Bücher der Reihe Industrial Management series

Comparing Britain and Japan, this text questions the authenticity of the popular image of Japanese personnel and management development, which has been held up as a model. It addresses such topics as different systems of selection and recruitment, and contrasting approaches to management control.

Explores the key issues of post-communist transformation in Eastern Europe. Using case studies, it discusses the nature of change and continuity, including: historical, socio-economic and political effects; how workers and their organizations respond to change; and how they experience change.