Reduced growth in industrialised countries and a more global orientation of the production and purchasing processes have led to a consolidation linked with decreasing employment and value added and increasing imports. The study will measure the consequences of these processes on European and German enterprise in manufacturing – especially regarding growth and employment. In a second step potential causes of this development will be analysed, among them concentration and outsourcing or offshoring processes. Special attention will be placed on acquisitions and the consequences of a transfer of principal office of key players which might be called national champions, among them their consequences on the value chain.
Michael Reinhard und Hans Schedl, "Positionierung der europäischen und deutschen Industrie im globalen Konsolidierungsprozess, insbesondere die Rolle der Systemanbieter", Summary, Study of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich 2006, Download (PDF, 191 KB).
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