Organizational Change in Post-Communist Europe: Management and Transformation in the Czech Republic

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Organizational Change in Post-Communist Europe: Management and Transformation in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Ed Clark (Author), Anna Soulsby (Author)

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publication Date: Dec 3 1998
  • Edition: 1st
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 266 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0415203333
  • ISBN-13: 9780415203333

Book Description

This book provides a unique and detailed examination of the complex processes of transformation in former state-owned enterprises in the Czech Republic. Drawing on in-depth case studies of organizational transformation, the authors adopt a social-institutionalist approach to the study of organizational change, applying it in order to develop an explanation of organizational restructuring and management redefinition during the early transition period of 1990-1996. In particular, they highlight how these processes have been shaped by continuing historical state-socialist legacies and the powerful role played by senior managers in their efforts to fashion the new privatized organizations in their own interests.

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘Clark and Soulsby provide a detailed and thought-provoking analysis of the process of societal transformation within the Czech republic. Furthermore, the research outlined here has considerable relevance for those interested in other transforming societies.’ – Jon Oldfield, University of Birmingham

‘…this is a valuable book. It forces the reader to re-examine processes of transformation in Central and Eastern Europe from a slightly different (socio-institutional) angle compared to more conventional studies in the area.’ – Bert M. Sadowski, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

About the Author

Ed Clark is Principal Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.,
Anna Soulsby is a Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the same institution. Their joint work on the post-communist transition has been published extensively in European and American journals, including Organization Studies, The Journal of Socio-Economics and the International Journal of Human Resource Management.

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