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Longtime management scholar, educator, consultant, and businessman Andrzej Kozminski has drawn on his extensive, practical experience to provide this comparative analysis of recent changes in management in Central and Eastern Europe and in highly developed, Western countries. He provides numerous, concrete examples of enterprises operating in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, including joint ventures and Western enterprises. Strategies, management cultures, and managers are compared as Kozminski formulates viable strategies and business opportunities for Western companies.
"It descends beneath the aggregate level and provides concrete cases about how East European economies are changing. It is refreshing in its evidence and original in its approach — a fascinating account of East European restructuring." — Alice H. Amsden, New School for Social Research
"The book leads us to discard ideological media hype, and forces us to assess a rather uncertain future with solid, empirical evidence. It provides insightful, comparative analysis of the important topic—recent management changes in Central and Eastern Europe—within a theoretical framework that incorporates historical context and relevant case studies. The book offers a realistic evaluation of the current transformations of management as well as relevant scenarios of the future. And, it is fun to read." — Branislav Kovacic, University of Hartford
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. State-Owned Enterprises
Types of enterprises in the post-Communist economies
Dinosaurs
Pretenders
2. The New Breed of Private Enterprise
Mixed marriages
Mom-and-Pop shops
Growing sharks
3. Strategies of the State-Owned Enterprises
The notion of strategy
Dinosaur strategies
Pretender strategies
4. Strategies of Private Enterprises
Mixed-marriage strategies
Strategies of mom-and-pop shops
Shark strategies
5. Post-Communist Organizational Cultures
Organizational culture
The Communist legacy
The work culture
The roles of managers
6. Changing Organizational Cultures
The new emerging organizational cultures of private enterprises
The change agents
7. Lessons for Western Managers
Scenarios for the future
Viable strategies of western enterprises
Dos and don'ts
Notes
Bibliography
Index