联邦德国的190万中小型企业在经济上占据非常重要的地位:其产值占国民生产总值的一半,为全国提供2/3就业机会及大多数学艺机会。众人皆知德国几大公司的名称,化学工业巨头拜耳-列维库森公司和法兰克福的赫希特公司、其图书和唱片行销全世界的贝特斯曼集团, The 1.9 million small and medium-sized enterprises in the Federal Republic of Germany occupy a very significant economic position: their output value accounts for half of the GNP, providing two-thirds of employment opportunities and most of the academic opportunities throughout the country. It is well-known that the names of several major German companies, the chemical industry giant Bayer-Levkussen and Frankfurt’s Herxite, the Bechsman Group whose books and records are sold all over the world,