La relación de los perfiles psicosociales y cognitivos

1.5.1. Social responsibility

For MTU, involvement in society does not end at the factory gate; it goes further, permeating into the environment beyond its work sites as well. The company supports local and regional associations, organizations and institutions as a promoter, sponsor and network participant.

The company’s commitment in this area includes support for the community foundation of Karlsfeld, a township located in close proximity to the company’s Munich head office. The purpose of the community foundation is to organize non-profit projects of an environmental, educational, artistic or cultural nature and to provide assistance to members of the community who are in need.

A further example of MTU’s active commitment is its cooperation with schools in the neighborhood of its sites throughout Germany. As part of these corporate outreach activities, pupils are given topics for home assignments and offered work experience. The goal is to help young people to decide on a career and to awaken their interest in technology at an early age.

‘Social Step’ is a program initiated by MTU that is designed to develop both the personal and professio- nal skills of the company‘s managers, who spend two weeks working in a social field, for example at a railway mission or in a hospice.

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For MTU, corporate responsibility involves not only complying with all applicable laws and regulations, but also supporting initiatives that go a step further. This is why, in spring 2009, the company became a signatory to the Standards of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), which are designed to combat corruption and bribery and to promote fair competition among equal parties. This initiative is supported at national level by the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI). As a signatory, MTU formally recognizes the industry standards and undertakes to actively support them. Cooperation arrangements in scientific fields

MTU actively supports the networks of universities and research institutions specializing in relevant technological areas, and its activities in this area are diverse. For instance, engine prototypes are made available to universities and colleges, MTU experts hold lectures or act as mentors for those carrying out experimental projects or writing theses for diplomas and doctorates; students are also given active support whilst carrying out their assignments and final dissertation work. MTU honors outstanding achievements: every year the company awards the Heilmann prize to a young scientist who merits recognition for achievements in engine technology.

MTU plays an active role in scientific development and research through the creation of centers of competence and its initiation of the Bauhaus Luftfahrt think tank. For more details see Section 1.4.5. (Strategic alliances and cooperation).

Aachen RWTH Göttingen DLR

Berlin TU/DLR/BAM Hannover Uni

Braunschweig TU Jülich KFA

Cottbus BTU Karlsruhe TH

Darmstadt TU Kassel Uni GH

Dresden TU Cologne DLR

Erlangen Uni Munich UniBw/TU/Bauhaus Luftfahrt

Fürth FHG Stuttgart Uni/MPA/DLR

Cooperation with universities and research institutions

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with universities and research institutions

Organizational development

In 2009, the focus of organizational development fell on the evolution of our MTU Principles, the in- tention being to strengthen the MTU identity and to offer staff an anchor for orienting themselves within the organization. The launch of the new MTU Principles was accompanied by the kick-off of a company- wide process of change entitled ‘Building the future together’, the goals of which were based directly on the findings of the employee satisfaction survey. In so-called Workshops for the Future, all staff were given an opportunity to get to grips with the company’s strategic orientation. Managers at all hierarchical levels were provided with a large-format ‘dialog picture’, using it to discuss the whole business world of MTU with their staff. In a second step, employees and managers derived from the MTU Principles concrete goals for their particular area along with measures for their implementation.

Another new measure launched in 2009 was the MTU Dialog, a new form of personal exchange between the Board of Management and employees at all levels. The idea behind the MTU Dialog is to promote the exchange of ideas irrespective of the participants’ professional field or position in the hierarchy and to foster mutual understanding. In the course of the initiative‘s first year, more than 300 employees took part. Production launch at the new site in Poland

To help to ensure a smooth start at MTU Aero Engines Polska Sp. z o.o., Rzseszów, Poland, it was im-

Change Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,

2009 - 2008 in % 2009 2008 2007

MTU Aero Engines GmbH,

Munich 32 1 4,579 4,547 4,412

MTU Maintenance Hannover

GmbH, Langenhagen 75 5 1,708 1,633

1,580 MTU Maintenance Berlin-Branden-

burg GmbH, Ludwigsfelde 40 7 593 553 531

Locations in Germany 147 2 6,880 6,733 6,523

MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd.,

Richmond, Canada -7 -4 166 173

168 MTU Aero Engines North America

Inc., Newington, USA -123 -66 63 186 198

Vericor Power Systems LLC.,

Atlanta, USA 3 9 37 34 34

MTU Aero Engines Polska Sp.

z o.o., Rzeszów, Poland 76 46 243 167

MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd.,

Zhuhai, China (50%) 32 13 276 244 207

International locations -19 -2 785 804 607

Total workforce 128 2 7,665 7,537 7,130