Managers in the transformation process of Eastern Europe : a case of Slovenia

The article offers results of the empirical research project on strategic restructuring processes in Slovenian enterprises. The changes in the positions of managing directors of enterprises and developments of the value systems and objectives of Slovenian managers are discussed. The authors show a comparison of the relevant values and objectives of Slovene managers and their Western European counterparts. They briefly describe the differencies between both groups of managers. The research has tried to identify the managing directors' perception of the competitive advantage's factors and the business strategies that are being implemented in the Slovenian enterprises. Finally, the managing directors' assessments of the length of the strategic restructuring process in the Slovenian "old" firms are presented.