German Quality How German Industry became the World's benchmark for Quality
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Produktdetails
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
30.08.2026
Verlag
Amazon Digital Services LLC - KdpSeitenzahl
180
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,1 cm
Gewicht
227 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798170765331
For over a century, "Made in Germany" has meant one thing: quality you can trust. But in 2015, that reputation nearly collapsed overnight.
German Quality tells the real story behind Germany's manufacturing dominance - and puts it to the test. This is not a business-school case study. It's a fast-paced narrative history of the institutions, decisions, and people who built the world's most trusted industrial brand, and the scandal that forced a reckoning. From the Mittelstand's family-owned "Hidden Champions" to the dual apprenticeship system that trains world-class engineers before they turn twenty, from DIN standards to the codetermination model that gives workers a seat in the boardroom - this book traces how Germany engineered a national reputation, and asks whether it still holds up. Inside, you'll discover:- How the Mittelstand's small and mid-sized firms became global market leaders while staying out of the headlines
- Why Germany's dual apprenticeship system is studied - and envied - by economies around the world
- How DIN standards turned "quality" into an exportable, enforceable promise
- The untold industrial story of reunification, and what it really cost East German manufacturing
- What codetermination and family ownership have to do with long-term thinking over quarterly earnings
- A clear-eyed account of the 2015 Volkswagen diesel scandal - how it happened, and what it exposed
- Why "export orientation" became both Germany's greatest strength and its biggest vulnerability
- Whether the German quality model can survive automation, energy shocks, and global competition
Written for business readers, history buffs, and anyone who has ever wondered why a German-made product still feels like a promise - German Quality is the definitive account of a national brand built over generations, and the pressures now testing it. Scroll up and grab your copy today to discover how a nation engineered trust - and whether it can still deliver on it.
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