Identification of the similarities and differences of logistics controller, manager and specialist: A study based on a content analysis
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 13 July 2018
Issue publication date: 12 February 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the similarities and differences of occupational identity among logistics managers, controllers and specialists.
Design/methodology/approach
After a thorough review of the literature, the authors opted for desk research and content analysis of job advertisements for these three occupations as the major research method, focusing on a sample of 60 Polish and German advertisements.
Findings
The analysis of these data confirmed that the three occupations have their own identity (although there is a certain closeness between controllers and managers), but, from a holistic perspective of logistics management considering current trends in logistics, these three occupations should be integrated as a whole.
Originality/value
This has been the first paper comparing ads focused on logistics professionals in two relevant European economies in terms of logistics development: Poland and Germany.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the suggestions provided by two anonymous referees of the International Journal of Logistics Management and by the participants at the MIRDEC Conference (Madrid, 2017) on a previous version of this research. Remaining limitations are the authors’ responsibility. This work was carried out within the funding with COMPETE reference no. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006683, with the FCT/MEC’s (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.) financial support through national funding and by the ERDF through the Operational Programme on “Competitiveness and Internationalization – COMPETE 2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement”.
Citation
Dobroszek, J., Mourao, P. and Grzesiak, L. (2019), "Identification of the similarities and differences of logistics controller, manager and specialist: A study based on a content analysis", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 261-283. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-10-2017-0281
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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