Management Learning and Development in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Romanian Small Business Owner-Managers

ABSTRACT

This study examines critical learning experiences of owner-managers of Romanian small private companies, which enabled them to lead successfully in the transition to a free market economy, in order to determine what triggered their learning, what strategies they used and what lessons they derived from their learning experiences. The lenses through which managers saw their world framed their critical incidents and learning experiences. The findings as well as their practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Romania
• management learning
• management development
• small business
• critical incident technique