Trends of technology, media and telecommunications explained by Deloitte study 26. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot A truly comprehensive analysis of trends in the fields of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) is provided by the Deloitte accountancy and consultancy firm in its »TMT Trends 2007« study. Here the trends in short: the most important technological aspects are user friendliness and data protection. With regard to the media sector social networks are …
Rambo-like bosses can mobilize only half of their employees´ potential 25. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot That true top managers have to be tough and should take sweeping measures is a picture which some executives from major companies not only can fully identify with, but which may also be more easily conveyed by the media than that of the careful and circumspect executive. However, Mr. Norbert Copray who is director of …
Only one third of German enterprises offer further training 25. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot A study by StepStone warns that there is not enough further training provided by companies in Germany. Thus, just 33% of all companies pay attention to providing regular further training to their employees. 67% of companies asked offer further training rather rarely or even not at all. However, in other European countries including the Baltic …
Most innovative German regions are in the South 23. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to a statement by the Cologne-based Institute for the German Economy „South Germany is the innovation leader«. There was no other place in Germany where there were as many patents pending on a per capita basis as in Baden Wurttemburg and Bavaria. But not only was the North of Germany lagging behind. In particular …
Kienbaum study on salaries in the Czech Republic 23. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot To many small and medium-sized entities the Czech Republic represents a very appealing production site within the EU. A new joint study prepared by the Kienbaum management consultancy and the German-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry called „Unternehmen in Tschechien: Leitende Angestellte und Mitarbeiter» sheds light on salaries paid in this Eastern part of the …
Advertisement: Oracle sponsors SME day 23. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Three million small and medium-sized entities account for 57 percent of the entire German economic output. These companies employ 74 percent of all gainfully employed persons and train 75 percent of all apprentices. Thus, small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) stand for entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and progress.
Germans bought food worth 122 million Euros over the internet 22. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Food purchases over the internet are still on the rise. Through this medium about 122 million Euros were spent by Germans last year on beverages and foodstuffs which is a plus of 11% as compared to the year 2005, as was reported by the Federal Association of Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM). Of …
Business people consider themselves to be the better top managers 22. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Virtually all topmanagers (93%) with commercial education believe that in general businessmen make better top managers than engineers. At least this is the opinion of participants at the eighth »Manager Panel« staged by LAB Lachner Aden Beyer & Company which is an international personnel management consultancy. However, their top manager colleagues with engineer background are …
Guide on wide-band applications for SMEs available 22. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot In particular in the context of globalization wide-band internet access is becoming increasingly important to small and medium-sized entities. By means of such a kind of fast access to the internet many business processes may be optimized and gaps to international competitors minimized. However, it is recommended to gather information beforehand in order to know …
Textiles business booming 22. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot The textiles business has had a surprisingly good start into the new year according to the association of German textiles retailers. Presumably VAT increase did not have as strong an effect as expected, the reason being numerous sales discounts which were granted at Christmas due to forecasts which were not very promising.