Smart bosses make presents to their employees 24. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot All bosses wishing to motivate their employees to perform even better should occasionally make presents to them. This is the finding of a study by the Bonn-based Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA). In the course of an experiment a Canadian company paid its employees a one-off bonus independently of the performance given before. …
Half of all internet surfers above the age of 55 shop on the internet 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Not only to the young generation has the internet become an integral part of life: More and more seniors surf on the internet. Half of all Germans aged between 55 and 64 use the internet at least occasionally. In the age bracket between 65 and 74 years one quarter of people is online, says the …
Majority of barkeepers are in favour of non-smoker protection 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot While in the German Länder the new laws on non-smoker protection are still being prepared a survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) shows that most German gastronomers are in favour of these new laws. As was reported by the DIHK the number of non-smoker restaurants and inns with special …
Germans are optimistic in the short-term and sceptical in the long-run 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot In terms of exports German entrepreneurs are on the one hand even more confident than their European neighbours. But on the other hand the long-term economic development in the Euro zone is seen more sceptical than by Europe as a whole. This was revealed by a Deloitte survey „Made in Europe» on the future of …
German managers just in 19th position in terms of net salaries 20. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot A global comparison of net salaries of managers shows that Western industrialized countries have lost their leading positions to growth regions such as Russia, Turkey or the Ukraine. According to a study by the Hay Group managment consulting firm Spain (12th), Switzerland (13th), Germany (19th) and Ireland (20th) are the only West European countries which …
100 companies listed in the Entry Standard on the Frankfurt Stock exchange 20. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The »Entry Standard« index was launched in October 2005 for small and medium-sized entities on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Now the Frankfurt Stock Exchange celebrated a jublilee in this segment: the IPO of m4e AG which thus became the one hundredth medium-sized entity listed in this segment. According to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange the Entry …
Producer prices slightly up in June 19. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, the producer price index for industrial goods in June 2007 was 1.7% higher than in June 2006. This rather moderate increase is particularly due to the development in energy prices. Without taking into account the development of energy prices the index would have increased by 2.8%. As compared to …
Internet well established in the place of work 19. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Almost half of all German executives and experts (45%) need more than two hours every day for working on the internet. Another 23% said that they spent between one and two hours of their working time online every day. Only 13% said that they did not need the internet for carrying out their work. These …
Economic revival more and more sustained by domestic demand 16. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The most recent surveys on the business climate in the Eurozone conducted by the ifo Institute show that the economy is doing well and also indicate a sustained development in the industrial production. According to the most recent »Euro-zone Economic Outlook«,business in the German industry will gain further momentum in the second half of 2007 …
Data base available on UN Uniform Sales Law in seven languages 16. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The UN´s Uniform Sales Law took effect in 70 contracting states on the 1st of December 2007. In 2003 these states accounted for 73% of worldwide exports and about 75% of imports. Thus, the UN´s commercial law is one of the most important bodies of rules and regulations in the world of business. Since July …