The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Corporate Germany lacks foreign execs for success As Europe continues to grapple with economic crisis, German companies are looking elsewhere for business. But from Daimler to Siemens, many large firms have found they need more foreign managers to thrive in multicultural world. https://www.thelocal.de/20130325/48675 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:08:00 +0100 48675 Top German CEOs earn below European average The chief executives of Germany's 30 biggest companies took home €5.3 million ($6.9 million) on average last year, a 3.0-percent rise from 2011, but still below the European average, a study showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130319/48627 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:23:00 +0100 48627 Merkel: fat cat packages must slim down Chancellor Angela Merkel seemed to take a cue from Germany's left-wing opposition on Wednesday, criticizing excessive manager pay packages and welcoming European moves to limit them. https://www.thelocal.de/20130313/48505 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:49:00 +0100 48505 Bosses' brains work differently, scans show The idea that bosses “think differently” is not just something stressed underlings mutter under their breath – they actually use different parts of their brains than non-managers do when making decisions, German scientists say. https://www.thelocal.de/20120906/44801 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:13:00 +0200 44801 Women more likely to manage small companies Women have better career chances in smaller German companies than large corporations, with a fifth of mid-sized firms being led by a female CEO, according to a new survey released on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110520/35149 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:20:00 +0200 35149 Bonuses are back for Opel managers Top managers at the beleaguered carmaker Opel will once again be eligible for bonuses, sparking anger from company workers facing layoffs, the head of the staff association said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100206/25085 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:12:00 +0100 25085 Women still rare in German boardrooms Women are dramatically under-represented in the boardrooms of major corporations in Germany and need state-imposed quotas to achieve parity, a study published Wednesday said. https://www.thelocal.de/20100127/24863 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:57:00 +0100 24863 MAN replaces managers after bribery scandal Five months after the exposure of alleged bribery and corruption at the German utility vehicle-maker MAN, the firm is overhauling the senior management in its sales and marketing division, a company spokesman said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091010/22481 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:44:00 +0200 22481