Megabucks for megabits
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Siemens and Philips are two European firms that invested heavily in 'megachip' technology. Philips is finishing construction of a new plant in the Netherlands, and expects to be making a 1-megabit chip there within about one year. Siemens laboratories are preparing to show clients pre-commercial samples of their 4-megabit chip later this year, with production expected early in 1989. Both companies have been criticized in the press and elsewhere for the slow pace of their research and development, especially in light of Dutch and German government support which they have received. Prices in the chip market are being lifted by demand for personal computers, development delays affecting the entire industry, and by Japanese reluctance to commit to large capacities to the 1-megabit chip, all of which could favorably affect prospects for Siemens and Philips.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1988
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Tears for fears
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The reunification of Germany has led to fears amongst many East Germans that their culture will be consumed by the materialism of the West. Many East Germans, now know as 'Ossis' (easterners), fear that they will be discriminated against socially by the wealthier 'Wessis' (westerners) and be relegated to the bottom of the social order as were the Turkish guest workers who emigrated to West Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. Except for the high-technology industries of Prussia, most East German businesses are uncompetitive with their Western counterparts, and mass unemployment is feared. Observers believe that the numbers of unemployed East Germans, unofficially reckoned to be twice that of the official rate of 50,000, may reach three million by Christmas 1990.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1990
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Communist upstart
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East German microchip producer Carl Zeiss Jena (CZJ) is clearly the premier hi-tech giant of the Eastern bloc. CZJ director general Wolfgang Biermann strongly believes in applying semiconductor technology to the full range of CZJ products, many of which are exported to the West and earning hard currencies for the country. CZJ is vertically and horizontally integrated and unlike other socialist run companies, it replaces inefficient managers with the best young graduates of the country. Biermann also believes in research, and has 12% of CZJ's total staff engaged in scientific research.
Publication Name: International Management
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0020-7888
Year: 1989
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