Executives from capitalist countries are rushing to form joint ventures with
enterprises in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern
Europe. Yet, what do these executives really know about the management
practices and working relationships in these enterprises? While numerous
newsletters and professional news weeklies can provide detailed analyses
of the political and legal environment for business, they provide only
partial, but vivid, anecdotes about what happens inside these enterprises.
Into this analytic vacuum have come untested assumptions, such as 'Employees do not work hard because they have no financial incentive'.