Innovation in the Canadian textile industry

• Authors: Sona Kollarova , Ajax Persaud
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the innovation and business strategies of Canadian textile firms. The results show that the textile industry is in a state of decline due mainly to competitive pressures resulting from economic and regulatory changes. The results also show that while the industry recognizes the need for innovation, the current strategies and practices do not seem to be aligned to their strategic goals of fostering innovation.

Keywords

EN

Innovation; textile industry; manufacturing; innovation activities; business strategy

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Publisher: Prague Development Center, Czech Republic
• Journal: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 32-48

Dates

published

2013-07-16

Contributors

author

Sona Kollarova

• Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada

author

Ajax Persaud

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Identifiers

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15208/pieb.2013.09