What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study

The objective of this article is to identify differential traits of successful SMEs in comparison to average SME firms in the textile and clothing sector. The method used is the multiple case-study of 12 firms based on qualitative and quantitative data obtained by means of in-depth interviews. Build...

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Autores: Llach Pagès, Josep, Bikfalvi, Andrea, Marquès i Gou, Pilar
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Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palabra clave:Indústria tèxtil
Textile industry
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spelling What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case studyLlach Pagès, JosepBikfalvi, AndreaMarquès i Gou, PilarIndústria tèxtilTextile industryThe objective of this article is to identify differential traits of successful SMEs in comparison to average SME firms in the textile and clothing sector. The method used is the multiple case-study of 12 firms based on qualitative and quantitative data obtained by means of in-depth interviews. Building on recent academic literature, we use four main dimensions that may explain success: i) knowledge generation (R&D) and acquisition; ii) innovation activity; iii) product and market characteristics and iv) strategic characteristics. Our results indicate that a higher R&D intensity and knowledge acquisition do not explain success. The main differential characteristic is that successful firms have a higher level of innovation activity, since innovation is their strategic priority, being a result of perceiving the key success factors of their markets differently. From the analysis it also follows that the prevalent strategy of successful firms is the niche strategy, with a demand pull focus, and a high proximity to the customerInstitute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres2009info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/9543http://hdl.handle.net/10256/9543© Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe, 2009, vol. 17, nún. 2 (73), p.7-11Articles publicats (D-OGEDP)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1230-3666Tots els drets reservatsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/95432026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
spellingShingle What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
Llach Pagès, Josep
Indústria tèxtil
Textile industry
title_short What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
title_full What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
title_fullStr What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
title_full_unstemmed What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
title_sort What are the success factors for Spanish textile firms? An exploratory multiple-case study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Llach Pagès, Josep
Bikfalvi, Andrea
Marquès i Gou, Pilar
author Llach Pagès, Josep
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Bikfalvi, Andrea
Marquès i Gou, Pilar
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Marquès i Gou, Pilar
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Indústria tèxtil
Textile industry
topic Indústria tèxtil
Textile industry
description The objective of this article is to identify differential traits of successful SMEs in comparison to average SME firms in the textile and clothing sector. The method used is the multiple case-study of 12 firms based on qualitative and quantitative data obtained by means of in-depth interviews. Building on recent academic literature, we use four main dimensions that may explain success: i) knowledge generation (R&D) and acquisition; ii) innovation activity; iii) product and market characteristics and iv) strategic characteristics. Our results indicate that a higher R&D intensity and knowledge acquisition do not explain success. The main differential characteristic is that successful firms have a higher level of innovation activity, since innovation is their strategic priority, being a result of perceiving the key success factors of their markets differently. From the analysis it also follows that the prevalent strategy of successful firms is the niche strategy, with a demand pull focus, and a high proximity to the customer
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