Press releases 2007

December 14, 2007

Managers call on politicians to remain neutral in the salaries debate

In the debate surrounding the commensurateness of management salaries in the millions, more and more people are calling on politicians to get involved.

October 22, 2007

Half of all top managers practices online self-marketing

In the past, executives cared primarily about what business partners, supervisors and potential employers thought of them.

September 17, 2007

28 of 50 MDAX CEOs replaced since the year 2000

28 of the 50 companies listed on the MDAX have appointed a new CEO since January 2000.

June 1, 2007

Manager feel Asian economic systems are better at fostering performance

The system of values embraced by the "68ers" continues to have negative effects on performance, flexibility, respect and discipline in German business.

May 11, 2007

Another strong increase in bonus payments to top managers

Nearly 52 % of top managers in Germany received a higher bonus payment for fiscal 2006 than for the previous year.

May 4, 2007

Joschka Fischer as guest speaker at Penrhyn Annual Meeting

"The long-term repercussions of the 68ers - the reason behind the decline of our performance society?" - That was the central topic of the evening event at the 27th Penrhyn Annual Meeting on 4 May at the Steigenberger Parkhotel Dusseldorf.

February 16, 2007

Manager show little confidence in global consulting firms

Wenn top managers want to have their company's strategy reviewed by external consultants or perform a reorganisation with their help, most (62 %) rely on medium-size, specialist consultant firms.

January 26, 2007

21 of DAX 30 CEOs replaces since 2000

Since the year 2000, 21 of the 30 companies listed on the DAX have appointed a new CEO.

January 19, 2007

Businesspeople feel they make better top managers than engineers

In a direct comparison with engineers, businesspeople are the better top managers.

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