Exploring the Antecedents of Mobile Garment Alteration Business in Ghana: Benefits, Potentials and Quandaries
Exploring the Antecedents of Mobile Garment Alteration Business in Ghana: Benefits, Potentials and Quandaries
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2017
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Appiah, Ninette Afi
Adotey, Joana Akweley
Obinnim, Elizabeth
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International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
Abstract
The continual widespread advances in fashion and particularly garment construction has encouraged
many individuals to adopt new methods of improving the way their clothes fit and look on their figure. This study
investigated the antecedents of mobile garment alteration business in Ghana with a particular focus on its benefits,
potentials and the challenges. The study employed the qualitative methodological approach for the conduct of the
survey. Employing the snowball sampling technique, 14 participants from the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions of
Ghana were used for the study. Thematic analysis was conducted on the collected data and inferences drawn. The
study found that in Ghana, entry into the mobile garment alteration business is somewhat a family-based heritage
passed on from one generation to the other. The study also discovered that the mobile garment alteration business
serves as a principal source of income for most alterationist
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Zanu, J. A., Appiah, N., & Obinnim, E. (2017). Exploring the Antecedents of Mobile Garment Alteration Business in Ghana: Benefits, Potentials and Quandaries. Adotey, JA, Pongo, N. A & Obinnim, E.(2017). Exploring the Antecedents of Mobile Garment Alteration Business in Ghana: Benefits, Potentials and Quandaries. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 5(2), 14-22.