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Dear colleagues,
Please let me draw your attention to the approaching deadline for the
following special issue in the Journal of International Management.
Thirty Years Later: A Fresh Look at the Central and Eastern Europe Transformation and its Implications
for Institutions, Organizations and Organizational Actors
Call
for Papers
for a Special Issue of the
Journal of
International Management
Special issue guest editors (listed alphabetically)
Dan-Cristian Dabija, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania
Andrew Inkpen, Thunderbird School
of Global Management, USA
Alexei
Koveshnikov, Aalto University School
of Business, Finland
Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu, National University
of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
The Objective
of the Special Issue
Since the collapse
of state socialism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), research on post-socialist transformation has informed and advanced various theoretical debates about the processes
of organization and organizational change (Child & Czegledy, 1996; Uhlenbruck, Meyer, & Hitt, 2003; Meyer & Peng, 2005; Soulsby & Clark, 2007; Gelbuda, Meyer, & Delios, 2008; Dixon, Meyer, & Day, 2010; Clark & Geppert, 2011).
The context of CEE countries provides an interesting laboratory
for developing new theoretical insights and testing existing Western-derived theories (Meyer & Peng, 2005; Schwartz & McCann, 2007). CEE countries have been characterized as a region “where public and private are mixed, the
boundaries of firms are blurred, and legitimating principles are not bound to discrete domains” (Stark & Bruszt, 2001, p. 1136). This stream
of research has made valuable contributions in areas such as the role
of institutions (Meyer & Peng, 2005) and the state (Suhomlinova, 2007); the role
of corruption (Karhunen & Ledyaeva, 2012); the development
of organizational capabilities (Dixon et al., 2010); work organization (Schwartz & McCann, 2007); organizational knowledge
management (Uhlenbruck et al., 2003); and managerial identity construction (Clark & Geppert, 2011).
The transformation in CEE countries is ongoing and the last decade has been especially eventful. Several influential socio-political and economic changes occurred in the region. First,
several CEE countries joined the EU or adopted the euro. Second, the region saw the
formation of a new economic union, the so-called Eurasian Economic Union, which included Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Third, the Ukrainian crisis led
to the introduction of economic sanctions by several Western countries and Russia against each other. Fourth, several countries in the region witnessed rising support
for nationalist sentiments and populist rhetoric. Finally, the region has seen several economic crises since the end
of the 2000s. These events have impacted the ongoing transformation processes in CEE countries. The implications
of the events for institutions, organizations and individuals are yet to be explored and understood by organization and
management scholars.
Continuing the legacy
of previous collections on the topic (Organization Studies, 1996;
Human Relations, 2007; Journal
of International
Management, 2008), this special issue seeks to augment our understanding
of the current state
of transformation in CEE countries and the international
management implications
for institutions, organizations and organizational actors. We are interested in
papers that examine the influence
of recent socio-political and economic developments (e.g. the rise
of nationalism, economic sanctions, the changing role
of the state, the establishment of new institutional bodies) on business activities in the region and also
papers that explore the lasting legacy
of the socialist past and its manifestations in these countries.
The special issue has a broad focus and solicits submissions dealing with both
foreign entrants and incumbents as well as newly established domestic firms in the region. We encourage methodological diversity and invite both theoretical and empirical studies. Both large-sample analyses and case studies
are invited as long as they establish a contribution to our understanding
of the theoretical mechanisms underpinning the transformation processes in the region and provide theoretical linkages with
international management. We welcome studies from diverse disciplines, such as
management, economics, sociology, psychology, etc. and topical interests, i.e. corporate strategy,
international entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, cultural studies,
international management, etc. Geographically, we seek submissions focusing on CEE and post-Soviet countries such as Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia. We are open to submissions
that examine the transformation and its implications at any level
of analysis, be it macro societal, meso/organizational, or micro/individual level.
The following list
of topics illustrates the range
of submission. Authors are free to contact the guest editors to discuss these and other topics they want to examine:
References
Child, J., & Czegledy, A. P. (1996). Managerial learning in the transformation
of Eastern Europe: Some key issues. Organization Studies, 17(2), 167-179.
Clark, E., & Geppert, M. (2011). Subsidiary integration as identity construction and institution building: A political sensemaking approach.
Journal
of Management Studies, 48(2), 395-416.
Dixon, S. E., Meyer, K. E., & Day, M. (2010). Stages
of organizational transformation in transition economies: A dynamic capabilities approach.
Journal
of Management Studies, 47(3), 416-436.
Gelbuda, M., Meyer, K. E., & Delios, A. (2008).
International business and institutional development in Central and Eastern Europe.
Journal
of International
Management, 14(1), 1-11.
Karhunen, P., & Ledyaeva, S. (2012). Corruption distance, anti-corruption laws and
international ownership strategies in Russia.
Journal of
International Management, 18(2), 196-208.
Meyer, K. E., & Peng, M. W. (2005). Probing theoretically into Central and Eastern Europe: Transactions, resources, and institutions.
Journal
of International Business Studies, 36(6), 600-621.
Schwartz, G., & McCann, L. (2007). Overlapping effects: Path dependence and path generation in
management and organization in Russia. Human Relations, 60(10), 1525-1549.
Soulsby, A., & Clark, E. (2007). Organization theory and the post-socialist transformation: Contributions to organizational knowledge.
Human Relations, 60(10), 1419-1442.
Stark, D., & Bruszt, L. (2001). One way or multiple paths:
For a comparative sociology
of East European capitalism. American Journal
of Sociology, 106(4), 1129-1137.
Suhomlinova, O. (2007). Property rules: State fragmentation, industry heterogeneity and property rights in the Russian oil industry, 1992—2006.
Human Relations, 60(10), 1443-1466.
Uhlenbruck, K., Meyer, K. E., & Hitt, M. A. (2003). Organizational transformation in transition economies: Resource‐based
and organizational learning perspectives. Journal
of Management Studies, 40(2), 257-282.
Submission process
Between
September 1 and 30, 2020, authors should submit their manuscripts online via
https://www.evise.com/profile/#/INTMAN/login. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified
for consideration
for this special issue, it is important that authors mark the button CEE transformation.
Manuscripts should be prepared following the guide
for authors available at
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-international-management/1075-4253/guide-for-authors. All submitted manuscripts will be subject to a double-blind review process.
Please, direct questions about the special issue to the guest editors:
Dan-Cristian Dabija ([log in to unmask]);
Andrew Inkpen ([log in to unmask]);
Alexei
Koveshnikov (alexei.koveshnikov@aalto.fi);
Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu ([log in to unmask]).
Biographies
of the Guest Editors
for the Proposed Special Issue
Dan-Cristian Dabija, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania:
Dan-Cristian Dabija,
PhD, is Professor at the Department of Marketing, Faculty
of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. His teaching and research fields are retailing,
international marketing, consumer behaviour and tourism marketing. Dr. Dabija completed his PhD Studies at the Bucharest University
of Economic Studies, Romania, and has been awarded several doctoral and postdoctoral research scholarships at Romanian, German, Finish, Austrian, Hungarian, British and Polish universities. Dr. Dabija leaded a research project
on sustainability in retailing financed by the Romanian National Authority
for Scientific Research and Innovation. His research has appeared in
International Marketing Review, Amfiteatru Economic, Transformations in Business & Economics, Moravian Geographical Reports,
International Journal
of Sustainability in Higher Education, etc.
He serves on the editorial boards of Amfiteatru Economic,
E&M Economics and
Management, Marketing Education Review.
Andrew Inkpen, Thunderbird School
of Global Management, USA:
Andrew Inkpen holds the Seward Chair
of Global Strategy at the Thunderbird School
of Global Management. His research has involved areas such as the
management of joint ventures and strategic alliances, cross border and inter-firm knowledge
management and transfer, and organizational learning. He has written more than 50 refereed research articles, more than 40 teaching cases, and numerous book chapters. He is the co-author
of several textbooks and co-author
of Global Strategy (Oxford: 2006) and the Global Oil and Gas Industry:
Management, Strategy and Finance (Pennwell: 2011). His research has been published in
journals such as Academy
of Management Review, Strategic
Management Journal,
Journal of
International Business Studies, Journal
of Management Studies,
Long Range Planning, Organization Science, Decision Sciences,
and Organization Studies. He was a co-editor of a
Journal
of International Business Studies Special Issue on Governments as Owners: Globalizing State Owned
Enterprises and Sovereign Wealth Funds. He serves on the editorial boards
of Journal
of Management Studies,
Organization Studies, Journal
of International
Management, Asia Pacific
Journal of
Management, and Management and Organization Review.
Alexei
Koveshnikov, Aalto University School
of Business, Finland:
Alexei
Koveshnikov is an Associate Professor at the Aalto University School
of Business in Finland. His research interests circle around issues related to managing people in multinational contexts and emerging economies such as Russia in particular. Alexei has published on various topics related to
leadership, HRM, employee behavior, expatriation, cross-cultural interactions, identity work, and politics and power. His research has appeared in
International Business Review,
Journal of
International Business Studies, Journal
of Management Studies,
Journal
of World Business, Management
International Review,
Management and Organization Review, Organization Studies, and
Strategic Management
Journal. He currently serves on the review board
of Management and Organization Review and
Critical Perspectives on International Business.
Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu,
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania:
Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu is a Professor
of International Business and Knowledge
Management at the Faculty
of Management, National University
of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania. She is Head
of the Center for Research in
Management and Director for Romania
of the international association Business Systems Laboratory (BSLab). She serves as Associate Editor
of Kybernetes. The
International Journal
of Cybernetics, Systems and Management Sciences
(published by Emerald) and as reviewer for over 20 top-ranked
journals, such as
Journal of Knowledge
Management, Knowledge Management Research and Practice,
International Business Review,
Journal of Small Business
Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change Transfer,
Management Decision, etc. In 2018, Dr. Vătămănescu won the national competition
for research grants financed by the Romanian National Authority
for Scientific Research and Innovation, her project focusing on the influence
of intellectual capital on the European SMEs
internationalization process. Over the last 10 years, she published more than 60
papers in peer-reviewed
journals and conference proceedings indexed in well-known
international databases, most of them revolving around the dynamics
of international business, managerial strategies and knowledge capitalization.