The internationalization of Danish furniture. A value chain perspective

Authors

  • Lars Hedemann PhD researcher at School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
  • Mogens Rostgaard Nissen Head of the Research Department at the Danish Library and Archive in Flensburg

Abstract

During the last four decades the Danish furniture industry has gone through a process of structural change. This is the outcome of a development where increasing international competition has shaped the industry, and from being characterized by small and medium sized companies, the industry is today dominated by few international players, making up for the majority of the industry turnover. This has happened gradually, first with a late deployment of outsourcing to Eastern Europe in the 1990s, and later by accelerating this trend in the post-2000 period. In sum, this has led to the development of a new type of furniture companies based on business models deviating significantly from the ones linked to the traditional notion of ‘Danish furniture’.

Author Biographies

Lars Hedemann, PhD researcher at School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University

Lars Hedemann, born 1980. Sales Strategy Manager at Siemens Wind Power and PhD researcher at School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University. In his research, Lars looks into Corporate Competitiveness and how the reciprocal relationship between a company and its suppliers and markets, can be utilized in generating and maintaining competitive advantages.

Mogens Rostgaard Nissen, Head of the Research Department at the Danish Library and Archive in Flensburg

Mogens Rostgaard Nissen, born 1965. PhD in history from the University of Southern Denmark. Head of the Research Department at the Danish Library and Archive in Flensburg. Until 2012 he was Associate Professor at University of Southern Denmark and he has written several articles concerning Economic History, Business History and Agricultural History.

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Hedemann, L., & Nissen, M. R. (2013). The internationalization of Danish furniture. A value chain perspective. Erhvervshistorisk Årbog, 62(2), 15–36. Retrieved from https://tidsskrift.dk/eaa/article/view/15649

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Vol. 62 No. 2 (2013)

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