Developments In Gender And Management Research In Central And Eastern Europe

There is limited scholarship that has considered gender, management and organizational analysis in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The restructuring of state socialism which began in the 1980s with perestroika marked the start of industrial re-organisation across post-socialist states with large scale privatisation, worker layoffs and the development of managerial strategies away from centralised planning systems. These political and economic developments combined with globalisation, the internationalisation of work practices, increased foreign investment and business development in Eastern Europe have stimulated much academic debate about national business systems and managerial restructuring during transition stages however, these debates have tended to ignore or underplay the importance of gender relations and transition processes, especially within the public sphere. This collection of articles, the first in a two-part series, brings together leading academics who share an interest in gender, management and organization issues in transition contexts. The e-book comprises of papers from researchers who are currently working in CEE states or have been involved in research projects in these regions. The accounts reflect the growing interest in gender by female scholars in these regions and suggest that gender and management is now a serious topic of study.