Paul Erker Livres

Success and crises, phases of transformation, the employees, and the products: in nine thoroughly researched essays, the book examines the main topics of the company's history. The "Continental" brand is a focal point, as is the international expansion. It is an entertaining and informative journey through the history of this Hanover-based company with its rich tradition as it embarks into the future of mobility.

This study is the first to comprehensively examine the development of the Continental rubber and tire company during the Nazi period using sources that have recently become available. It shows to which extent Continental developed into a model Nazi operation within the scope of the National Socialist autarky, armaments, and war economy and analyzes how it dealt with foreign workers and activities in occupied, allied, and neutral countries.

The book explores the evolution of a transport company from 1930 to 2005, detailing the challenges and transformations in the state-regulated transport market. It begins with the foundation of the company by Thomas and Anna Dachser during a difficult period, highlighting their expansion strategy amid the post-war economic miracle and European integration. The narrative covers network development, competition, and the push for quality in forwarding services, alongside the emergence of European international business. As deregulation took hold, the company faced new challenges, including cut-throat competition and the need for an effective IT strategy. It also ventured into food logistics and formed collaborations with other companies to enhance its courier, express, and parcel services. The book further discusses the company's strategic reorientation and the modernization of its management structures. In the following years, the liberalization of the transport market and globalization prompted significant changes. The integration of another family-owned company into the Dachser network exemplifies this transformation. The concept of "Intelligent Logistics" emerged, focusing on information logistics and cross-company solutions. The establishment of a national systems network marked a key milestone in becoming a Euronational network provider. The restructuring of corporate governance and management organization is also examine

Paul Erker: Die ausgebliebene Eigentumsrevolution. Einführende Bemerkungen und Fragestellungen; Wolfgang Rüfner: Probleme des Lastenausgleichs aus juristischer Sicht; Manuela Hoffmann: Die Problematik des Lastenausgleichs und die Formulierung und Durchführung des deutsch-österreichischen Vermögensvertrages; Ulrich Ringsdorf: Die Bestände des Lastenausgleichsarchivs; Lutz Wiegand: Gesamtwirtschaftliche Aspekte des Lastenausgleichs; Alfred Reckendrees: Überforderung oder tragbare Belastung? – Zur Wirkung des Lastenausgleichs auf die deutschen Unternehmen; Andreas Eichmüller: Die Landwirtschaft und der Lastenausgleich; Carl-Jochen Müller: Die Lasten des Ausgleichs – Gesetzesvollzug zwischen Gleichheits- postulat und kommunalen Heterogenitäten. Das Beispiel Mannheim; Joachim Tautz: „Wir alle haben den Krieg verloren“. Die Fliegergeschädigtenverbände und die Auseinandersetzung um den Lastenausgleich in Bremen; Georg Wagner-Kyora: Lastenausgleich und Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Michael Schwartz: „Verteilungskonflikte unter Werktätigen müssen unter allen Umständen vermieden werden“. Lastenausgleichs-Diskussionen und Soforthilfe-Politik in der SBZ/DDR; Marcel Boldorf: Die Verdrängung der Kriegsbeschädigtenproblematik in der SBZ/DDR; Michael L. Hughes: Mastering War’s Material Consequences in West Germany. The Conceptual Background to the Lastenausgleich in International Comparison

Bosch, a company with a rich history, embodies key modern trends like transport motorization and household electrification, and was a pioneer of globalization. Its founder, Robert Bosch, was renowned for his liberal views and social principles in management. This comprehensive history, authored by Johannes Bähr and Paul Erker, is the first by independent historians, utilizing unrestricted access to company archives. The narrative begins with Bosch's founding principles and the early days of the company as a small workshop in Stuttgart, detailing its rise to become the world’s leading automotive supplier and the development of a corporate culture focused on social responsibility. The authors also profile significant subsidiaries and trace the evolution of the diverse business activities that define today’s technology and services provider. Key focal points include the company’s actions during the Third Reich and the evolution of its corporate constitution. Spanning over a century, this account highlights Bosch as one of the first global enterprises, showcasing a history marked by remarkable innovations and successes, alongside crises that repeatedly tested the founder’s principles.

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Die Quellen und Darstellungen zur Zeitgeschichte sind das Flagschiff der Publikationen des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin. In unregelmäßiger Folge erscheinen seit 1957 Editionen und Monographien zu brennenden Fragen der Zeitgeschichte. In der Mehrzahl handelt es sich dabei um Forschungsergebnisse, die aus Institutsprojekten hervorgegangen sind. Eine Veröffentlichung erfolgt erst nach dem Abschluss eines aufwendigen Begutachtungsverfahrens, an dem herausragende Gelehrte beteiligt sind. Den derzeitigen Schwerpunkt bilden die Projekte Demokratischer Staat und terroristische Herausforderung. Die Anti-Terrorismus-Politik der 1970er und 1980er Jahre in Westeuropa, Der Multilaterale Konferenzdiplomatie und die Folgen (1975-1989/91) und Die Verfolgung von NS-Verbrechen durch deutsche Justizbehörden seit 1945.