Organization Studies articles from March 1996

Organization Studies archives from March 1996

Managerial learning in the transformation of Eastern Europe: some key issues.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Eastern Europe in Transformation Eastern Europe is the description commonly applied to the countries comprising the former Soviet Union, its satellites and the former Yugoslavia. These countries have a combined population of over 400 million...

Post-acquisition managerial learning in Central East Europe.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Western Acquisitions in Central East Europe For decades, a 'wall' separated eastern Europe from the rest of the continent. On one side there was controlled ideology and central planning, hierarchical structures, restrictions and rigidity and...

Implications for learning: human resources management in East-West joint ventures.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... A Strategic Role for HRM The role of HRM is critical to the achievement of desired outcomes in international joint ventures (Cascio and Serapio 1991; Cyr 1995; Evans 1986; Lane and Beamish 1990; Laurent 1986; Schuler 1989; Schuler, Dowling and...

The emergence of post-communist management in the Czech Republic.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Introduction '. . . [The former General Director] visited countries, and had many close friends abroad. It was a pity for him to be born too soon . . . He used modern methods and tried to implement changes he had learned from the West and...

Paths of managerial learning in the East German context.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Introduction There seems to be a broad consensus in the economic and social sciences that the transformation processes in central and eastern Europe involve a deep learning process, especially at the individual level. Agreement about the...

A contextual approach to management learning: the Hungarian case.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Introduction This paper is based on dialogical inquiry (Tandon 1981) which, as opposed to the traditional research paradigm, assumes the mutual interest of parties in learning instead of there being a distinction between subjects and...

Practice, myths and theories for change: the reconstruction of an East German organization.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Introduction In recent years, a considerable effort has been put into trying to change organizations in East- and Central European countries. A common reason for these change attempts has been the idea that organizations need to change in...

How managerial learning can assist economic transformation in Russia.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Overview of Russian Economic Reform It is no secret that the transformation of the Russian economy is still not effective. Nor is it a secret that the success of the reforms is a matter of global importance. The chief reason for the slow...

New directions for organizational learning in Eastern Europe.(Special Issue on Managerial Learning in the Transformation of Eastern Europe)
March 22, 1996... Introduction Academic and professional interest in the mechanics of 'organizational learning' have expanded as the investigators and practitioners of international business have sought to establish primary approaches to the ways in which...