Problems Faced by Western Expatriate Managers in Eastern Europe: Evidence provided by Finnish Expatriates in Russia and Estonia

Vesa Suutari

doi:10.5771/0949-6181-1998-3-249

Contents
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- I–IV Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–IV
- 213–215 Editorial Rainhart Lang, Ingo Winkler Rainhart Lang, Ingo Winkler 213–215
- 216–285 Articles 216–285
  - 216–226 From Centrally Planned Culture to Entrepreneurial Culture: The Example of Bulgarian and Romanian Organisations Mihaela Kelemen, Latchezar Hristov Mihaela Kelemen, Latchezar Hristov 216–226
  - 227–248 Internationale Strategien der sich im Transformationsprozeß befindlichen ost- und mitteleuropäischen Länder Tanja Gortschewa Tanja Gortschewa 227–248
  - 249–267 Problems Faced by Western Expatriate Managers in Eastern Europe: Evidence provided by Finnish Expatriates in Russia and Estonia Vesa Suutari Vesa Suutari 249–267
  - 268–285 Geschäftstätigkeit oberösterreichischer Unternehmen in Zentral- und Osteuropa - Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Export- Unternehmen Helmut Gaisbauer, Reiner Springer Helmut Gaisbauer, Reiner Springer 268–285
- 286–295 Forum 286–295
  - 286–290 Researching management in Central and Eastern Europe: re- searcher, manager and management practice Vincent Edwards Vincent Edwards 286–290
  - 290–293 Researching Management in Central and Eastern Europe: Re- searcher, Manager and Management Practice - Comment and Views Danijel Pucko Danijel Pucko 290–293
  - 294–295 Commentary to the "Researching management in Central and Eastern Europe: researcher, manager and management practice". Olga A. Strakhova, Denis Y. Frolov Olga A. Strakhova, Denis Y. Frolov 294–295
- 296–299 Book Reviews 296–299
- 300–306 News / Information 300–306
- 307–308 Column 307–308
  - The cultural distance paradox in interorganisational relation- ships Ingo Winkler Ingo Winkler
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JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies , page 249 - 267

Problems Faced by Western Expatriate Managers in Eastern Europe: Evidence provided by Finnish Expatriates in Russia and Estonia

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Vesa Suutari

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0949-6181-1998-3-249
- ISSN: 0949-6181
- ISSN online: 1862-0019
Abstract

A common human resource management strategy among Western companies in international operations is the use of home-country expatriate managers although expatriate adjustment has been found to involve difficulties. In the light of this the present study analyses the issues faced by Finnish expatriate managers working in Russia or Estonia. Three aspects were studied: adaptation to society, adaptation at the work place, and company-level management problems with which expatriates have to deal in their managerial job. The results indicate that various kinds of problems appear in all these areas and that the preparation of both expatriates and companies entering these markets was usually inadequate.
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