The article approaches the dynamics of the macro-micro between organizational environment and organization) in a dramatically changing command society. It is based on the empirical findings of a case study conducted by the author in Bulgaria in 1994. Kanter et al.'s organizational change model...

This article focuses on the phenomenon of political networking. It analyzes how such a necessity of socialist life and management as personal networking is utilized under the conditions of a transition to a market economy and democracy. The newly established political networks stretch from the...

This paper focuses on some of the specificities of decision making in Russian organisations. These companies usually have a highly centralized decisionmaking. Paradoxically, Russian firms are also known for their relatively high level of hostility towards knowledge sharing. Both characteristics...

Purpose – This paper seeks to challenge some assumptions that have long existed in the international business and knowledge management literature about knowledge transfer between Western and Russian firms. It aims to open a debate among scholars and practitioners in these fields on issues...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a response to four commentaries on the original viewpoint entitled “Knowledge transfer between Russian and Western firms: whose absorptive capacity is in question?” ( CPoIB, Vol. 7 No. 3). As a response, the paper reflects on several points...