Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART ONE THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; 1 Reforming the Economies of Central and Eastern Europe; 2 Economic and Social Reforms in the Czech and Slovak Republics; PART TWO MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; 3 Transformation Management in Czechoslovakia; 4 Ferox Manufactured Products and Air Products and Chemicals: A Joint Venture; 5 Downsizing of Personnel at the Slovakia Steel Company; 6 Ecofluid; 7 The Czechoslovak Management Center: Institution Building and Organizational Design
PART THREE PRIVATIZATION AND MEETING MARKET DEMANDS8 Ex-Émigré Entrepreneur Viktor Kožený and the Harvard Group; 9 Czechoslovak Airlines: Pricing in a Market Environment; 10 Glavunion: The Privatization Option; 11 Lusico: In Search of Market Opportunities; 12 Electro-Products Limited; 13 Total Quality Management in Czechoslovakia; PART FOUR CONCLUSION; 14 Lessons Learned; List of Acronyms; About the Book and Editor
Summary
Since 1989, east-central Europe has plunged headlong into reform efforts, and firms large and small have been forced almost overnight to adapt to the demands of a market economy