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...chaotic, it hurt a lot of workers, both blue and white collar. But in the end it seems to have produced a more competitive economy, with companies more nimble, more responsive to customers and more innovative, even if their workers felt less secure or loyal. The 1980s shakeout helped prime the economy for its leap into the high-productivity, technology-fueled boom of the next decade...
...auspicious time for Plattner's prodigy to step up to the plate. The $40 billion business-software industry is heading for a shakeout, and SAP has to protect its dominant 35% market share. Agassi's vision? "Training people on computer systems is stupid," he says. "We need to train the systems to work with people." If he can turn that idea into a profitable reality, the punch-card kid might find himself captaining the team. --By Chris Taylor/San Francisco
...been the backbone of this most German of industries. But Sailer is not optimistic about the future of family-owned breweries. "Some don't have the money to continue, and others don't have a new generation willing to take over," he says. Here comes the great German beer shakeout. At last count, the country had 1,279 breweries, or nearly 75% of all those in the E.U. But Sailer estimates, based on conversations with peers, that one-third of those in his home state, Bavaria, only manage to crank out beer because they subsidize production costs with income from...
...type of loyalty program. Another brewer, Iserlohner Pilsner, launched a "Save Iserlohner" campaign geared toward the villagers of its namesake town. Production rose enough to entice local businessmen to buy the brewery in the hope of making it a premium brand. Still, there's little doubt that a massive shakeout is on the way. "For consumers, it will mean less choice, but it won't mean no choice," says Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Andy Bowley. "We had a consolidation like this in the U.K., when lager elbowed aside things like bitters and ale, but you can still find quality...
...will more traditional venture capitalists. "The willingness of investors to back venture capital funds and firms going forward in Europe has decreased quite dramatically," Borgdorff says. When the dust from the shakeout settles, some may get a second wind - but most will probably not get a second chance...