Competitiveness Analysis of Furniture Industry Cluster in Guangdong Province Based on GEM Model

Furniture industry in Guangdong province plays a key role in Chinese furniture industry. Industry cluster has become an important driving force to the rapid development of furniture industry in Guangdong. Fostering competitiveness of industry cluster is the key point to acquire international competitiveness. Using the framework of Grounding-Enterprises-Markets (GEM) model proposed by Tim Padmore and Hervey Gibson of Canada, this paper analyzes and evaluates the competitiveness of Guangdong province furniture industry from aspects of general and single factor based on investigation. Results show that Guangdong province furniture industry cluster still has a big gap to take the leading place in China. Relevant suggestions are put forward.