The Italian Footwear Industry: An Empirical Analysis. (13th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pirolo, Luca; Giustiniano, Luca; Nenni, Maria Elena
• Is Part Of: International journal of engineering business management. Volume 5(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-08-13
• Subjects: Footwear Industry -- Business Models -- Competitive Strategies; Engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Periodicals; Engineering; Industrial management; Periodicals; 620.0068
• DOI: 10.5772/56857
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1847-9790

Abstract

This paper aims to provide readers with a deep empirical analysis on the Italian footwear industry in order to investigate the evolution of its structure (trends in sales and production, number of firms and employees, main markets, etc.), together with the identification of the main drivers of competitiveness in order to explain the strategies implemented by local actors.