Is the variation in bilateral trade flows across countries primarily due to differences in the number of exporting firms (the extensive margin) or in the average size of an exporter (the intensive margin)? And how does this affect the estimation and quantitative implications of the Melitz (2003)...

Due to volatile micro- and macroeconomic conditions and increasing competition, companies experience great difficulties in attaining required profitability. The objective of this paper is to identify the profitability determinants for Polish agricultural distributors in a recent period, i.e.,...

Neue Geschäftsmodelle verändern traditionelle Märkte. Dies ist Folge der digitalen Transformation, die für eine immer größer werden Zahl von Unternehmen und in immer mehr Branchen zu einer existenziellen Herausforderung wird. Gerade etablierte Unternehmen, die seit mehreren Jahrzehnten mit...

We respond to recent failed initiatives of the Czech banking market to develop business models for the sale of retail deposit products, based on third-party distribution channels. We argue that the issue is the application of inappropriate capital budgeting methods. While static cost-benefit...

Building a competitive and resource-efficient transportation system involves the achievement of a number of ambitious goals. Two of the main instruments in the European transportation policy in this field address the significant reduction of GHG emissions and oil dependency in transportation....

There is a current research gap in the marketing and management literature regarding the setup of sales and distribution structures as well as the rollout in foreign target markets in order to establish countrywide presences. Due to this gap, we developed the International Sales Accelerator...

Deckblatt -- Titelseite -- Impressum -- Inhalt -- Abbildungsverzeichnis -- Tabellenverzeichnis -- 1 Einleitung -- 2 Herausforderungen für den Vertrieb in heutigen Märkten -- 3 Persönliches Anforderungsprofil im Vertrieb -- 4 Wichtigste Eigenschaften eines Vertriebsmitarbeiters -- 5 Generelle...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Distribution Channels Today -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What Is New: Radical Changes in the Navigation of Distribution Channels -- 1.2.1 Changing Business Models -- 1.2.2 Omni‐Channel...

"A distribution channel is the chain of distributors, retailers, and other intermediaries through which a supplier's product reaches end consumers, implying a unidirectional movement of goods along a single route, from the point of production to the point of consumption. Even this simple...

Kulturwandel im Vertrieb -- Die neue Wertschöpfungskette -- Innovation auf exploitativer und explorativer Ebene -- Der agile Kreislauf: von der Kundenanforderung bis zur Umsetzung in Sales und Service -- Architektur und Rollen -- Frameworks für den Vertrieb: Open Space Agility Framewwork,...