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Not running out of steam after 30 years: The enduring relevance of Central and Eastern Europe for international management scholarship

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  • Koveshnikov, Alexei
  • Dabija, Dan-Cristian
  • Inkpen, Andrew
  • Vătămănescu, Elena-Mădălina

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Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a crucial geopolitical area that has played an important role in the advancement of globalization and the nurturing of international management (IM) scholarship. This article serves as an introduction to a special issue on the topic and argues that CEE remains important for IM scholarship as it provides a critical research context for increasing understanding of IM-related phenomena at various levels of analysis. We discuss the topics most relevant for advancing IM scholarship and group them into three broad themes: macro - state, institutions, and populism; inter-firm - entrepreneurship, internationalization, and business networks; and intra-firm - management practices, leadership, and people management.

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  • Koveshnikov, Alexei & Dabija, Dan-Cristian & Inkpen, Andrew & Vătămănescu, Elena-Mădălina, 2022. "Not running out of steam after 30 years: The enduring relevance of Central and Eastern Europe for international management scholarship," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 28(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intman:v:28:y:2022:i:3:s1075425322000485
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2022.100973
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