The purpose in this paper is to explore the interplay between managerial sensemaking, representations and identity in the context of a transition economy. Using the approach of theory of social representations (Moscovici, 1961), a thirteen year long observation of a group of twelve...

This paper reports on the first large-sample survey of management attitudes among over 1,400 Russian mid-level managers and 740 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). We find that while CEOs focus on knowledge of finances, company operations and legislation, as ideal CEO’s qualities, mid-level...

Part I -- 1: Don't Be A Prick -- 2: Managers Are Evil -- 3: Stables and Volatiles -- 4: The Rands Test -- 5: How to Run a Meeting -- 6: The Twinge -- 7: The Update, the Vent, and the Disaster -- 8: Lost in Translation -- 9: Agenda Detection -- 10: Management via Worry and Crisis -- 11:...

1: Unprecedented Times—Why a New Kind of Leadership Is Needed -- Part I: Crisis from the Ground Up -- 2: Crises Global and Local: When Leadership Becomes Critical -- 3: Making Decisions in a Volatile, Uncertain World -- 4: Ethics and Values: Negotiating a Complex Minefield -- Part 2:...

This article examines the impact of different cultural standards on the processes and performances of Austrian, Spanish, German and Hungarian task groups. We therefore analyzed 201 qualitative interviews with Austrians, Spaniards, Germans and Hungarians, which were conducted from 1996 to 2001....