Poland, a workforce in transition: Exploring leadership styles and effectiveness of Polish vs. Western expatriate managers

Jacob Eisenberg; Artur Pieczonka; Martin Eisenring; Jacek Mironski

doi:10.5771/0949-6181-2015-4-435

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- 413–414 Guest Editorial Eckhard Dittrich Eckhard Dittrich 413–414
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  - 415–434 Internationalization of Central and Eastern European companies – theory and its implications in the Slovak IT sector Sonia Ferencikova, Tatiana Hluskova Sonia Ferencikova, Tatiana Hluskova 415–434
  - 435–451 Poland, a workforce in transition: Exploring leadership styles and effectiveness of Polish vs. Western expatriate managers Jacob Eisenberg, Artur Pieczonka, Martin Eisenring, Jacek Mironski Jacob Eisenberg, Artur Pieczonka, Martin Eisenring, Jacek Mironski 435–451
  - 452–483 Impacts of entrepreneurs’ stress and family members on SMEs’ business success in Serbian family-owned firms Marko M. Mihic, Sinisa M. Arsic, Milos Z. Arsic Marko M. Mihic, Sinisa M. Arsic, Milos Z. Arsic 452–483
  - 484–505 Idealism and relativism in ethics: The results of empirical research in seven CEE countries and one North European country József Poór, Ruth Alas, Sinikka Vanhala, Péter Kollár, Agnes Slavic, Nemanja Berber, Anna Slocinska, Kinga Kerekes, Monica Zaharie, Sonja Ferencikova, Anton Barasic József Poór, Ruth Alas, Sinikka Vanhala, Péter Kollár, Agnes Slavic, Nemanja Berber, Anna Slocinska, Kinga Kerekes, Monica Zaharie, Sonja Ferencikova, Anton Barasic 484–505
- 506–536 News/Information 506–536
- 537–538 Contents of JEEMS Vol. 20, 2015 537–538
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JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies , page 435 - 451

Poland, a workforce in transition: Exploring leadership styles and effectiveness of Polish vs. Western expatriate managers

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Jacob Eisenberg Artur Pieczonka Martin Eisenring Jacek Mironski

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0949-6181-2015-4-435
- ISSN: 0949-6181
- ISSN online: 1862-0019
Abstract

Given the cultural differences between Western Europe and Poland, differences are expected in leadership styles and behaviours between Polish and Western managers. Our study explored Polish employees’ perceptions and attitudes toward expatriate Western versus local managers. The main method was surveying Polish employees working under Western managers in three mid-size companies. We supplemented the survey with in-depth interviews with five West European middle managers working in Poland. We found that perceptions of local and foreign managers differed on several dimensions. While Polish employees generally perceived Western managers’ style as more preferable, they also demonstrated ambivalence about working with expat versus Polish managers.
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