Exogenous Factors of the Textile-related Low-tech Industries Competitiveness in Lithuania

This paper is an analysis of exogenous factors of low-tech industries competitiveness in Lithuania. After carrying out an analysis of scientific literature and determining the most significant exogenous factors of industries competitiveness in general, the importance of these factors have been examined at the example of Lithuanian textile and wearing apparel sectors with the help of an expert survey. The article presents the results of the empirical study and raises several discussion points on the subject.