April 2, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on Key facts regarding the German top income tax rate
Today the German newspaper “Handelsblatt” presents an appalling opinion from Peer Steinbrück, the former Minister for finance. Here Mr. Steinbrück suggests increasing the top income tax rate in Germany in order to generate additional revenues for the authorities. Well, this … Continue reading
February 12, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on New BCG Study: Behavioral Capabilities Drive Corporate Performance
CEOs Must Prioritize Their Organizations’ Behavioral Traits—and Back Them Up with Strong Structural Capabilities, says New Report from The Boston Consulting Group Boston, January 31, 2012 –Organizational capabilities greatly affect long-term corporate success and none more so than behavioral aspects. … Continue reading
January 20, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on Alterations of trust
In the relationship between the firm (or any other kind of organization) and the consumer we can distinguish three alterations of trust: calculus, institutional, and personal trust. This post will explain these three alterations.
November 6, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on Impressions from Islamic retail banking conference
In October this year I had the opportunity to speak at the 3rd annual world islamic retail banking conference in Dubai (U.A.E.). The topic of my presentation was “´Trust – the rediscovered condition in Western retail banking”. The three day conference (compare … Continue reading
October 26, 2011
by Oliver
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Taking into account the current situation regarding Eurozone’s problem, the BBC website offers an excellent website that explains the issues and challenges. BBC News – Q&A: Greek debt crisis.
October 16, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on Impressions from Frankfurt Bookfair
In the last couple of days Frankfurt was host of the “Frankfurt Bookfair”. Together with my colleagues from BAG we conducted a get together with our customers on Saturday. The major focus of the fair was the changing the landscape: … Continue reading
September 7, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on Financial crisis 2.0
The financial turmoil 2007 – 2009 represented an excellent opportunity to review and to improve regulatory requirements because the industries’ readiness to adapt and change has increased during the crisis. The first crisis has put an emphasis regarding specific gaps … Continue reading
June 13, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on The impact of creativity and imagination on strategy formation
As discussed in the previous posts strategic discourses support organizations in ambiguous situations. Creativity and imagination might have an impact on strategy formation as well. HURST, RUSH and WHITE (1989) criticize the emphasis of analytical thinking, rationality and objectivity and … Continue reading
May 15, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on The impact of language on strategy formation
Strategy formation can be understood as a communicative process or at least as a process that is attended by communication. In particular in ambiguous situations with justification of decisions and demands for legitimacy, communication can play a major role. Various … Continue reading
January 23, 2011
by Oliver
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A couple of days ago I had an interesting conversation with colleagues in terms of sustainability. The issue was, whether organizations in Europe focus on true sustainability these days or just focus on a PR effect. I think the truth … Continue reading