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Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place: An Empirical Study of the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Logistics Service Providers

In: Implementing International Services

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  • Margret Borchert

    (Mercator School of Management)

  • Johanna Heuwing-Eckerland

    (Mercator School of Management)

  • Stefanie Klinkhammer

    (Mercator School of Management)

Abstract

Zusammenfassung Continued internationalization of production and distribution of goods, as well as the developing international division of labor, is accompanied by a clear increase in logistics processes. The economic importance of the logistic services industry is highlighted, among other things, by the fact that it was not only a key employer in 2004, accounting for around 2 million employees, but was an important driver of sales in the German economy, with a revenue volume of €67 billion. The core attributes of this industry are, on the one hand, the considerable trend towards concentration, and, on the one hand, the prevalent dominance of small and medium enterprises, or SMEs.

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  • Margret Borchert & Johanna Heuwing-Eckerland & Stefanie Klinkhammer, 2011. "Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place: An Empirical Study of the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Logistics Service Providers," Springer Books, in: Tilo Böhmann & Wolfgang Burr & Thomas Herrmann & Helmut Krcmar (ed.), Implementing International Services, chapter 0, pages 349-381, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-8349-6445-8_20
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-8349-6445-8_20
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