Nordic social democrats: Still Europe's progressive vanguards?

Kuisma, Mikko

doi:10.1111/1467-8675.12537

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“…According to Kuisma, the Americans admitted in foreign policy contexts that they did not want Finland to become too dependent on Soviet trade. 91 In the postwar economic policy debate, productivity was an important driver of economic growth.…”

Section: Reconciling Double-edged Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Double Objective in Mind: Translating American Management Ideas in the Context of Cold War Finland

Seppälä¹,

Nevalainen²,

Mattila³

et al. 2021

Enterp. Soc.

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The transfer of American management ideas was a central part of the Cold War struggle over ideologies. A key mediator was the European Recovery Program, which conveyed American influences to European management specialists. However, a direct influence was not always possible, as in Finland, which officially blocked assistance because of foreign policy considerations. Still, it was among the first countries to follow Harvard University’s lead in launching advanced management training. We examine how and why the focal actors adopted the American model of executive education, and how they managed to translate foreign ideas persuasively to the local business elite. The translation of executive education to Finland was a lengthy process that involved modification and readjustment of the original idea according to emerging needs. The Advanced Management Program became the core of the curriculum of Finland’s leading executive education institution and thus has influenced the emergence of new business culture.

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Section: Reconciling Double-edged Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%