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    Exploring the mediating role of knowledge sharing between informal business networks and organizational performance : an insight into SMEs internationalization in CEE
    (MDPI, 2022) Vătămănescu, Elena Mădălina; Mitan, Andreea; Cotîrleț, Paul Claudiu; Andrei, Andreia Gabriela
    The current study aims to explore the mediating role of knowledge-sharing between international informal business networks and organizational performance. Emphasis is laid on a context-driven perspective, namely the internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central and East Europe (CEE). To that end, an online questionnaire-based survey was conducted with 111 managers of CEE SMEs operating in different trade branches. The findings have shown that 46.6% of the variance in organizational performance is explained by the proposed model while 38.9% of the variance in the knowledge sharing process is explained by the affiliation of CEE SMEs to international informal business networks. The results have both theoretical and practical implications, supporting the imperative to further study the phenomena apposite to CEE region as a compelling research laboratory for multidimensional organizational idiosyncrasies.
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    Not running out of steam after 30 years : the enduring relevance of Central and Eastern Europe for international management scholarship
    (Elsevier, 2022-09-05) Koveshnikov, Alexei; Dabija, Dan Cristian; Inkpen, Andrew; Vătămănescu, Elena Mădălina
    Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a crucial geopolitical area that has played an important role in the advancement of globalization and the nurturing of international management (IM) scholarship. This article serves as an introduction to a special issue on the topic and argues that CEE remains important for IM scholarship as it provides a critical research context for increasing understanding of IM-related phenomena at various levels of analysis. We discuss the topics most relevant for advancing IM scholarship and group them into three broad themes: macro - state, institutions, and populism; inter-firm - entrepreneurship, internationalization, and business networks; and intra-firm - management practices, leadership, and people management.