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A Brief History of the Hidden Champions Read chapter Read first chapter

2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

27. Employees and Leaders

Author : Hermann Simon

Published in: Hidden Champions in the Chinese Century

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The Hidden Champions are characterized by high employee motivation and loyalty. The leaders show total identification with the mission, focused determination, courage, perseverance, and the ability to inspire their teams. Employee qualification and talent acquisition are major challenges. The Hidden Champions have to catch up in terms of diversity and inclusion. The mission-oriented leadership system is a pronounced strength of the Hidden Champions and must be retained despite their increasing size.

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Footnotes
1
Personal communication, November 29, 2020.
 
2
The Hidden Champions spend 600 Euro per year and employee, compared to 470 Euro of the average company.
 
3
Personal communication, November 29, 2020.
 
4
There are four large research organizations in Germany, Max-Planck (86 institutes, 24,000 employees), Fraunhofer (74 institutes, 28,000 employees), Helmholtz (18 centers, 42,000 employees), and Leibniz (96 research centers, 20,000 employees).
 
5
Ibidem.
 
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Metadata
Title
Employees and Leaders
Author
Hermann Simon
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Hidden Champions in the Chinese Century

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-92596-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-92597-0

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92597-0_27