Post Colonialism in Poland: New Markets, New Opportunities and New Cultural Imperialism

• Authors: Allen, Gregory

Abstracts

EN

The end of Soviet communism in the Eastern Bloc can be viewed as having led those countries, Poland included, from one neo-colonial system to another. The post-colonial theory (PCT) has only very recently been utilised by international management and cross cultural management researchers. Recent PCT research however points to a growing perception that Poland, together with other Central and Eastern European countries, can be viewed as post-colonial in its interactions with the West. This paper proposes that despite PCT being utilised primarily as a theoretical framework in formerly colonised nations, a post-colonial perspective on Western business/management discourse towards Poland has merit.

Keywords

EN

Cross-Cultural Research; Central and Eastern Europe; Cultural Frameworks; Hofstede; Globalization; Expatriation; Cross-Cultural Management; Post-colonial Theory

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie. Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów
• Journal: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 23(1)
• Pages: 55-76

Dates

published

2017-08-28

Contributors

author

Allen, Gregory