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| Does the Logistics Industry Efficiency Show its Way in China?——A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Provincial Data |
| LU Meili |
| School of Business Management, Shanxi University of Finance & Economics |
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Abstract With the development of economy and the promotion of policies, the overall efficiency of logistics in China and the efficiency of logistics at the provincial level have been significantly improved. Taking 30 provincial data as samples, the efficiency of logistics industry was calculated based on DEA method, then the factors affecting the efficiency improvement of logistics industry were analyzed with QCA method of configuration thinking, and the causal complex mechanism and path of these factors acting on the efficiency of logistics industry were discussed. The results show that: (1)In the three years since 2015, China's logistics industry formed two efficient paths. The coverage of management open path was high, and the management level of logistics enterprises and the openness of regions were the core factors to improve the efficiency of logistics industry. The path of science and technology innovation covered few cases, and R&D investment, economic environment or openness were the core elements of this path. (2)There was an inefficient path with high coverage which were called policy-dependent path conforming to asymmetric characteristics, among them non-high GDP and government support were the core factors.
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Received: 24 March 2020
Published: 13 August 2020
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Corresponding Authors:
LU Meili
E-mail: lumeilii@126.com
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2020, Vol. 40 
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