Reunification: How East Germany’s economic discrepancies have paved the way for a rising start-up industry

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dc.contributor.authorArseneault, Taylor
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-23T22:56:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-23T22:56:03Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis text uses an analysis of historical circumstances to understand the discrepancies between the East and West German economies, and how Startup organizations can implement certain measures into their corporate governance and business structures to capitalize on cheap labour and infrastructure in East Germany. Historical events including the Zollverein Coalition, the Treaty of Versailles, and the differences between the Marshall Plan and the Soviet planned economy will be analyzed to determine the contributing factors behind East Germany’s high unemployment rate and lower per capita GDP (Statista, 2019). The analysis will include the influence of key sectors and industries that effect the East German Startup economy, and how they have responded since the reunification of the country. Benchmarking for the analysis will include levels of unemployment, wages, and overall productivity in East German cities in comparison to their West German counterparts. The analysis of these factors will be used to determine the gaps in the East German economy that impede the area’s growth, and how different organizations have tailored their structures and production methods to mitigate these concerns. Analyzing these areas will help determine how Startup organizations can implement certain features to continue to flourish with their future economic endeavours in the East German region.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.identifier.citationArseneault, T. (2020). Reunification: How East Germany’s economic discrepancies have paved the way for a rising start-up industry. Bachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers, 13, 6–18.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16861
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBachelor of Commerce Best Business Research Papers
dc.titleReunification: How East Germany’s economic discrepancies have paved the way for a rising start-up industry
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