Competitiveness of Turkish textiles and clothing industry

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Taştepe Bilgi, Zeynep
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Turkish textile and clothing industry is one of the pillar industries of Turkish economy with its contribution to export, GDP and employment. Also, it has linkages with many other industries. As a consequent, developments emerged in the industry eventually affect the overall economy of Turkey. Hence, analysis of the competitiveness of the enterprises operating in the textile and clothing industry of Turkey is very important for a more competitive country. Within this context, the purpose of this study is to explore the key determinants of competitiveness of Turkish textiles and clothing industry, and analyze the effects of firm characteristics and future expectations on perceived competitive advantage of Turkish textiles and clothing firms. The study further purposes to analyze the Turkish textiles and clothing industry’s structure.
Banks and banking., Macroeconomics., Financial institutions., Bank profits.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615719/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22507
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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Z. Taştepe Bilgi, “Competitiveness of Turkish textiles and clothing industry,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2013.
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