... in Germany. The choice of this country has not been made at random. Germany is a big European country with a fairly diversified banking sector. It suffices to remind that this country was not only the cradle of the cooperative movement and the place where the first universal banks took shape [2] , but has...

...” and “small business risk”. Valuation tribunals Private sector organizations Litigation Subsidiaries Globalization Portugal Germany The valuation of privately held small firms is a complex task. Financial tools that have been developed with big, public firms in mind are not easily adapted...

...Manfred Weiss Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the effectiveness of labour law based on the experience of Germany. Design/methodology/approach The article provides an analysis of the factual impact of labour law in Germany. Findings Different subsystems – as are labour...

... for multinational enterprises as well as for recent strategies EU policies. Long before the invention of the label CSR it has been generally accepted in Germany that enterprises are not supposed to primarily increase the “share holder value” but rather the “stakeholders’ value”, thereby including the employees...

...Manfred Weiss Looks at the unique way Germany’s trade unions work, by the use of workers’ participation with elected representatives, which uses works councils in conjunction with management. Briefly sketches the structure and function of these very different and apposite ends of the spectrum. ©...

...Manfred Weiss Spotlights labour law contracts in Germany and how this increase is only modest. States contractual relations in both the public and private sector in Germany (in principle) are identical. Adds that public servants are excluded from labour laws and are covered by a separate law...