Jobsavers - Jobkillers
Inside Germany‘s Big Consulting Firm Roland Berger
The real agents of the German economy are not the managers of big companies. The ones pulling the strings work for banks and consultancies. The German consultancy Roland Berger is one of them, and one of the most influential. Founded in 1967, the Munich-based firm has become one of the world’s leading consultancies. In Germany, they advise the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Telekom, offer crisis management to Lufthansa and Volkswagen, assist in the financial management of the Frankfurt Opera, and export their expertise to China and Japan. Companies like Roland Berger, McKinsey or Boston Consulting are indispensable to our economy. They work for greater efficiency and save businesses from bankruptcy — but no one really knows if, in the end, they might be killing more jobs than they save.
“Unter deutschen Dächern” (Under German Roofs) accompanied Germany’s most important consultancy and its founder, Roland Berger, for two months, during which their work revolved around sound analysis, new business strategies, outsourcing and leveraging resources. A film about knowledge, power and employment. Between job savers and job killers.
“Unter deutschen Dächern” (Under German Roofs) accompanied Germany’s most important consultancy and its founder, Roland Berger, for two months, during which their work revolved around sound analysis, new business strategies, outsourcing and leveraging resources. A film about knowledge, power and employment. Between job savers and job killers.
Credits
Ein Film von:
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
Kamera:
Peter Refle
Schnitt:
Miriam Peter
Redaktion:
Elmar Hügler (Radio Bremen)
