Helmut Hergeth

About

Dr. Helmut H. Hergeth is an Associate Professor in the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Textiles from North Carolina State University, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Business Management from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, Germany. He joined the faculty of the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State in 1991. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Akzo-Nobel’s Fiber and Polymer Division in Germany and in the United States as Export Manager and Marketing Manager. He also gained research experience at the Forschungstelle für allgemeine und Textile Marktwirtschaft at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, working on forecasting and investment decisions for the textile industry. His teaching and research focus on Strategic Cost Management issues, Economic Sustainability in the Textile and Apparel Industries, Textile Technology Management, and Technology Roadmapping. Additionally, he works on concepts of Business Visualization and integrating business management and entrepreneurship principles into textile education.

Research topics

• Sociology
• Computer Science
• Composite material
• Statistics
• Microeconomics
• Materials science
• Engineering
• Business
• Pulp and paper industry
• Economics

Selected publications

• Walking the Talk: Unraveling the Influence of the Sustainability Features of Leather Alternatives on Consumer Behavior toward Running Shoes

  Sustainability · 2024 · 13 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  This study seeks to explore the impact of the sustainable features of running shoes on consumers’ inclination to pay a premium price. This research delves into the mediating effect of perceived sustainability and the moderating roles of environmental consciousness and animal conservation in the association between the sustainability features of running shoes and consumers’ willingness to pay a premium. Data were gathered through an online survey distributed on Amazon MTurk. This study employed a…

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• Technology roadmap for flushable nonwoven wipes

  Journal of the Textile Institute · 2011-04-22 · 11 citations

  articleSenior authorCorresponding

  The paper describes the creation of an industry technology roadmap (ITR) for flushable, premoistened nonwoven wipes. It shows how technology roadmaps can be a tool for knowledge creation at the firm and at the industry level, and what adaptations have to be made for this particular industry. The ITR shows a market‐driven strategic plan for the industry that includes market, infrastructure, technology, and regulation aspects that need to be addressed to assure growth and sustainability in the flu…

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• Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing Through Total Cost Management

  Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR) · 2011-01-31 · 8 citations

  articleOpen access

  <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Total Cost Management (TCM) is a business paradigm for managing all company resources and the activities that consume those resources with a focus on stimulating and managing improvements. We address the theoretical approach of TCM to environmental sustain…

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• Board Games and Teaching Textile Marketing and Finance

  Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning: Proceedings of the Annual ABSEL conference · 2014-02-24 · 7 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  This preliminary study of the use of experiential learning reports on the use of the Income/Outcomeâ„¢ financial game for students taking courses in textile marketing, accounting, and finance. With the increased need for students to have a practical understanding of business concepts prior to entering the job force, educators are looking for inventive application for students to view these concepts in a deeper dimension. A discussion of the impact on critical business factors is provided.

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• Launching Products Towards the Right Target

  Journal of the Textile Institute · 2004-01-01 · 7 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  Abstract Abstract The textile and apparel industries are under constant pressure to develop and introduce new products; product development is a cornerstone in the survival strategy of any company in these industries. Yet, the development cycles are lengthy and usually require several feedback loops, often showing a mismatch of product properties, cost, and requirements. Other assembly-oriented industries have successfully used managerial tools to integrate the product development process with m…

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Frequent coauthors

• Shraddha Yadav

  Wilson College

  4 shared

• Mercedes Marshall

  4 shared

• Yingjiao Xu

  4 shared

• Kristin Thoney-Barletta

  4 shared

• Thomas Gries

  4 shared

• Peyton Hudson

  North Carolina State University

  2 shared

• Josef Klingele

  RWTH Aachen University

  2 shared

• Mun Jung Kim

  2 shared

Labs

• ResearchPI

Education

• B.S., Textiles

  North Carolina State University

• Other, Business Management

  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität

• Ph.D., Business Management

  Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität

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