Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to explore effects of selection criteria of collaborating fashion companies on the partnership growth of collaborating artists with those companies. Secondly was to find differences in the selection criteria of collaborating fashion companies and the partnership growth of collaborating artists according to the characteristics of artists including gender, age, frequency and time period of collaboration. The questionnaire was developed by the researchers and was collected from 50 artists with experience in collaboration with fashion companies. The questionnaire was composed of three parts including the selection criteria of fashion companies, partnership growth measured by a Likert-type scale, and characteristics of artists measured by a nominal scale. Data were analyzed by a frequency test, factor analysis, reliability test, regression analysis, and independent sample t-test using SPSS Win 18.0. The results of the study showed that significant effects of the selection criteria of collaborating fashion companies on the partnership growth of collaborating artists with the companies. Also, there were differences in the selection criteria of collaborating fashion companies and the partnership growth of collaborating artists between artist groups according to the characteristics of the artists including gender, age, frequency and time period of collaboration.