ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |46 pages
Backgrounds and Contexts
chapter |23 pages
Studying Organization and Management Change in the Czech Republic
chapter |20 pages
Institutions, Organizations and Management
part |63 pages
Enterprise and Management Under State Socialism
chapter |20 pages
The Czechoslovak State Socialist Economy
chapter |23 pages
State Enterprises and Their Management in Czechoslovakia
part |107 pages
The Emergence of Post-Communist Management
chapter |25 pages
The Post-Communist Context of Organizational Transformation
chapter |23 pages
Management, Enterprises and Institutional Change
chapter |26 pages
Continuity and Inertia in Enterprise Transition
chapter |29 pages
The Redefining of Czech Management and Enterprise
part |19 pages
Conclusions