In two out of three EU countries the workers are threatening this year in real wages. In the European Union average wages per worker therefore 2011 expected to decrease after deducting inflation to 0,8 percent. In Germany the development 2011 should indeed be more positive than most neighbors. However, only a stagnation of wages is foreseeable again after deduction of this year relatively high inflation. This shows the new European collective report of the Economic and Social Research Institute (WSI) in the Hans Böckler Foundation. In Europe, therefore, the development of wages "are hardly any positive impetus to overcome the structural economic problems and initiate a sustainable growth strategy" went writes WSI collective expert Dr. Thorsten Schulten in the new edition of the WSI.

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Bonn scientists examine the implementation of sustainability and social responsibility in the meat industry

"Do good and talk about it ..." - this old PR wisdom also applies to the themes of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, the gain in the food industry is becoming increasingly important. In particular, the meat industry social requirements are increased. should therefore communicate about their activities in the field of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Responsibility) as a potential competitive advantage over the trade are very important for the company in the value chain of meat. To get a first look at the communication of the company, by employees of the department "Market research of agriculture and food industry" at the University of Bonn at InterMeat 2010 in Dusseldorf a (non-representative) was conducted survey. The survey was conducted as part of the project FIN-Q.NRW (Research Network Innovation through quality communication) instead, which has set itself the goal of improving the quality of communication in the North Rhine-Westphalian meat industry. One of the three main topics concerned with the possible development of CSR standards, or at least of recommendations for the meat industry.

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Study on the influence of situational factors on corruption;

Why can employees of companies or government agencies entice corruption? Come cases of corruption before more frequently, the higher the bribes offered? Or is corrupt actions on the agenda, because people need to achieve success in a very short time? Dr. Tanja Rabl, an economist at the University of Bayreuth, comes in their research to the opposite conclusion. Situational factors such as time pressure or the amount of bribery performance show no significant effect on the frequency of corrupt actions. Furthermore, she reports in a new article for the magazine "Journal of Business Ethics".

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Business skills and relocation

If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere - this line is considered as well as for business? The results of an empirical study of Christina Guenther from Jena MPI of Economics and Guido Bünstorf, University of Kassel, suggest. The two scientists have been developing East German mechanical engineering companies investigated, the laid according 1945 their location in the West in order to escape the forced expropriation. The result: The evacuees were successful as long-established "native" companies. Although they usually could not take much except knowledge and experiences, their survival rate was significantly higher than the on-site start-up companies.

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The sixth study of co-initiative "Ess-Trends in Focus" is devoted to the issue of food safety

What unsettled the Swiss population on the subject of edibles and which has to meet the food safety? Thus, the sixth representative study "Ess-Trends in Focus", which was conducted in February 2011 concerned. Nearly two-thirds know the difference between minimum durability and use-by date, to know three quarters that you can not store preserves remains in the can and that spoiled-looking food safety should be discarded. 71% of respondents consider Swiss products for safer than imported goods and men assessed according to criteria other than women, whether foods are still edible.

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Rostock statisticians recommends banks: Forget me not Merton!

Good news for banks: In the battle for capital adequacy is repeatedly pointed to the high complexity of bankruptcies and deplores the increasing mathematization. But perhaps all is not so bad. "A parameter only enough to predict passable debtors insolvency probability," says Prof. Dr. Rafael Weißbach in a study by the Institute of Economics of the University of Rostock.

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Promotional Baromter UGW lists mechanics ranking

In the overall very promotion-active months of March / April providers and distributors rely on the very sales-effective measures such as additions, Oversize and Multibuy. Currently listed the Promotion Barometer ProBar® (www.promotion-barometer.de) enhanced increase in couponing campaigns in trade, Gernot Lingelbach, CEO of UGW Communication and initiator of the largest promotional database with currently more than 12.000 entries.

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Many companies use the expensive part of customer referral programs to attract new customers, because they know that personal recommendations always represent the best advertising. Therefore, companies rely on the personal communication between customers, which is significantly more effective than mass communication. However, some customers of a company are in a special way for customer referral programs, according to a recent study on "Customer Referral Management".

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The overarching research project of three universities studied innovation aging workforce: People and their ideas create the foundation for innovation. For companies and organizations, it is necessary in a highly competitive and fast-paced environment that they use their employees as efficient and innovative. But what influence the demographic development in the innovative power of business? Because increase low birth rates and an increase in the lifetime of the average age of employees in almost all organizations.

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Whether a crisis-ridden company survives often depends on how much liquid capital is still available. For this reason, medium-sized companies should also ensure that they have an up-to-date overview of their own financial situation. Financial scientists from Saarland University have described which factors in the company's balance sheet herald a crisis. From this, they have developed instructions with which medium-sized companies can strategically plan their liquidity as efficiently as possible.

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Review of the 34. German sales and sales manager Congress (DVVK)

The euro remains on the road to success; the situation in the heavily indebted countries of Greece, Ireland and Portugal is nowhere near as tragic as it is often rumored. With these statements, Folker Hellmeyer, chief analyst at Bremer Landesbank, opened the 34th German Sales and Sales Congress on April 14th and 15th, 2011 in Munich. The lectures on future topics, strategic approaches, success stories and sales tips hit the nerve of those responsible from sales and distribution: With a total of 350 visitors, the number of participants is significantly higher than in the previous year.

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