Europe is the second smallest continent of the world but one of the most full of countries with 49 countries including the 27 of the European Union. The continent has a very important history for the western part of the world because European countries managed the entire international scenario after the XVI century.
In Europe toke place the two largest wars of the world known as the world war one and world war two, It make Europe a little weaker and give the control of the world to Russia and the United States of America .
Europe still is important in the world because of its economies and the influence they still have in some countries around the world.
Is a very diverse continent, it includes people from all races, religions and languages, but it is thanks to the migrations. Is the home of a lot of the modern languages and the western culture that is the dominant at this point in the history.
Inside Europe is the European Union, one of the most important unions of countries in the recent history; it is conformed by 27 countries and has one single currency (Euro) one of the strongest of the world.
In the military field, Europe has a lot of power in terms of arms and people as well as technology for war, but nowadays they are trying to be in pace because of the looses of the two world wars.
Even though Europe is being losing control it is still a very important actor in the international field and has determinant countries for the important decisions of the world.
The “co-determinism” principle in Germany
The co-determinism principle was first used in Germany in the 1950´s. this principle gives a lot of power for workers inside the organizations, it allow them to have a representation in the board of directors of the company and make them important in the decision making process.
In Germany this philosophy has been asked by the workers and well accepted by the employers creating a harmonic ambience in the company and a sensation of welfare for the employees. The results could be seen in the progress of the German industry and in the quality of life of its inhabitants.
There could be found some arguments in favor of the principle used in Germany:
1. The employees feel part of the company and represented in the decisions taken in the organization, for this reason they work harder because if you have a sense of belonging, you will look for the best for what you belong to.
2. The environment is always getting better because it’s easier to take into account the ideas and needs of the workers because of the representation in front of the board of directors.
3. The fact that workers are represented in the board of directors avoid the common difference inside the factory between employees and employers avoiding as well conflicts that will affect nothing else than the factory.
But not everything is that simple and easy, there are some arguments that could be against the principle:
1. Workers get a lot of power in the organization and start asking for benefits that make the enterprise less competitive.
2. Privacy get affected because the information that should be confidential and exclusive or the directors, can be accessed by the workers and in the case of moving from an enterprise to another they will take also the knowledge and the information obtained from the representation.
The enterprises with a lot of power in the workers are less open for changes like those demanded by the globalization. No movements of factories, no outsourcing or other practices important in a globalized world could be accepted if they affect the workers
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