Formalisation of organisational structure as a subject of path dependency: an example from Central and Eastern Europe

AbstractThe transformation of former socialist economies in Central and Eastern Europe is a still continuing long-term process. Since explanations and political recommendations by mainstream economics have not been sufficient, research on methodology and theory of transformation is necessary still today. In this paper an evolutionary approach will be introduced to explain the phenomenon of “transformation” as borderline case of long-term institutional evolution. In concrete it will be described as adaptive-imitative step within institutional competition caused by “exit” and “voice” in the Hirschman sense, initiated by political entrepreneurs, channelled by cultural restriction and path dependency and - as consequence of the evolutionary approach - independent of scientific valuation.

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Path Dependency Factors Affecting the Innovation Systems of Latecomer Countries: Comparison of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America

Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies ◽

10.1007/978-1-4614-1548-0_3 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 39-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Urmas Varblane ◽

Kadri Ukrainski ◽

Oliver Lillestik

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Path Dependency ◽

Innovation Systems ◽

Factors Affecting

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Entwicklungspfade des Finanzplatzes Wien

Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie ◽

10.1515/zfw-2015-0405 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Robert Musil ◽

Jakob Eder

Keyword(s):

Eastern Europe ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Path Dependency ◽

Foreign Banks ◽

Expert Interviews ◽

Financial Center

Trajectories of the financial center Vienna. Transformation from a weak to a strong history? The financial center of Vienna experienced a dynamic internationalization during the 1990s and early 2000s, which was focused on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Although Viennese banks were irrelevant players on the European scale, Bank Austria, Erste Bank, and Raiffeisen International became the largest foreign banks in this region. Following the concept of path dependency, this article identifies this period as a “strong history” and traces this story of success back to historic pre-1989 conditions: a “weak history”. Based on quantitative research and expert interviews, this paper shows the personal and institutional continuities of Viennese banks in the CEE region, which outlasted the historic break of 1989.

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Socialist Industrialization as a Factor of Urban Development and a Difficult Legacy in Košice, Slovakia

Architektúra & urbanizmus ◽

10.31577/archandurb.2021.55.1-2.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 (1-2) ◽

Author(s):

Adam Górka ◽

Dana Kušnírová

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central And Eastern Europe ◽

Path Dependency ◽

City Development ◽

Industrial City ◽

City Structure ◽

The City

The postwar decades were significant for urban development in Central and Eastern Europe since many cities grew rapidly and were industrialized. The Slovak city of Košice illustrates how industrial entities’ localization catalyzes urban development. The development in the years after 1945 changed the city character from middle size provincial town into a large industrial city. Later, the post-socialist transformation redirected this trend and left postindustrial areas within the city structure. From a path dependency perspective, the first phases of socialist and post-socialist periods show similar dynamics as a time of significant changes that set the guidelines for city development.

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