Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the action learning experience of business students in cross‐cultural teams in the role of international business information gatekeepers for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SME) focused on international business opportunities....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal the implications of changing success factors of entrepreneurs for the role of organisational development (OD) programmes in facilitating organisational learning and change in Estonian enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – This explorative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the way Estonian enterprises adapt strategically to European union membership. The research question is: what are the main patterns of internationally competitive business development and related organizational change and learning drivers for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out which contemporary management ideas have been implemented in Estonian business organizations and what are the differences between domestic and foreign companies in the field of management innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Experts...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the implications of different entrepreneurial orientations on business start‐up and development challenges. Design/methodology/approach – This research reflects surveys of 1,075 experienced entrepreneurs and business and entrepreneurship...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to empirically describe the division of strategic roles between owners and managers and its change when moving from the post‐privatisation transition stage of 1995‐1999 to the European integration stage of 2000‐2004. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how cultural differences influence change management in Indian, Chinese and Estonian organisations. The paper focuses mainly on the resistance to change and contributes to management research and management practices in multinational companies...

Purpose – Estonian companies have been in a continuous state of change for the past 15 years, and there is still a lot to be done to achieve welfare levels comparable with developed countries in the European Union. The crucial question is how to achieve employee commitment to organisational...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to participate in the convergence‐divergence debate related to the trends in European human resource management (HRM). The paper evaluates the converging vs diverging implications in Estonia and Finland by comparing HR strategies, policies and practices...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate employees' attitudes toward society, organisations and work in electronic industry of the three Finno‐Ugrian countries from an institutionalist perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Survey was done in two plants of the electronics...