Between 2002 and 2008 around 178,000 family businesses in Germany were handed over to new managing owners. This number represents around seven percent of all family businesses. A change of owners and managers…

Firm behavior is largely affected by the major institutions of an economy, like the legal system, civil liberties or political rights. If institutions are not well developed, ownership concentration as a feature…

Weiter verbesserte Geschäftslage bei den Informationsdienstleistern

Im Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft hat sich die wirtschaftliche Lage im vierten Quartal 2010 gegenüber dem dritten…

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• Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
• Ergebnisse der Novemberumfrage 2010
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• Regionale Transfers…

• Economic Expectations Continue to Diminish Slightly
• Eurozone: Economic Outlook Improves Marginally
• USA: More Optimistic Assessment of the Economy
• Japan: Higher Inflation Forecasts in November
• Great Britain: Interest…

The key aim of the study was a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the economic potential of the "internet of services" and the identification of site-specific chances and challenges for Germany. Firstly,…

• Economic Expectations for Central and Eastern Europe Improve
• Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia: Brighter Economic Outlook
• Croatia, Hungary, and Romania: Decreasing Interest Rates for Hungary
• Turkey: Economic…

• Targeted Human Resource Measures for Older Employees Are Effective
• One-Euro-Jobs – Dead End for the Long-Term Unemployed?
• Broadband Drives Innovation
• Despite Sound Business Ideas, Start-ups often Go out of Business
• …

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• Erwartungen wieder im positiven Bereich
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• USA: Finanzmarktexperten gewinnen an Zuversicht
• Japan: Experten sehen geringeres Risiko für konjunkturelle Rückschläge
• Großbritanni…