Popular wisdom holds that globalisation is one of the key socio-economic themes of the notionally contemporaneous postmodern era. Globalisation (leading to globalism) is, an historical era, that is superseding postmodernism. One of the principle mechanisms for globalisation (recognising the...

This paper reviews the literature concerning the degree to which a universal European business management model exists now and is expected to develop in the future in response to European Union (EU) influences. The experiences of business organizations in Austria, Germany and Poland are...

Among university business students today there is much idealism and a strong belief in the rational model of business activity. For those who are headed for initial appointments in corporate structures there will be disillusionment. Whether entering a new organization as a first‐time employee,...