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The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT and P3 Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH found in a joint study that German industrial companies are not yet making effective use of the potential of preventive risk management methods. The authors see the main reasons for this in the fact that many companies misunderstand their risk management: Most of them do not use their risk management as a preventive measure, but only act when the errors have occurred. So you are practicing crisis management at best.
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Gartner study: 95 percent of companies are satisfied with SaaS. BITKOM: every third private user uses security services from the cloud
Software-as-a-Service, SaaS for short, is enjoying increasing popularity among companies as part of cloud computing. Sales in 2011 totaled over 12 billion US dollars worldwide. This is the result of the market research company Gartner, which surveyed 525 international companies from 12 industrial sectors in July. And more than 95 percent of those surveyed want to spend the same or even more money in the future on software that is operated by external service providers.
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The food industry earns less and less
The German food industry achieved an industry turnover of 2011 billion euros in the first half of 81. This would correspond to an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, according to the economic report of the Federal Association of the German Food Industry (BVE). The world market prices for agricultural raw materials also fell slightly in July due to the improved supply situation, but were still around 50 percent above the previous year's level.
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Commodity prices direct market development
There is no breathing space for the German food industry: the prices of many raw materials have reached astronomical heights - further increases seem inevitable. Major domestic markets are saturated, growth in young foreign markets is limited by brand awareness. A market shakeout is programmed. But which strategies can companies still use to free themselves from the cost trap? What options do you have in the "sandwich position" between price and cost pressure? The current industry study "Food & Beverages 2011" by Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner (W&P) in cooperation with West LB.
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Transparency study shows the topics on which consumers are demanding more transparency from companies / the food industry, energy, pharmaceuticals and banks are under pressure to act
Consumers want to know whether a company pays its employees fair wages. The big media topic about executive board salaries, on the other hand, is far less relevant. Only half of consumers would like companies to provide transparent information on this. This is shown by the first German transparency study by Klenk & Hoursch, for which around 3.000 consumers between 18 and 65 years of age were surveyed representative of the population. In other areas of entrepreneurial activity, on the other hand, consumers demand massive transparency. What exactly do consumers want to know from companies?
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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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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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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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Companies that are at least 50 percent in the hands of one family, finance their long-term investment and innovation projects often with short-term loans than non-family businesses. This gives them greater flexibility and helps to avoid excessive dependence on external investors. That short-term loans higher lending rates to be paid, take the family business to safeguard their independence thereby tacitly accepted.
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Survey of around 260 international business users of the tourism industry - Increased productivity by saving time - Positive effect on "work-life balance"
How change the use and applications of mobile applications and their progressive technology everyday and travel behavior of business travelers? What influence do mobile applications on the business trip, especially among management aspects, and what approaches to improve productivity they deliver? Answers to these questions is a recent study by the University of Heilbronn the Master's program "International Tourism Management" in the subject "eCommerce", which was presented at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB Congress) in Berlin. Worldwide, approximately 260 business users of mobile applications in the tourism industry - especially in the field of business travel - took part in the survey and provided information about their habits, desires and criticisms around the mobile phone. The research project was conducted in collaboration with ACTE Global (Association of Corporate Travel Executives), DuntonTinnus consulting and market research institute IPSOS from Prof. Dr. Manfred G. Lieb, Chair of Management and Business Management (organization, marketing) at Heilbronn University and Claudia Brözel researcher and teacher of "online Market Research" and "eCommerce" at Heilbronn University, performed.
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The new study by the Fraunhofer IAO includes fundamentals, practices and future potential of the technology monitoring. Using case studies, the authors illustrate selected methods that provide both support for long-term planning as well as for concrete technology decisions.
