Succeed in business - Germany: the essential guide for business and investment
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Portland, Or.
Graphic Arts Center Publ. Co.
1998
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| Schriftenreihe: | Culture shock!
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| Links: | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=008907357&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| Umfang: | 224 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1558683542 |
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Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 8
Map of Germany 10
Chapter 1 The Temptations and Pitfalls of Germany 11
Cracking the Market 11
Succeeding in Business 13
Seeing Both Sides of the Story 15
Success Factors 18
Regulations 19
Understanding the Culture 21
Chapter 2 The German Economy 22
German Economic Realities 22
A Brief Historical Background 24
The Social Market Economy 25
High cost Germany 27
Strengths and Weaknesses of the German Economy 29
Openness of the German Economy 34
The Political Structure 35
The Private and Public Sectors 38
Infrastructure 39
East versus West—The Still Divided Germany 43
Trade 46
Germany s Top Industries and Top Companies 47
Yanking the German Economy into the 21st Century 49
Chapter 3 The Investment Picture 50
Manufacturing or Services? 53
Investing in the East 55
Where to Locate 57
Chapter 4 — Banking and Finance 60
The Nature of German Banking 60
Types of Banks 63
Dealing with German Banks 66
Cheque Out—Transfer In 69
Standing Orders 71
Choosing a Bank 71
Raising Capital 73
The German Securities Market 75
Chapter 5 Legal Issues 79
Law in a Social Free Market Economy 79
Setting Up a Company 80
Corporate Structures 82
Courts and Notaries 85
Contracts 86
Deciding Legal Disputes 87
Accounting Procedures 87
Privacy and Protection of Information 88
Taxation 89
Profit Repatriation 96
Transfer Pricing 97
Environmentalism 98
Chapter 6 Marketing in Germany 102
German Customers and Their Expectations 103
Advertising 105
Trade Fairs 111
Chapter 7 Labour 115
The Dual System of Representation 115
Sick Leave 116
Hiring and Firing 118
German Labour Laws 120
Trade and Employers Associations 124
A Cautionary Tale 125
Chapter 8 The European Union i 17
European Integration 128
The Single Market 131
EU Regulations 132
Non EU Members 133
Germany s Role in the European Union 134
A Common Currency? 135
German Enthusiasm and Lack Thereof 139
Chapter 9 The German Character 142
Insecurity and Status 142
Risk Not, Want Not 143
Conservatism 144
inflexibility 145
Compartmentalisation 147
Trust—Where It Is Weak Where It U Strong 148
Chapter 10 German Business Culture ? *» I
The Ckrrman Corporate Structure 151
Time, Time, Time 5 5ft
Negotiating 158
Meetings 160
Getting Down to Business 161
Service 162
Payment Ethics, Payment Problems 163
Giving Gifts 164
Status 166
Making the Right First Impression 169
Names and Titles 173
Business Cards 174
Women in German Business 175
Foreign Managers in Germany 178
Chapter 11 Outside the Office *83
Business Entertaining 183
At Someone s Home 185
Out On Ones Own 185
Food 188
The Other Side of Business 192
Chapter 12 Facilitating Your Success ^4
Language 194
Some Useful Words and Phrases 196
Frequent German Mistakes 198
How Do You Du ? 199
All Joking Aside 200
A Closing Note 202
Appendices
A Basic Facts and Travel Tips 2°3
B Directory of Important Contacts
C Recommended Reading
About the Author 22°
Index 221
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