Kolumne „Out of the box“: Wie kommt man vom Leiden ins Handeln?
Deutschland kennt seine wirtschaftlichen Probleme seit Jahren. Doch Reformen werden immer wieder vertagt. Warum der Status quo so mächtig ist und wie wir Veränderungen wagen können.
The waiting room is packed. In it sit bureaucracy, transformation, digitalization, restructuring and labor shortages. Everyone knows their diagnosis years ago. Pain is one thing, willingly placing oneself under the knife is another. The country's arteriosclerosis continues to progress. The painful treatment is continually postponed, the bill still arrives.
New findings from the Bundesbank reveal that companies now must allocate nearly seven percent of their revenue to bureaucratic requirements, with the trend increasing. For nearly 70 percent of businesses, this is the biggest source of pain, eclipsing labor shortages and high production and labor costs. There are side effects, particularly among smaller enterprises.
For every percentage point increase in bureaucratic costs, revenue per employee drops by an average of three percent. The government responds with talk therapy and commissions. Action causes pain, and the suffering does not wait. The side effects kick in immediately, even among the treating staff. Real improvement will take a few years.
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