Institutional Upheaval and Company Transformation in Emerging Market Economies

Company transformation in central Europe is qualitatively different from that observed in the West because of upheaval in the institutional environment. Case data from & in the Czech Republic suggest that institutional upheaval slows the pace and progress of company transformation because it exacerbates structural inertia effects; eliminates templates for organizing; and promotes strategic confusion. At the same time, inter-organizational and interpersonal relationships facilitate company transformation during institutional upheaval.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39509/3/wp119.pd

Leading Radical Change in Transition Economies

New managers in central and east European companies were faced with daunting challenges to manage their companies through the transition from central planning to competition and to change their companies radically so that their firms would be capable of competing effectively. Based on the analysis of six longitudinal company cases from the Czech Republic, I identify the key skills that new managers had to have and where they were able to obtain those skills. The seeds of current managerial expertise could often be found in experiences under central planning, despite the fact that central planning more generally rewarded behaviors that were counterproductive in market-based competition. Results are discussed in the context of leading radical organizational change.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39544/3/wp156.pd

Radical Organizational Change: The Role of Starting Conditions, Competition, and Leaders

I develop a theory of radical change using longitudinal cases from central Europe. Radical change is a process by which firms regain competitive advantage after it has been lost. Change depends upon the firm's resources and capabilities; its competition; and its leadership. New core values differentiate incremental and radical change.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39525/3/wp135.pd

Radical versus Incremental Change: The Role of Capabilities, Competition, and Leaders

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Institutional Upheaval and Company Transformation in Emerging Market Economies

Company transformation in central Europe is qualitatively different from that observed in the West because of upheaval in the institutional environment. Case data from &= in the Czech Republic suggest that institutional upheaval slows the pace and progress of company transformation because it exacerbates structural inertia effects; eliminates templates for organizing; and promotes strategic confusion. At the same time, inter-organizational and interpersonal relationships facilitate company transformation during institutional upheaval.organizational transformation, institutional theory, emerging market economies

Radical Organizational Change: The Role of Starting Conditions, Competition, and Leaders

I develop a theory of radical change using longitudinal cases from central Europe. Radical change is a process by which firms regain competitive advantage after it has been lost. Change depends upon the firm's resources and capabilities; its competition; and its leadership. New core values differentiate incremental and radical change.radical organizational change, emerging market economies

The dark side of top level sport: an autobiographic study of depressive experiences in elite sport performers

The general and sport psychology research converge to point to a complex relationship between depressive experiences and human performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the depressive experiences of top level athletes and the relationship of such experiences with sport performance. Twelve autobiographies of elite athletes representing eight sports were analyzed. The autobiographical analysis was informed by narrative tradition, using three types of narrative analysis: categorical content, categorical form, and holistic content. The analysis revealed a temporal aspect to the depressive experiences that the athletes reported. Initially, sport represented a form of escape from the depressive symptoms which had been exacerbated by both external stressors (e.g., experiencing bereavement) and internal stressors (e.g., low self esteem). However, in time, the athletes typically reached a stage when the demands of their sport shifted from being facilitative to being debilitative in nature with an intensification of their depressive symptoms. This was accompanied by deliberations about continuing their engagement in sport and an acceptance that they could no longer escape from their symptoms, with or without sport. The findings extend the extant literature by suggesting a reciprocal relationship between depressive experiences and sport performance, and they support the general psychology literature relating to the negative impact of depression on performance. The applied implications of these findings are discussed emphasizing the importance of early identification of depressive symptoms and the adoption of a proactive approach in the prevention and management of symptoms

Physiotherapy exercise rehabilitation with tailored exercise adherence support for people with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures: protocol for a randomised controlled trial : the OsteoPorosis Tailored exercise adherence INtervention (OPTIN) study

Introduction. Vertebral fragility fractures affect at least 20% of the older population in the UK. Best practice guidelines recommend the use of exercise to slow the rate of bone loss, to maintain muscle strength and physical function, and to prevent falls and further fractures. However, treatment effects are often small and difficult to sustain and adherence, or the extent to which patients engage in treatment, has been identified as an important issue by many studies. Our hypothesis is that integrating adherence intervention strategies with an exercise intervention will be beneficial. We will compare physiotherapy exercise rehabilitation with adherence support versus physiotherapy exercise rehabilitation alone in terms of effects on (A) physical function, quality of life and fear of falling and (B) exercise self-efficacy and adherence. Methods and analysis. A multicentre, two-arm, parallel group, superiority randomised controlled trial with blinded assessments at baseline (0) and 4, 8 and 12 months, with a nested qualitative study and health economic analysis. 116 participants will be allocated to either (1) outpatient physiotherapy which will include a musculoskeletal assessment and treatment including balance, posture, strength training and low impact weight-bearing exercises over 16 weeks or (2) OsteoPorosis Tailored exercise adherence INtervention intervention. This includes standard physiotherapy as above plus an additional, integrated assessment interview (30 min) and 60 min of adherence support spread over the subsequent 16 weeks