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Medium-sized businesses in crisis: Resilience index shows need for action
Economic experts warn: Four out of five companies in Germany are not adequately prepared for crises. Study shows urgent need for action. #Resilience #CrisisManagement
Medium-sized businesses in crisis: Resilience index shows need for action
A recent survey by the market research institute Mentefactum on behalf of R+V Versicherung showed that four out of five companies in Germany are not adequately prepared for crises. Despite increasing threats such as inflation, war, energy crisis, recession and climate crisis, only one in five companies have taken concrete measures to strengthen their resilience. The rising insolvency rate in Germany highlights the urgency of preparing for potential crises.
The study found that only 22 percent of companies are actively taking steps to promote resilience. These measures include, for example, securing customer and employee loyalty, securing IT systems and creating reserves as well as protecting against failures. The majority of companies (78 percent) are either still in the planning phase or have not yet done anything to prepare for crises, although the majority consider the German economy to be highly vulnerable to crises.
Although companies consider themselves to be able to act, the resilience index is only 64 out of 100 points from the company's perspective and 61 points from the employees' perspective. This indicates a discrepancy between self-assessment and actual preparation. Greater promotion of resilience is crucial in order to minimize risks and ensure stability, emphasizes Jens Hasselbächer, head of the customer and sales department at R+V Versicherung.
The study also shows that companies focus primarily on stable customer relationships, innovative product and service offerings and technology maintenance, while other areas of action such as the use of renewable energies to secure energy supplies or investments in digitalization and IT security are neglected. External support is considered necessary by many companies, particularly in the areas of IT security, technical maintenance, renewable energies and liquidity.
R+V Versicherung, in collaboration with the opinion research institute Mentefactum, has developed a comprehensive R+V resilience index to assess the resilience potential of companies. These index results provide important insights into how companies can be better prepared for potential crises and which areas require particular attention.