Management versus self-management in Yugoslavia

Article Abstract:

The political changes in Eastern Europe have focused attention on the type of business management that will be established in Yugoslavia, which has traditionally been known for its system of self-management, in which employees participate in the decision-making process. The growth of the Yugoslav economy for several decades was attributed to self-management. However, the 1980s were characterized by an economic slow-down and recession, which led to questions about the effectiveness of self-management. The economic problems resulted from a lack of cohesiveness in the political, social, and economic environments. Self-management led to less effort on the part of workers, which resulted in a decrease in the standard of living and an increase in prices. The economic problems cannot be resolved until new institutions, such as a market economy, are legitimized in Yugoslavia. It appears that a stronger management system balanced by the countervailing power of independent unions will emerge.

Yugoslavia, Participatory management

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Managing China's enterprise reforms: a new agenda for the 1990s

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Chinese business and industry have been dramatically transformed by the enterprise reforms introduced in the late 1970s under the pragmatic leadership of Deng Xiaoping. After the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, the new government made a radical decision to adopt an 'Open Door' policy to promote trade and technology-transfer between China and the rest of the world. It also launched the 'Four Modernizations' program which sought to upgrade the country's agriculture, industry, science and technology, and defense sectors. Under Deng, the China gradually made the transition from a Stalinist 'command-economy' into a 'socialist market-economy.' Economic reforms have resulted in many changes, but there are still a number of problems that have to be resolved, chief of which is the problem of over-staffed and unprofitable state enterprises.

Capitalism

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Expatriate managers in China: the influence of Chinese culture on cross-cultural management

Article Abstract:

The effects of language barriers and culture shock on expatriate managers in China are presented.

China, Science & research, Management dynamics, Research, Managers, Company business management, Intercultural communication, Expatriation

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