Central European Management Journal: Volume 31 Issue 2 , Open Access

Managerial competencies in the framework of the circumplex model of personality metatraits

Anna Baczynska, Ilona Skoczeń, George C. Thornton III

The study sought to fit managerial competencies in the metatraits of the Circumplex Personality Metatraits Model (CPM) by Strus, Cieciuch and Rowinski (2014). The authors assumed…

Understanding drivers of intrafirm coopetition: perspective of corporate groups

Wioletta Mierzejewska, Rumiana Górska, Maria Aluchna, Anna Krejner-Nowecka, Patryk Dziurski

Coopetition is ubiquitous in the economy, but managing effectively this type of relationship between firms remains a challenge for many organizations. This paper investigates the…

The right time for a big bath: asset impairment recognition in earnings management

Paweł Mielcarz, Dmytro Osiichuk, Inna Tselinko

The article investigates the patterns of asset impairment recognition in search of signs of “big bath” earnings management practices across an internationally diversified sample…

The well-being of female administrative staff in managerial positions in Polish Higher Education Institutions

Katarzyna Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej

The aim of the paper is to theoretically and empirically explore the issue of well-being (WB) of female administrative employees who work on managerial positions at higher…

Effect of consumer self-discrepancy on materialism and impulse buying: the role of subjective well-being

Linas Pupelis, Beata Šeinauskienė

This study aims to explore how and why self-discrepancy affects materialism and impulsive buying and the extent to which subjective well-being mediates the relationship between…

Motives and strategies of women pursuing careers in IT and HR managerial positions

Celina Sołek-Borowska, Joanna Tabor-Błażewicz

Despite more than 50 years of research into gender and work, the impact of women occupying managerial positions persists to be under-represented in mainstream human resource…

HRM challenges in Slovakia generated by the Covid-19 pandemic

Zsuzsanna Szeiner, Tímea Juhász, Endre Hevesi, József Poór

The article analyzes the challenges Slovak businesses and organizations are facing in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting human resource management solutions they…

Reasons for ignoring versus paying attention to country of origin among consumers of durable goods brands

Marzanna Katarzyna Witek-Hajduk, Anna Grudecka

The objective of the study is to identify both reasons for ignoring and for paying attention to the country of origin (COO) by consumers when choosing brands of durable goods.