This book explores the way that culture and societal values impact the economies of eight European countries, focussing on businesses and their organisation and management processes. With contributions from skilled authors that cover Central, Eastern and Northern Europe, and particularly Russia, Germany, and Scandinavia, this collection provides a broad understanding of how business is conducted within the different countries of peripheral Europe. The book seeks to examine the influence of culture on business, and more specifically the interaction between national and corporate cultures. It will be of great interest to researchers interested in international business, cross-cultural management, and business organisation.

Robert A. Crane is Visiting Professor at the Estonian Business School in Talinn, and has led a distinguished career in management education and cross-cultural studies in North America and Europe. He has had managerial responsibilities in such institutions as the J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, USA, the International Management Center-Budapest (now the Business School of Central European University), Hungary, and EM-Lyon, France. Robert has also consulted for companies such as Société Générale, Nokia, and Baker and MacKensie while at Kellogg.

1. Scandinavia: Europe's Advanced North; Jette Schramm-Nielsen.- 2. Transformation in Society and Changes in Estonia Management and Business Thinking; Ruth Alas and Tiit Elenurm.- 3. Management in Germany: The Dynamo of Europe; Arndt Sorge.- 4. Ukraine: Between Russia and the E.U.; Oleksii Polegkyi.- 5. Russia: Europe in Asia; Jérôme Dumetz and Anna Vichniakova.- 6. The Czech Republic: The Centre of Europe; Ludmila Št¿rbová & Jérôme Dumetz.