JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies

Applying a business model approach, this paper explores how SMEs perceive, understand and deal with the range of strategic dualities that they face and how this may impact their business model innovation. Qualitative research was conducted using a...

This paper investigates SMEs’ responses to the COVID-19 crisis and the significance of specific government support measures for overcoming the crisis effects. The results show that SMEs have mostly implemented retrenchment and persevering...

This paper presents the results of research into the influence and predictive effects of organizational culture and leadership (transformational, transactional and ethical leadership) on workplace bullying and mistreatment in organizations in...

The objective of this research is to present results from a survey conducted in Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, addressing the negative influence of warfare by USA upon consumer behavior in the region. The results show that perceptions...

Although there is a growing body of literature on the consequences of work alienation, its antecedents have not received the same attention. Therefore, there is a need to examine elements affecting work alienation, the examination of which has been...

This paper explores main drivers that influence consumers’ decision related to the usage of a sharing economy service: trust, interaction, and experience. These three driving forces are put together in the functional form in order to explore its...

The Russian agri-food sector illustrated remarkable progress over the last decade. Still, the Russian government is striving to boost production even further and has set a number of goals for the industry for the coming years. Agroholdings are...

This research examines the relationship between the individual characteristics of the CEO/CFO and the usage of management accounting techniques (MATs). The essence of Upper Echelons Theory (UET) states that top management characteristics can...

This study discusses internal communication within industrial clusters. The basic research question is whether there is a correspondence between the success of a cluster and the communication practices of its management. Our aim was to explore these...

Entrepreneurial decision-making is often characterized by unrealistic optimism. This so-called “overconfidence bias” has consequently received an increasing amount attention from the authors of literature on entrepreneurship research. Most...

This article introduces the results of the first survey of Czech civil servants specifically targeting the domain of public ethics. The survey serves a double purpose: to provide data relevant for the development of a tailor-made ethics training...

In this study, we investigate whether SMEs are locked in relationships with their banks. We combine data concerning Polish SMEs, including a survey about relationships with main banks. After estimating dynamic panel models, we find that the length...

Drawing on self-determination theory, this study focuses on the relationship between job crafting and work alienation and the moderating effect of perceived supervisor support. Based on theoretical discussions, this study examines (1) whether a...

Institutional investors have contributed to the development of capital markets in transition economies, including Poland’s. Since they leverage detailed fundamental analysis and actively seek the highest possible returns on investments, their...

The purpose of this study is to investigate which job and organisational attributes incoming first-year students prefer in a job, and whether their preferences differ from those of newly-hired employees. Factor analysis of the job attributes reveal...

The paper analyses the financial indicators of 546 Slovak firms that received support from the European Structural and Cohesion Funds (ESCF) in the period of 2013-2015. Two support schemes were analysed: one for innovations (technology transfer) and...

This study explores the relevance of different soft skills for entrepreneurs, focusing on entrepreneurs from Portugal and Serbia. The study identifies a total of 38 soft skills from the European Entrepreneurship Skills Framework (EntreComp) and...

The main aim of this paper is to synthesize the research results based on the developed multidimensional model of activities in family companies aimed at achieving employee engagement. Furthermore, this research outlines the components that impact...

Several theories point to the influence of board interlocks on the diffusion of important resources, mainly information. Empirical confirmation of the information functionality of the interlocking directorates network was obtained in the case of...

The aim of this study is to investigate how various elements of digital content impact the behavioural engagement of the content’s users in the setting of Southeast Europe, which has recently experienced turbulence in its political and social...

The present study aims to analyze the moderating effect of generational membership (Generation X and Millennials) on the relationship between job resources and organizational commitment for Romanian teaching staff working in the public educational...

In recent years, the sharing economy has become a new buzzword, providing various business opportunities and challenges to conventional businesses. It is characterized by the transformation of conventional business sectors and many companies are...

Entrepreneurship can have a crucial role in economic development. Youth entrepreneurship has even a greater role in economic growth. The underlying issues are the high youth unemployment rates in developing but also in developed countries as well....