Why Germany’s happy, successful: Its values are the opposite of Silicon Valley’s

Re:Why Germany’s happy, successful: Its values are the oppos... by IslaDeEncanta on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @06:43PM (#15353019)

Germany has strong unions and a corporate structure known as codetermination in all large businesses that helps balance the power between capital and labor. Those two qualities, along with a monetary union that they dominate are the causes of their prosperity, not some phony value difference.

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Re:Why Germany’s happy, successful: Its values are the oppos... by alexasmyths on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @06:55PM (#15353095)

The fact that Unions sit on boards is a function of their cultural values.

I'm not saying it's good or bad, rather, it's not just some policy, but a reflection of cultures.

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Re:Why Germany’s happy, successful: Its values are the oppos... by andreasklinger on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @06:59PM (#15353116)

There are stories about German companies (eg Aldi) who even had to push their US workers to even form unions.

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Re:Why Germany’s happy, successful: Its values are the oppos... by cfmcdonald on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @06:47PM (#15353037)

Aren't the differences you cite are precisely explainable as the outcome of a more communitarian and less individualistic value system?

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