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The year 2020 has been one of the most remarkable in contemporary history with a significant influence on basic economic structures. It was a landmark for the transfer from the traditional into a digital and virtual economic world. But the COVID-19 crisis only accelerated a fundamental change which started two decades ago with the use of the Internet for researching information and purchasing online.
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Steuernagel, A. (2022). Digital Transformation of the Commercial Functions of B2B Companies. In: Harwardt, M., Niermann, P.FJ., Schmutte, A.M., Steuernagel, A. (eds) Praxisbeispiele der Digitalisierung. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-37903-2_8
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