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The Treuhandanstalt and privatisation in the former East Germany : stakeholder perspectives / Jutta E. Howard.
Lippincott Library HD4180.5 .H68 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howard, Jutta E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Privatization--Germany (East).
- Privatization.
- Germany (East).
- Germany. Treuhandanstalt.
- Germany.
- Germany--Economic conditions--1990-.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- x, 197 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2001]
- Contents:
- Major Studies on the Economic Transformation of East Germany 4
- Unique Contribution to Knowledge 6
- Major Research Issues 7
- 2 The Treuhandanstalt and the Privatisation Process 12
- Privatisation and its Objectives 13
- East German Privatisation and the Role of the Treuhandanstalt 17
- 3 The Treuhandanstalt, Stakeholders and Organisational Effectiveness 36
- The Treuhandanstalt and its Turbulent Environment 38
- The Stakeholder Model 39
- Stakeholders of the Treuhandanstalt 43
- 4 Buying into the Former East Germany: Motives, Experiences and Lessons of the Privatisation Process 49
- Stakeholders and their Motives 50
- The Treuhandanstalt's Performance from a Stakeholder View 68
- Emerging Issues 72
- 5 Employees and Management as Stakeholders: Learning and Management in an Era of Extreme Uncertainty 81
- Employees and Management as Stakeholders 82
- Attracting and Retaining the Workforce 87
- Leading the Workforce 99
- Organisational Evolution and Structure 102
- 6 Environmental Turbulence and the Management of Public Perceptions 106
- Expectations of Secondary Stakeholders 108
- Social Consequences 124
- In Defence of the Treuhandanstalt 125
- 7 The Inheritance and Prospects of the Successor Organisations 130
- From Treuhand to Successor Organisations: A Political Decision 131
- The Treuhand Legacy 135
- The Successor Organisations 136
- 8 Conclusion: Legacy and Evaluation 147
- Organisational Effectiveness: Major Findings 151
- Originality of Research Findings 154
- Appendix 1 Treuhandgesetz 161
- The Treuhand Agency: Operational Guidelines 161
- Appendix 2 Research Considerations 164
- Positivism and Phenomenology 164
- Research Design 166
- Research Rigour 174.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754611930
- OCLC:
- 47118897
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