Managing Relationships in Transition Economies

by Nancy K. Napier, David C. Thomas

The transition from socialist or communist economy to market economy in many countries has been dramatic, unpredictable, and mostly on the surface, observable in new consumption patterns or higher standards of living. But deeper change in the managerial mindset in these new market economies has been much slower and less evident. It is crucial to business success for foreign managers to understand their transition economy counterparts. This book examines the interactions that foreign and transition economy managers have in building business relationships, the influences behind those interactions, how the interactions themselves change over time, and how to manage the process of building relationships more smoothly.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Distinguished Professor Emerita at Boise State University (USA), and a former Adjunct Professor at Aalborg University (Denmark) and at the National Economics University in Hanoi (Vietnam), N.K. Napier teaches strategy and creativity, coaches executives and leads Boise State Executive MBA residency to Vietnam.

Napier co-created and hosted Idaho Business Matters on NPR’s local affiliate (Boise State Public Radio), was a regular guest on KTVB Channel 7’s Noon News, and wrote for Forbes Vietnam. She continues to write columns for Psychologytoday.com and the Idaho Statesman. Her long-time work as a teacher, researcher, and writer has led to several awards, including a Medal of Honor and a Medal of Friendship in Vietnam.

After 35+ years in the academic and research world, N.K. Napier is embarking on something completely new: Fiction Writing, which offers her the joys and challenges of being a beginner again, with opportunities to do in-depth historical research and fact-checking to create fun new worlds and characters.

Reviews

[Marc · Rating 2 out of 5]

One comes to realize that if, after reading a book, you cannot really remember the book a few years later, its impact was slight. So it is wiht Napier's book. I think the message was play nicely with others. Was that it?