1. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net1 Business Associations and Chambers Tasks and Structures Nucleus-International.net

2. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net2 Chambers & Associations: The three dimensions Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Organization - Regional - By sector Members - Voluntary - Compulsory

3. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net3 Who does lobby and services? Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Organization - Regional - By sector Members - Voluntary - Compulsory Regardless of structures: all do lobby and services

4. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net4 Who negotiates the wages with the employees union? Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Organization - Regional - By sector Members - Voluntary - Compulsory Wages are, in general, negotiated by sector associations

5. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net5 Who defines prices and tries to create cartels? Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Organization - Regional - By sector Members - Voluntary - Compulsory Cartels are created, in general, by sector associations

6. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net6 Organization - Regional - By sector What type of members has a regional chamber? Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Members - Voluntary - Compulsory Regional chambers have both types of members

7. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net7 Organization - Regional - By Sector What type of members has a sector association? Tasks - Lobby - Services - Wages - Prices Members - Voluntary - Compulsory Sector Associations have, in general, voluntary members

8. 04/2008Nucleus-International.net8 Example: business institutions in Germany

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