Business related services
Under business-related services are understood services that are not taken by private individuals, but only available to companies.
Examples of companies that offer business-related services are security guards, advertising agencies, management trainers, freight companies, etc.
Increase in importance of business-related services: reasons
A growth trend that has been uninterrupted for decades can be observed in business-related services. There are several reasons for this:
- In the course of tertiarization , the increasing importance of the service sector for economic power and the labor market, especially in industrialized countries, there is increasing outsourcing : For reasons of effectiveness, companies are separating from activities that are not part of their core competencies and instead awarding contracts for them Activities at specialized service companies.
- The proportion z. B. technological knowledge that is necessary for the production of high quality, competitive products is constantly increasing (example: automotive industry). Companies therefore have to make specialist knowledge accessible without being able to permanently finance the wage costs for the specialists they need. Outsourcing is the result.
- Due to globalization , the international trade volume is increasing sharply. International trade needs experts who are familiar with the markets.
These processes lead to sustained employment growth in companies that provide business-related services.
Since many companies today rely on specialized service providers, a wide range of company-related services in a region is an important location factor for the economic development of this region.
Business-related services are divided into simple and higher-quality business-related services.
Simple business related services
Services that place low demands on the level of training of employees are classified in this area.
They can be assigned to the tertiary sector ( tertiary sector ).
Examples are services provided by cleaning, security or transport companies.
Low wages and poor job security ( McJobs ) are typical characteristics in this area.
Higher quality business related services
Higher quality company-related services place high demands on the level of training of employees. Since they require very specialized knowledge, which is often lacking even in large companies, many companies are dependent on providers in this area. A wide range of these services is an important location factor . B. can be crucial for the relocation of large companies.
Higher value business- related services can be assigned to the quaternary sector ( Quaternary sector ).
Examples are services such as those provided by consulting engineers, advertising agencies or management consultancies.
literature
Illeris, Sven: The Service Economy: A Geographical Approach. Chichester [u. a.]: Wiley, 1996.
Marshall, J. Neill: Services and Uneven Development. Oxford [u. a.]: Oxford University Press, 1988.