This exploratory investigation relates traditional theories on resistance to change to privatization of the Romanian economy. The authors identified several "inhibitors" which have served to stall Romania’s attempts to achieve a free-market economy. While a lack of practical training in...

In this comprehensive review of quality management discourses and techniques Mihaela Kelemen critically analyses operations management, human resource management, organizational behaviour strategy, marketing and organization theory

Our study contributes to the literature about societal culture dimensions, as reflected by the perceptions and expectations of students and present managers. We find some similarities but also statistically significant differences between students and middle managers in Romania in terms of their...

The purpose of our exploratory study is to describe the characteristics of a sample of Central and East European students in business and engineering from their cultural assumption perspective. The cluster-distinctive cultural practices are: High Power Distance, In-group and Institutional...

As part of the GLOBE project, this paper explores the societal and the organizational culture of the Romanian finance industry as reflected by middle managers’ opinion. The two culture levels are compared across nine cultural dimensions. The differences between the cultural manifestations...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into the social impact of creative research methods. Design/methodology/approach: Using the new methodology of cultural animation (CA), the authors highlight how knowledge can be co-produced between academics, community members and...

Purpose – The aim of this special issue is to bring together contributions from diverse perspectives interested in challenging the quantitative/qualitative divide within organisation and management research. Design/methodology/approach – The papers in this special issue explore at a...