In 1979 a group of anti-nuclear activists set up a company for solar technology. Solartechnikfirma Wagner & Co now has a 350-strong workforce, and is still run on the principle of self-management. Every two years the managers are elected by the staff.
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In 2011 the firm was named "Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Ernst&Young consultancy. But despite the turn-around in Germany’s energy policy, Wagner now has to shed jobs. Will the innovative company’s bright start end in disappointment?
