National business cultures of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine as a factor of the synthesis of Western and Eastern management styles

Abstract

In this study, based on the identification of similarity factors of the national business cultures of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine, the hypothesis was formulated and verified concerning the formation of premises for a new management style – Eastern European management as a synthesis of Western and Eastern management. Using the measurement tools of modern economic comparative analysis, an analysis of the business cultures of these countries was conducted. The feature system was built by comparing western and eastern conceptual management approaches and practices. It has been proven that the great proximity (similarity) of the national business cultures of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine creates conditions for optimal combination of the advantages of Western and Eastern management.