Transition Strategies: Cases from the East German Industry

by H. Hungenberg, T. Wulf

Overview

The transition process of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which started more than a decade ago, has been the focus of much attention for both practitioners and scholars. Few studies however, address management issues involved in the transition process and no study has, until now, assessed the strategies and tactics which individual companies have pursued over the past decade as part of their adaptation process. This book fills this gap and will leave the reader with a better understanding of the adaptation process at single firm level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349507177
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

HARALD HUNGENBERG studied Business Administration at the University of Giessen, and at MIT. He has also worked as a consultant and engagement manager for McKinsey & Company. Since 1999 he has held the Chair of Management at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Nuremberg.

TORSTEN WULF studied Business Administration at the universities of Hagen & Mainz. Since 1999 he has lectured at the Chair of Management at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Nuremberg.

Table of Contents

Introduction Starting Conditions of Formerly State Owned Industrial Companies in East Germany From the Collective Combine to the Global Player From the State Owned Enterprise to the Successful Medium Sized Company A Characteristic Adaptation Pattern of Formerly State-owned Industrial Companies in East Germany Success Factors for the Adaptation of Formerly State-owned Industrial Companies in East Germany Implications for Companies in Economies in Transition