The traditional image of a good leader is someone who is resolute and decisive. Research, however, indicates that the so‐called “macho manager” approach to decision making is potentially counterproductive because it not only leads to hasty choices but prevents withdrawal when decisions...

The first six months or so of a new senior executive′s appointment are crucial to his or her success. Two contrasting case studies are presented, one of an executive who acted too hastily, and one who deferred action for too long. There is no right or wrong way for a new executive to act, it...

This short, prescriptive article looks at some of the reasons why superiors may hoard information, and presents a practical, step‐by‐step framework aimed at changing the behaviour of an information‐hoarding boss. Nine steps in this process are described.

The issue is addressed of making sure that one′s boss is made aware of successes one has had, without undue elaboration. Seven steps in a communications process are prescribed.

We survey the empirical literature analysing the process of enterprise restructuring in transition economies. The survey provides new insights into the relative effectiveness of different reform policies, and into how this effectiveness varies across regions. We study the effects of...

In our days a company is considered to be first of all, a production agent and than integrated in social structure, that’s why it has the status of a complex system founded permanently in exchange with the outside due to a multitude processes of perceptions decision and information exchange...

La Responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise est un problème qui interpelle tous les acteurs d’une économie qu’elle soit développée ou non. Pour un pays en développement ou la force de proposition est largement attendue de la société civile et des opérateurs économiques surtout en...