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2012 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place: An Empirical Study of the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Logistics Service Providers
verfasst von : Prof. Dr. Margret Borchert, Johanna Heuwing-Eckerland, Stefanie Klinkhammer
Erschienen in: Implementing International Services
Verlag: Gabler Verlag
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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.