Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance in the Postal Services Industry

A Lithuanian Case Study

AvVaida Pilinkienė,Vilma Deltuvaitė

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book examines the changing business andeconomic environment for postal services in Lithuania and the upcomingchallenges for this industry. Postal services continue to play a central partin the development of national economies. However, the economic and social roleof postal services has changed rapidly and fundamentally over the last twodecades. In most industrialized countries, paper-based communications are in seriousdecline, while the demand for parcel delivery services is rising steadily with thecontinuing development of e-commerce, just-in-time production techniques, andglobal supply chains. For the postal sector as a whole, the centre of gravityhas shifted dramatically from letters and documents to parcels. The authors explain how the organizationalparadigm has inexorably shifted from that of a national, government-ownedpostal administration providing the basic delivery services required by society,to a system of interdependent local and regional undertakingsthat both competeand cooperate with one another. The book argues that there are no indications thatthe postal sector has stopped changing, and that it seems most probable thatthe European Union’s postal sector will look quite different in 2035 than itdoes today. In closing, the book explains how the shareholders of postalservices companies have recently confirmed that the time has come to rethinkthe strategy of creating and maintaining competitiveness in the postal servicesindustry.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-07-11
Mått:155 x 235 x 38 mm
Vikt:1 045 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:562
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319319056

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Servicesektorn inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Projektledning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Dr. Vaida Pilinkienė is a Professor at Department of Economics and Chair of Study ProgrammeCommittee, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology,Lithuania. Her research is focused on industry and firm competitiveness, businessenvironment analysis, demand forecasting. Dr. Vilma Deltuvaitė is a Lecturer at Department of Finance, School of Economics andBusiness, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. She has Accounting andLogistics specialist, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Head of Logistics department,General manager (CEO) working experience in private enterprises. She has alsoworked as a visiting researcher at the Central Bank of Lithuania. She obtaineda doctoral degree in Social Sciences (Management) at Kaunas University ofTechnology in 2013. Research interests: systemic risk management in bankingsector, banking crises, banking sector’s financial stability, assessment ofbanks’ profitability and efficiency, cross-border contagion risk.Dr. Asta Daunorienė is a Lecturer at Department of Management, School of Economics andBusiness, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. Research area: qualitymanagement, project quality and risk management, industry competitiveness andanalysis. Dr. Vaidas Gaidelys is a Professor at Department of Economics, School of Economics andBusiness, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. The main research area is following:international business and taxes, state economic policy, European integrationeconomics, offshore centres and offshore businesses. He is actively involvedinto various local and international research projects.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Concept of Competitiveness andMethodological Principles of Competition Assessment.- Legal Regulation ofCompetition in Postal, Courier and Financial Services Industries.- Competitionin Postal, Courier and Financial Services Industries.- Lithuanian UniversalPostal Services Provider: Profile, Facts and Figures.- Lithuanian UniversalPostal Services Provider's Business Strategy and Problems in Competitiveness.-Competitiveness Creation and Maintenance Experience in Lithuania and ForeignCountries.- Development of Lithuanian Universal Postal Services Provider'sCompetitiveness Maintenance Model.- Lithuanian Universal Postal ServicesProvider's Competitiveness Maintenance Strategy.- Conclusions andRecommendations.- Annexes.