Editorial

Citation

Kazlauskaite, R. (2013), "Editorial", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 8 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/bjm.2013.29508aaa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: Baltic Journal of Management, Volume 8, Issue 1

With this issue the Baltic Journal of Management enters its eighth year and eighth volume. The issue also introduces some changes in the journal’s editorship. As you may know (see Issue 2 of Volume 7), Professor Asta Pundziene, the Founding Editor of the Baltic Journal of Management, has stepped down from the Editor’s position. On behalf of the journal, we would like to thank Asta for her dedication and outstanding contribution to the journal. In its rather short history, the Baltic Journal of Management has established itself as a quality-oriented publication in the Baltic Sea region and beyond, and has grown a large and active international community of authors, reviewers and readers.

It is with pleasure and honour that I step in as the new Editor of the Baltic Journal of Management. Dr Jurga Duobiene has joined the editorial team as the Associate Editor. Some further changes in the editorial team will follow, as the journal aims to enlarge the current team of regional editors with representatives of further countries within the Baltic Sea region and those beyond. The journal will also seek to expand its network of expert reviewers.

The current issue presents six articles that address a wide range of topics. It is a pure coincidence that this time all authors come from within the Baltic Sea region. Nevertheless, the papers offer some relevant implications that will be of interest to a much wider readership. It is also noteworthy that this compilation reflects the joint work and effort of the former editor and the new editorial team.

The issue starts with an article by Slepniov et al. that studies the issue of offshoring. Interestingly it argues in favour of nearshoring rather than going to cheaper but geographically more distant markets. The authors present an exploratory study of practices undertaken by Scandinavian manufacturing firms in a Baltic country. The second paper by Vilko continues the topic of offshoring to some extent. It looks into the issue of outsourcing. Specifically it investigates factors that affect outsourcing in the electricity network industry and presents the case of a Finnish electricity distribution network. The third paper by Altmäe et al. examines the relationship between conflict management modes and leadership styles. Findings of the study conducted in the Estonian context show that task-oriented leaders tend to be more competing, while those oriented to relationship are more accommodating. In the fourth article, the authors (Albertas Skurvydas et al.) discuss the issue of complex dynamic systems and their applicability in the management of social systems. The fifth paper by Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin et al. takes the reader into the field of international business. The authors make a proposition that internationalisation has a positive impact on organisational performance and test the impact of international mechanisms of corporate governance on return on assets. The issue closes with the topic of entrepreneurship. In this paper Hakala studies the impact of entrepreneurial and learning orientation on organisational performance. The study provides evidence to support the mediating role of learning orientation in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and profitability.

Ruta Kazlauskaite