Opportunities and Risks for Investors in Germany

Germany is an interesting object of desire for foreign investors, who, however, tend to ignore German peculiarities with respect to regional characteristics, co-determination, corporate culture, diversity and psychological barriers. The article does not only explain these challenges, but also how to overcome these problems and transform them into sustainable factors of success. All this requires a professional human resources management able to cope with the realities of the situation in Germany. In other words, we need a human resources department with autonomy and competence as combination of ability as well as authority. The article closes with an optimistic outlook, since international M&A activities are a fascinating part of globalisation.