Press releases 2006

December 15, 2006

Executives give manager of German corporations abysmal scores

The CEOs and managing directors of Germany's big corporations (annual revenues > ¤500 million) particularly lack a sense of social responsibility.

November 17, 2006

Top managers prefer to work in SMEs

Around two thirds (65 %) of Germany's top managers would prefer to work at SMEs - ideals with revenues between ¤50m and ¤500m (53.1 %).

October 13, 2006

Top managers take a critical view of corporate takeovers

Bayer and Schering, MAN and Scania, Merck and Serono, UCB and Schwarz Pharma, Eon and Endesa - Germany is caught up in takeover fever.

August 4, 2006

Top managers favour the German government's combined-wage model

The German government is considering granting companies that hire the long-term unemployed, aged over 50 years, wage subsidies of up to 40% for a period of up to two years ("combined wage").

July 7, 2006

Top managers take a positive view of the work done by German works councils

38 % of Germany's top managers feel the work done by their works council is positive for their company, 44 % are neutral about it.

May 23, 2006

Bonus payments to top managers on an extreme rise

More than 57 % of top managers in Germany received bonus payments for fiscal 2005 that again showed a considerable year-on-year increase.

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