Synopsis
Management Developement in Poland tells the story, from various viewpoints, of the building of local capacity to carry forward the economic and social transition process which started in the late 1980s. The post communist government and the Balcerowicz reform could not, by themselves, transform Poland. External know-how was needed to provide expertise and to help develop pathways and partnerships. Management and organization development was a major theme in multilateral and bilateral assistance programmer for Poland throughout the 1990s. Scholarships and direct training was provided by some donors. Most of the help in this sector from the British Know How Fund when into developing regionally based business schools and management training centers.
Part I of this book gives the historical and technical background from both the Polish and donor points of view. Part II looks more closely at some of the technical issues in the process - the development of trainers and training methods and materials, of new and relevant courses, of international partnerships and of local markets. The final part of the book assesses the current context in which Polish management educators and trainers operate and outlines some of the issues (EU accession, the attitudes of managers, the impact of IT, and so on) which have to be faced by both business schools and practicing managers in the next decade.
Booknews
Ten contributions address the development of Poland's capacity to pursue the economic and social transition process which began in the late 1980s. Covers the historical, economic, and technical background of development; technical issues including institution building and the development of trainers and training methods; and the present context in which Polish management educators and trainers operate. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.