“Top management as a function and as a structure was first developed by Georg von Siemens (1839-1901) in Germany between 1870 and 1880, when he designed and built the Deutsche Bank and made it, within a very few years, into continental Europe's leading and most dynamic financial institution.” YearsFirstsMadeEuropeBuiltFunctionManagementInstitutionsStructureFinancialMade ItGermanyContinentalFinancial InstitutionsTop Management Author:Peter Drucker
“Persons who clamor for governmental control of American railways should visit Germany, and above all Russia, to see how such control results. In Germany its defects are evident enough; people are made to travel in carriages which our main lines would not think of using, and with a lack of conveniences which with us would provoke a revolt; but the most amazing thing about this administration in Russia is to see how, after all this vast expenditure, the whole atmosphere of the country seems to paralyze energy.” PeopleThinkingShouldPersonsMadeCountryEnoughWholeSeemsEnergyLinesResultsRussiaAdministrationAtmosphereGermanyProvokingEvidentDefectsConvenienceRevoltAmazing ThingsMost AmazingExpendituresCarriagesRailwayClamor Book:AUTOBIOGRAPHY of ANDREW DICKSON WHITE volume 1 Source: AUTOBIOGRAPHY of ANDREW DICKSON WHITE volume 1
“Germany is a fascinating role model. The Germans have maintained their manufacturing edge despite being a high-tax, high-regulation economy. Why? Because the government really set about ensuring that it maintained funding for technical training, technical advancements and programs. It made a concerted effort to retain high-end, complex manufacturing -- the kind of BMW model, if you will. And they've done that so successfully that Germany, which has a quarter of America's population, exports more than America does.” IfsKindDoeMadeEndsDoneGovernmentAmericaEffortRolesEconomyTaxesModelsTrainingProgramComplexesEdgesPopulationDespiteGermanyFascinatingRole ModelsQuartersRegulationAdvancementFundingManufacturingBmwHigh TaxesTechnical Training Author:Fareed Zakaria