Managers in the command economy
Case studies from Poland, 1956-1970
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maciej Tymiński (0000-0002-7267-4595, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 156-182 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2019.1687686 |
| OpenAlex | W2990647465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 30 |
In the Soviet-type centrally planned economies the enterprise was an element of a centralised hierarchical structure, where managers faced pressures for the fulfilment of the plan. The plan could be interpreted as a kind of contract inside the hierarchical organisation; therefore, this study applies the contractual approach to examine the strategies of socialist managers in Poland, showing that their behaviours were similar to those of mid-level managers in U-form corporations. It is also stressed that managers preferred safe strategies, moving on to more risky ones only when it was necessary in order to fulfil the plan
Business · Business history · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Political science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |