In the first sentence of the introduction to the very first issue of EJIM we noted that European management was exceedingly difficult to define. Much the same can be said of the notion of ‘corporate Europe’. But, if something defies definition that is not the same as saying that it can not...

The key objective of this chapter is to outline the essential complexities of social, cultural and institutional influences on TM as a philosophy and practice in CEE countries. Particular attention will be paid to (a) human factors that give individual countries and the region a distinctive...