Research gap and current state of research

Abstract

After the more theoretical literature review, this short chapter leads to the more practical and statistical part of this thesis by giving an overview of the development and current state of research and defining the research gap this paper should contribute to. The development of research during the last centuries, their different streams and positions, concerning strategic planning and coordination mechanisms will be shown as well as recent findings of business sciences. The void of existing research, which this paper will contribute to, will be highlighted to show once more the value of this study.