, Columnist
Volkswagen Can Cure Germany's Neurotic Investors
Siemens shows the way on share-owning workers.
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Volkswagen AG and Siemens AG are two of Germany’s most important industrial companies. Both have suffered scandals in the past decade. But in at least one key respect they’re now poles apart.
If you asked an ordinary VW employee what the carmaker's share price is, I’d wager many couldn’t answer. But there’s a strong chance a Siemens worker would know about their company.