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This whitepaper demonstrates how companies jeopardize their creditworthiness through inadequate management of payment flows and account administration, and outlines measures to secure financing capacity and operational flexibility.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024); our Managing Partner Martin Auer discusses the currently challenging environment for medium-sized companies in a guest article and explains why management should focus on facts, figures, and data.
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How can liquidity be managed digitally? That is the focus of this white paper.
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How is solvency checked and secured? This whitepaper covers exactly that.
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This whitepaper demonstrates how companies jeopardize their creditworthiness through inadequate management of payment flows and account administration, and outlines measures to secure financing capacity and operational flexibility.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024); our Managing Partner Martin Auer discusses the currently challenging environment for medium-sized companies in a guest article and explains why management should focus on facts, figures, and data.
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How can liquidity be managed digitally? That is the focus of this white paper.
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How is solvency checked and secured? This whitepaper covers exactly that.
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This whitepaper demonstrates how companies jeopardize their creditworthiness through inadequate management of payment flows and account administration, and outlines measures to secure financing capacity and operational flexibility.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024); our Managing Partner Martin Auer discusses the currently challenging environment for medium-sized companies in a guest article and explains why management should focus on facts, figures, and data.
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How can liquidity be managed digitally? That is the focus of this white paper.
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How is solvency checked and secured? This whitepaper covers exactly that.
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This whitepaper demonstrates how companies jeopardize their creditworthiness through inadequate management of payment flows and account administration, and outlines measures to secure financing capacity and operational flexibility.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024); our Managing Partner Martin Auer discusses the currently challenging environment for medium-sized companies in a guest article and explains why management should focus on facts, figures, and data.
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How can liquidity be managed digitally? That is the focus of this white paper.
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How is solvency checked and secured? This whitepaper covers exactly that.
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This whitepaper demonstrates how companies jeopardize their creditworthiness through inadequate management of payment flows and account administration, and outlines measures to secure financing capacity and operational flexibility.
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Published in September 2024 in Econo magazine (issue 4/2024); our Managing Partner Martin Auer discusses the currently challenging environment for medium-sized companies in a guest article and explains why management should focus on facts, figures, and data.
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How can liquidity be managed digitally? That is the focus of this white paper.
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How is solvency checked and secured? This whitepaper covers exactly that.
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The purpose of determining the liquidity status is to assess the company's solvency.
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Whitepaper on liquidity management for medium-sized companies. Avoiding insolvency and bankruptcy.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022); our Managing Partner Martin Auer describes how succession planning is an essential component of sustainable corporate management for companies in all stages of their lifecycle.
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Published in the May 2025 issue of the IHK Karlsruhe magazine WIMA (Issue 5/2025); our Managing Partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the business.
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If internal family succession is not an option at the operational level, hiring external management is a viable alternative for keeping the company within the family.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022); our Managing Partner Martin Auer describes how succession planning is an essential component of sustainable corporate management for companies in all stages of their lifecycle.
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Published in the May 2025 issue of the IHK Karlsruhe magazine WIMA (Issue 5/2025); our Managing Partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the business.
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If internal family succession is not an option at the operational level, hiring external management is a viable alternative for keeping the company within the family.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022); our Managing Partner Martin Auer describes how succession planning is an essential component of sustainable corporate management for companies in all stages of their lifecycle.
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Published in the May 2025 issue of the IHK Karlsruhe magazine WIMA (Issue 5/2025); our Managing Partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the business.
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If internal family succession is not an option at the operational level, hiring external management is a viable alternative for keeping the company within the family.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022); our Managing Partner Martin Auer describes how succession planning is an essential component of sustainable corporate management for companies in all stages of their lifecycle.
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Published in the May 2025 issue of the IHK Karlsruhe magazine WIMA (Issue 5/2025); our Managing Partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the business.
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If internal family succession is not an option at the operational level, hiring external management is a viable alternative for keeping the company within the family.
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Published in December 2022 in Econo magazine (issue 5/2022); our Managing Partner Martin Auer describes how succession planning is an essential component of sustainable corporate management for companies in all stages of their lifecycle.
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Published in the May 2025 issue of the IHK Karlsruhe magazine WIMA (Issue 5/2025); our Managing Partner Ann-Katrin Hardenberg explains how companies can proceed when the next generation does not want to take over the business.
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If internal family succession is not an option at the operational level, hiring external management is a viable alternative for keeping the company within the family.
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Published on February 17, 2021, on the iMOVE website; we have strategically realigned the professional training center at the private Université Quisqueya. You can find a detailed case study here.
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Published on May 19, 2021, in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand"; operating in many countries and thus in diverse markets allows for a balance of opportunities and risks that arise in regional markets. This may also make it easier to weather the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact – Das Außenwirtschaftsmagazin" (Issue 1/2023, pages 23/24); Digitalization is a key driver of Africa's economic upswing. The continent is defined by development and progress. For foreign companies looking to participate in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. You can find the full article here.
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published on August 1, 2023, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is experiencing a significant economic upturn, offering enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises with international expansion plans. Read a detailed field report here.
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Published on February 17, 2021, on the iMOVE website; we have strategically realigned the professional training center at the private Université Quisqueya. You can find a detailed case study here.
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Published on May 19, 2021, in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand"; operating in many countries and thus in diverse markets allows for a balance of opportunities and risks that arise in regional markets. This may also make it easier to weather the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact – Das Außenwirtschaftsmagazin" (Issue 1/2023, pages 23/24); Digitalization is a key driver of Africa's economic upswing. The continent is defined by development and progress. For foreign companies looking to participate in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. You can find the full article here.
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published on August 1, 2023, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is experiencing a significant economic upturn, offering enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises with international expansion plans. Read a detailed field report here.
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Published on February 17, 2021, on the iMOVE website; we have strategically realigned the professional training center at the private Université Quisqueya. You can find a detailed case study here.
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Published on May 19, 2021, in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand"; operating in many countries and thus in diverse markets allows for a balance of opportunities and risks that arise in regional markets. This may also make it easier to weather the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact – Das Außenwirtschaftsmagazin" (Issue 1/2023, pages 23/24); Digitalization is a key driver of Africa's economic upswing. The continent is defined by development and progress. For foreign companies looking to participate in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. You can find the full article here.
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published on August 1, 2023, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is experiencing a significant economic upturn, offering enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises with international expansion plans. Read a detailed field report here.
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Published on February 17, 2021, on the iMOVE website; we have strategically realigned the professional training center at the private Université Quisqueya. You can find a detailed case study here.
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Published on May 19, 2021, in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand"; operating in many countries and thus in diverse markets allows for a balance of opportunities and risks that arise in regional markets. This may also make it easier to weather the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact – Das Außenwirtschaftsmagazin" (Issue 1/2023, pages 23/24); Digitalization is a key driver of Africa's economic upswing. The continent is defined by development and progress. For foreign companies looking to participate in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. You can find the full article here.
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published on August 1, 2023, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is experiencing a significant economic upturn, offering enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises with international expansion plans. Read a detailed field report here.
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Published on February 17, 2021, on the iMOVE website; we have strategically realigned the professional training center at the private Université Quisqueya. You can find a detailed case study here.
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Published on May 19, 2021, in the FAZ special "Zukunft Mittelstand"; operating in many countries and thus in diverse markets allows for a balance of opportunities and risks that arise in regional markets. This may also make it easier to weather the consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
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Published in April 2023 in the magazine "Afrika Contact – Das Außenwirtschaftsmagazin" (Issue 1/2023, pages 23/24); Digitalization is a key driver of Africa's economic upswing. The continent is defined by development and progress. For foreign companies looking to participate in this economic momentum, Africa's digital transformation opens up new business opportunities. You can find the full article here.
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published on August 1, 2023, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (issue 04/2023); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is experiencing a significant economic upturn, offering enormous opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises with international expansion plans. Read a detailed field report here.
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Published in January 2024 in the BVMW magazine "ExportManager Afrika Contact – The Foreign Trade Magazine" (Issue 01/24); The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is experiencing a major upswing. This starts with its internal infrastructure and goes far beyond digital transformation. The West African republic offers enormous opportunities for medium-sized companies with internationalization plans. To successfully enter dynamic markets, an individual, actionable growth strategy is key. Read more in this article.
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Published on May 1, 2026, by Springer Nature; our Managing Director, Martin Auer, contributed the foreword as well as the two chapters "Internationalization – Opportunities and Risks for SMEs" and "Drafting an Internationalization Strategy" to the book "Internationalization Competencies for SMEs." In doing so, he shared personal experience from internationalization as well as our insights and findings from consulting projects.
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published on November 23, 2021 on the iMOVE website; We implemented the Moodle learning management system at a peacekeeping school in Mali and enabled distance learning through sustainable solutions.
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published in December 2022 in the international iMOVE magazine (pp. 12-13 in English); We implemented the Moodle learning management system at a peacekeeping school in Mali and enabled distance learning through sustainable solutions. You can find the case study on our "Train the Trainer" program on pages 12 and 13.
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Selling your own company is a major undertaking that most entrepreneurs have never done before – and one that is often underestimated. Read on to find out what matters when selling your business and which complex questions need to be addressed.
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This model outlines the various maturity levels that companies typically go through regarding digitalization.
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This overview shows various tools that can be used in HR across the different phases of the employee journey.
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This case study outlines our approach to replacing an existing ERP system with a new one for our client.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This model outlines the various maturity levels that companies typically go through regarding digitalization.
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This overview shows various tools that can be used in HR across the different phases of the employee journey.
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This case study outlines our approach to replacing an existing ERP system with a new one for our client.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This model outlines the various maturity levels that companies typically go through regarding digitalization.
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This overview shows various tools that can be used in HR across the different phases of the employee journey.
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This case study outlines our approach to replacing an existing ERP system with a new one for our client.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This model outlines the various maturity levels that companies typically go through regarding digitalization.
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This overview shows various tools that can be used in HR across the different phases of the employee journey.
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This case study outlines our approach to replacing an existing ERP system with a new one for our client.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This model outlines the various maturity levels that companies typically go through regarding digitalization.
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This overview shows various tools that can be used in HR across the different phases of the employee journey.
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This case study outlines our approach to replacing an existing ERP system with a new one for our client.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This client approached us to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their procurement by digitizing their purchasing processes.
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This client approached us to overhaul their sales processes and to evaluate and implement digital technologies.
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A company approached us to support them in modernizing their IT infrastructure and business processes and to manage the implementation of a new ERP system.
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This case study serves as an inspiring example of how to select and implement a competency management tool and the accompanying processes required for success.
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This checklist guides you through every step, from initial strategic considerations and requirements analysis to selecting and implementing the right HR management tool for your company.
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Given the rapid pace of technological change, increasingly complex business processes, and the associated requirements, many medium-sized companies now need an ERP system. This checklist provides an overview of how to implement an ERP system.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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This case study serves as an example of how order intake and processing can be digitized to handle customer-specific requirements, and outlines the necessary supporting processes.
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Use this white paper to evaluate your company's data foundation for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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This white paper provides an assessment of your company's current level of maturity regarding the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive in your company.
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This overview highlights key AI use cases in the HR sector, along with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to evaluate your company's data foundation for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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This white paper provides an assessment of your company's current level of maturity regarding the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive in your company.
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This overview highlights key AI use cases in the HR sector, along with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to evaluate your company's data foundation for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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This white paper provides an assessment of your company's current level of maturity regarding the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive in your company.
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This overview highlights key AI use cases in the HR sector, along with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to evaluate your company's data foundation for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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This white paper provides an assessment of your company's current level of maturity regarding the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive in your company.
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This overview highlights key AI use cases in the HR sector, along with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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Use this white paper to evaluate your company's data foundation for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive.
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This white paper provides an assessment of your company's current level of maturity regarding the implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the Pay Transparency Directive in your company.
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This overview highlights key AI use cases in the HR sector, along with their risk classification under the EU AI Act.
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The roadmap outlines the essential steps for implementing the regulation's requirements in your company in a structured and pragmatic way.
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Published in November 2021 in iMove magazine xPort 02/2021 (pp. 31-33); Modern training for training staff in both offline and online learning formats is the foundation for the development of institutions and local specialists. Read the specialist article by Ann-Katrin Hardenberg starting on page 31.
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published on March 7, 2022, in the IHK Magazine Karlsruhe WIMA (issue 03/2022); Employee skills are among the most valuable resources that are becoming scarce. Consequently, competence management is playing an increasingly important role in successful corporate development.
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Published on August 1, 2022, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (Issue 04/2022); skilled workers are scarce, making finding and developing them more challenging than ever. Professional human resources management lays a vital foundation and sets the course for successful recruiting and long-term employee retention. In this issue of the BVMW magazine, we explore various aspects of professional HR management. You can find the article here.
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Published on December 1, 2022, in the BVMW business magazine DER Mittelstand (Issue 06/2022); A company is only as good as its employees. However, finding suitable staff and retaining them for the long term is becoming increasingly difficult. That is why it is time for many companies to rethink, restructure their HR strategy, and build a future-proof foundation. In our article, we describe how to establish professional HR management.
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Published on May 9, 2023, in the IHK Magazine Karlsruhe WIMA (Issue 05/2023); Finding high-performing junior staff and talent is a challenge for medium-sized companies. Strategic talent management is therefore a core task and one of the top priorities for the future of any business. Read more about it in the IHK magazine.
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Published on May 9, 2023, in the IHK Magazine Karlsruhe WIMA (Issue 05/2023); Living corporate culture primarily means taking a stand. What are our company's values? What impact do we have? How do we treat our employees and our customers? The answers to these fundamental questions define a company's unique fingerprint. A strong corporate culture is clear, concise, and lived out every single day across the entire organization. Read more about it in the IHK magazine.
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Published in October 2024 in iMove magazine xPort 02/2024; Stay committed, dive deeper, apply: Lifelong learning has become a crucial success factor in a rapidly changing working world. This applies equally to employees and managers. Read our expert article here.
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We show how mid-sized companies can transition from legacy salary structures to a future-proof compensation strategy. You will learn how to integrate job profiles, grading, salary bands, and pay transparency to make your compensation fair, logical, and competitive while meeting the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
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AI transformation in HR is progressing at different levels of maturity, with a key success factor being the early establishment and communication of clear guidelines for the use and application of AI to all employees.
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Introducing and implementing strategic personnel development in your company.
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This checklist helps you clearly define your role regarding AI systems under the EU AI Act (e.g., provider, deployer, importer, or distributor) and systematically derive the resulting obligations and responsibilities.
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Using our checklist, you can set the course for successfully managing your employees' valuable skills.
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Effective compliance management requires an organizational framework that ensures all essential functions are covered. Our checklist provides an overview of how to build a compliance management system.
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Establishing a human resources department or HR management structures within your company.
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