel
- National comparative/competitive advantage analysis in textiles and apparel;
- Firm's competitive strategy and supply chain design in the context of changing business environment;
- Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues in contemporary textile and apparel industries;
- Outsourcing issues in the context of globalization and regionalization;
- Evolution of wholesale and retail distribution channels in textiles and apparel; and
- Statistic modeling and analysis
Teaching Interests
- International Trade in Textiles and Apparel
- Global Sourcing in Textiles and Apparel
- Textiles and Apparel Importing/Exporting Operations
- Supply Chain Management in Textiles and Apparel
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Textile Specifications
Recent Accomplishments
- Chi, T. (2008). “Measurement of Business Environment Characteristics in the US Technical Textile Industry: An Empirical Study.” The Journal of the Textile Institute, (In Press).
- Chi, T., Kilduff, P., Gargeya, V., and Dyer, C. (2008). “Business Environment Characteristics, Competitive Priorities, Supply Chain Structure, and Firm Performance: An Empirical Study of US Technical Textile Industry.” International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, (In Press).
- Kilduff, P. and Chi, T. (2007). “Analysis of Comparative Advantage in the Textile Complex – A Study of East European and former Soviet Union Nations”. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 11(1), pp. 82-105.
- Chi, T., and Kilduff, P. (2006). “An Assessment of Trends in China's Comparative Advantages in Textile Machinery, Man-Made Fibers, Textiles and Apparel”. The Journal of the Textile Institute, 97(2), pp. 173-192.
- Kilduff, P., and Chi, T. (2006). “Longitudinal Patterns of Comparative Advantage in the Textile Complex Part 1: Aggregate Patterns”. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 10(2), pp. 134-149.
- Kilduff, P. and Chi, T. (2006). “Longitudinal Patterns of Comparative Advantage in the Textile Complex Part 2: Disaggregate Patterns”. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 10(2), pp. 150-168.
- Chi, T., Kilduff, P. and Dyer, C. (2005). “An Assessment of US Comparative Advantages in Technical Textiles From a Trade Perspective”. Journal of Industrial Textiles, 35(1), pp. 17-37.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- M.S., Textile Engineering, Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
- B.S., Knitting and Clothing (Minor: Business Administration), China Textile University, Shanghai, China
Department of AMDT
Washington State University
222 Kruegel Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-2020
(509) 335-8536
tchi@wsu.edu