Subject. The article addresses the strategic leadership of the UK's light industry and fashion industry. Objectives. The study aims at identification of the fundamentals of strategic leadership of the UK light industry and fashion industry. Methods. The study rests on the methodology of strategizing by V.L. Kvint, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, and comparison. Furthermore, I examined the information resources of the fashion industry actors. Results. The UK's strategic leadership in the light industry and fashion industry is based on historical trade ties, resource availability, innovation, and proactive public policy. The strategic management system is at a high level of maturity, with a well-developed organizational infrastructure aimed at the strategic development of the creative economy. The strategic management system unites the interests of the State, industry companies, associations, and individual actors in the fashion industry. Conclusions. The findings can be used by government authorities to form strategic priorities for the development of the domestic fashion industry.
Keywords: light industry, fashion industry, strategic leadership, strategic management system
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