Arieh Ullmann

1. El papel de la empresa en una sociedad en evolucion. 2. Consecuencias para el Management. 3. Posicion del Management con respecto a la Reforma de la Empresa. 4. Actividades relevantes en el campo de la politica de sociedad de los empresarios europeos. 5. ?Que nos trae el futuro?. 6. Resumen.

Amazing how technology can awaken us to the world around us. No, I’m not talking about the latest electronic gadget allowing us to experience, in real time, the sights, sounds (and even smells) of Calcutta from the comfort of our own living rooms or offices. Rather, I’m talking about recent advances in statistical methods and software facilitating the analysis of random coefficient (or multilevel) models and the impact that these advances are beginning to have on management scholars’ interest in and ability to give greater consideration to the role of context—that amorphous concept capturing theory-relevant, surrounding phenomena or temporal conditions—in their research. Such advances are beginning to generate nothing short of a revolution in management theory, one based on the simple notion that context counts and, where possible, should be given theoretical consideration. Because, as Rousseau and Fried (2001) suggested, one researcher’s context is another’s career, this revolution...

Management education in Central Europe by western experts faces unique challenges in that, besides the lack of familiarity with basic management tools, learners have limited knowledge about the context within which these tools are applied. Students’ reactions to material presented needs to be related to their experience. The paper discusses observations gathered in Hungary, which are explained by the situation in Hungary and the implications for effective instruction.