Journal for East European Management Studies

Editorial

Transactional and Transformational Leadership Impacts On Organizational Learning

This study empirically relates two important areas of management research: the full-range theory of leadership and the organizational learning process. Specifically, this contribution addresses three issues: (1) the impact of transformational leadership and (2) of transactional leadership on the organizational learning process and (3) whether the influence of transformational leadership is stronger than of a transactional type of leadership. The results show that transformational leadership h...

The Economic Consequences of Iso 9000 Certification in East and West German Firms in the Mechanical Engineering Industry

A central argument of new institutionalism is that organizational success depends not only on efficient coordination and control of productive activities, but on conforming to institutionalized expectations. There is a dearth of empirical studies which analyze the effects of the adoption of institutionalized elements. In our study, we examine the effect of ISO 9000 certification on resource inflow of German mechanical engineering firms. Our findings suggest that organizations are actually rew...

(In)Tangible Resources As Antecedents of a Company's Competitive Advantage and Performance

The paper's purpose is to add to the body of knowledge on the antecedents of a company's competitive advantage and performance by developing and testing a conceptual model. By using structural equation modelling the model is tested on a sample of 182 Slovenian companies. The results show that a cost advantage is positively affected by financial resources and customer capital, while a differentiation advantage is positively affected by financial resources and all three components of intellectu...

Internationalization Process of Russian Construction Industry: Inward Investments Perspective

Inward investments as the cornerstone of the entry mode choice are still considered a frontier issue within the field of internationalization - as judged from the academic interest as well as from the numerous articles published in scientific journals. Despite considerable progress in later years in formulation of theories, many weaknesses still exist within this field. A further development of theory is therefore needed. Nowadays emerging markets show the greatest activity in the field of in...

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