Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Introduces a significant type of organization driving the international success of German companies
- Includes details on self-governance, services, and representation of interests
- Explains the role of the concept of the "honorable merchant" concept behind this organization
- Features firsthand case studies and interviews
Part of the book series: Practical Wisdom for Sustainable Organizations (PWSO)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This open access book examines a particular factor in the enduring international success of German companies. Beyond industrial specialization, peaceful labor relations, local financial markets and the “miracle of the Mittelstand”, it focuses on a characteristic aspect of governance within the German economy: The Chambers of commerce and industry. Important characteristics of the Chamber system are emphasized - including obligatory membership for firms as well as participatory rules of their self-administration.
In turn, the book examines the institution’s self-governance, its services, and its mission regarding the general representation of interests. Moreover, the book also identifies the advancement of the dual system of professional education as a central element of the Chamber system. Following an introduction about how the Chamber system works, interviews, case studies and historical explanations help to exemplify the true spirit inherent to this formof representation. In particular, they reveal the essence of how the Chambers contribute to the global success of German companies and foster their corporate responsibility in a practical way.
Given its scope, the book will be of particular interest to professionals, policymakers and researchers concerned with how institutional organization can support commerce and industry for the public good. The book was developed in collaboration with Laura Sasse and the Practical Wisdom Society.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. André Habisch is a trained Economist and Theologian. Since 1998 he serves as a Professor for Social Ethics and Social Policy at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt. His research interests include public chambers of commerce, the structures of vocational education, sustainable entrepreneurship and social innovation, with several international visiting professorships and lectures.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The German Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Book Subtitle: Self-governance, Service, the General Representation of Interests and the Dual System of Professional Education
Editors: Eberhard Sasse, Andre Habisch
Series Title: Practical Wisdom for Sustainable Organizations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70799-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70798-9Published: 18 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-70801-6Published: 18 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-70799-6Published: 17 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2730-7565
Series E-ISSN: 2730-7573
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 385
Number of Illustrations: 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial Organization, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, International Business