Original scientific paper
The Lions, Old and Young: A Typology of Croatian Managers in Times of Transition
Nenad Karajić
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb
Goran Milas
; Institute for Applied Social Research, Zagreb
Ivan Rimac
; Institute for Applied Social Research, Zagreb
Abstract
Two hundred randomly chosen Croatian managers were assessed using a combination of oral and postal survey in order to establish a typology. It was assumed that this classification would mirror the ongoing transition processes in Croatia. This hypothesis was partly confirmed. It has been shown that attributes of the firm and characteristics of business conduct could be reduced to two latent dimensions called SIZE OF THE FIRM and BUSINESS AGILITY. Based on the extracted factors, cluster analysis was applied and assessed managers were divided into three categories called INERT MANAGERS, AGILE MANAGERS FROM LARGE FIRMS and AGILE MANAGERS FROM SMALL FIRMS. The First group of managers was, in comparison with the other two groups, characterized by lower work engagement, which was probably due to leading a firm in non-market conditions. The other two groups could be differentiated on the basis of investing more energy in material well-being (small firms) or social and political activities (large firms).
Keywords
managers; transition; business agility; factor analysis; cluster analysis
Hrčak ID:
154584
URI
Publication date:
31.12.1995.
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