Abstract
The nature of the business environment in Poland changed dramatically following the major political events of 1989. In response the British Government pledged a programme of technical assistance. This programme would be supplied to Poland as the Know-How Fund (KHF). A key purpose of the KHF was to provide advice on Management and Organisational Development.
This paper uses systems constructs to reflect on the problematic nature of a three year interventionist KHF programme, which sought to transfer western management ethics and practices across the cultural boundaries of two nations.
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Barrett, M.A., Crellin, B. (1995). Systems Constructs and Cultural Filters. In: Ellis, K., Gregory, A., Mears-Young, B.R., Ragsdell, G. (eds) Critical Issues in Systems Theory and Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9883-8_64
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