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

Margret Borchert (), Johanna Heuwing-Eckerland () and Stefanie Klinkhammer ()
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Margret Borchert: Mercator School of Management
Johanna Heuwing-Eckerland: Mercator School of Management
Stefanie Klinkhammer: Mercator School of Management

Chapter D.1 in Implementing International Services, 2011, pp 349-381 from Springer

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.

Keywords: Human Resource Management; International Business; Foreign Market; Distribution Channel; Target Market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-8349-6445-8_20

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