| ID | 110445 |
| Title Proper | Constructing post-socialism |
| Other Title Information | organisational identity and the experience of international joint ventures |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Clark, Ed ; Soulsby, Anna |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Following the collapse of European state socialism, economists quickly identified a central role for foreign direct investment and Western multinational corporations in moving the region towards a market economy. Knowledge transfers and capital infusions would allow former state-owned enterprises to take on market-economic characteristics and therefore engage more fully in the global economy. This article examines the post-socialist management experience of international joint ventures (IJVs) through a study of the critical events in the life of a German-Czech IJV. The story is told from the local managers' perspective and, drawing on the vocabulary of organisational identity, sense-making and sense-giving actions, we show how the IJV process is constrained and enacted by the post-socialist context. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 64, No.2; Mar 2012: p.257-280 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 64, No.2; Mar 2012: p.257-280 |
| Key Words | Post - Socialism ; Organisational Identity ; Europe ; Socialism ; Foreign Direct Investment ; Market Economy ; Global Economy |