More than one fourth of businesses in Germany now offer customers the possibility of rating their products and services on their own company website. Some businesses evaluate online information about themselves…
The ZEW-Erste Group Bank CEE Indicator has dropped by 8.7 points in December 2010, now noting at 22.7 points. This reflects more cautious economic expectations on a six-months time horizon for Central and…
Economic expectations for Switzerland brighten up in December. In the wake of some weak previous months, the relevant indicator edged up by 18.4 points, reaching the minus 12.5 mark. The ZEW-CS-Indicator is…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany has climbed by 2.5 points in December 2010. The indicator now stands at 4.3 points after 1.8 points in the previous month. This value is below the indicator’s…
Traffic volume will continue to rise until mid-2011, albeit less than in the two previous quarters. The continuing growth of freight will nevertheless lead to price increases in almost all transport segments …
German companies extensively use the option of outsourcing information technology services to external providers (IT outsourcing). In 2009, the share of outsourcing companies was 78 percent - a tremendous…
Handovers of small and medium-sized family-operated enterprises in Germany, i.e. companies with 40 to 5,000 employees, to the next generation or new owners go more smoothly than expected. Almost 80 percent of…
Many business ideas of newly founded companies were developed while the founders were employed at private companies. New start-ups based on such ideas are considerably more innovative than other start-ups.…
For 59 percent of the companies using social media such as wikis, blogs, online social networks and cooperation platforms, these tools are part of their business strategy. However, their use is frequently…