Study title

The economic situation of Rhenish-Westphalian medium-sized companies. Topics: area of business affiliation; entry in the trade roll; number of employees; administrative district; judgement on the business situation in 1993 and at the time of survey; judgement on the turnover situation in 1993 in comparison to the previous year; development of the costs situation in 1993 in comparison to the previous year; change of sales prices; change of the profit situation; judgement on the profit situation; change of the position of one´s own capital; satisfactory furnishing the company its own capital; investments in 1993 in comparison to the previous year; type of investments conducted in 1993; financing of the last investments conducted; change of number of employees; expected development for 1994 regarding the business situation, turnover, costs situation, sales prices, the profit situation; expected development of investments in comparison to the previous year; expected main focus of investments in 1994; planned employee level for 1994; current greatest problems of the company; effect of the over-all economic recession on the company; type of reaction of the company to the current economic situation; judgement on the quality of the business location in national and international comparison.