Paving the road to prosperity. Management education in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland

The purpose of this study was to survey, evaluate, and analyze management education efforts in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland since 1989, and make recommendations. The paper deals with a broad range of institutions providing undergradeate, MBA-type, and executive education, some of which are university-affiliated and others not, in various areas of the countries under discussion. As reforms progress, countries need managers who can operate in a market environment or in economies in transition from central planning to market. The education provided should be appropriate for Eastern Central Europe and not merely an adaptation of a foreign program. The economies and management education in the four countries are in a state of flux but the information provided in this report is felt to be the best available to date.