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Determinants of Competitiveness: Observations in China's Textile and Apparel Industries
Author(s) -
Lau ChiKeung,
To KinMan,
Zhang Zhiming,
Chen Jing
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
china and world economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1749-124X
pISSN - 1671-2234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-124x.2009.01141.x
Subject(s) - business , clothing , textile industry , china , industrial organization , clothing industry , productivity , government (linguistics) , mainland china , supply and demand , textile , commerce , economics , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , political science , law , history , microeconomics
This paper attempts to explore key determinants of competitiveness in the textile and apparel industries, with special reference to Chinese Mainland. The authors conduct a survey that is designed to use productivity, supply‐side and demand‐side determinants to measure enterprises' competitiveness. The collected survey data is then analyzed using factor analysis to capture the related determining factors indicative of competitiveness at the enterprise level. The findings demonstrate that government policies and related industry infrastructure are the most important determinants of competitiveness in the textile and apparel industries, followed by domestic demand. This suggests that the improvement of industry infrastructure can foster industry performance, and that more resources should be endowed to enhance the domestic business competitiveness of local enterprises. The development of domestic demand will foster the competitiveness of the textile and apparel industries on a more sustainable basis.