DEVELOPMENT DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN EU COUNTRIES: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL CLUSTERS

Adriana Gãžrnea?? and Mihaela MA?CU (uda)
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Adriana Dima (Girneata)

Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, 2014, vol. 8, issue 1, 434-442

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide an in-depth examination at the development discrepancies and cluster sustainability from the existing textile and apparel clusters point of view. Confronted with increased competitive pressure due to globalization and technological changes, the textile and clothing industry strives to remain one of the major industrial sectors in Europe. The analyzed data set illustrate differences between cluster indicators that characterize the Western EU countries in comparison with those located in the Eastern Europe. Furthermore, there is a correlation between region indicators such as GDP per capita or employment rate and the cluster indicators investigated. Strengthening the competitiveness of innovative clusters and benchmarking the performance of industrial sectors such as technical textiles has a great potential to increase the national economy. The implications of the findings regarding disparities amongst Western and Eastern European regions with reference to textile and clothing clusters are discussed in the concluding section.

Date: 2014
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