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Book SynopsisThe momentous changes in Russia over the past five years have been a rich source for the study and practice of management. Based on interviews and empirical data collected directly from Russian managers,
Business and Management in Russia has been written to provide an understanding of Russian management and business as the country takes the first steps towards a market economy.
Drawing on five years' collaborative research between Russian and Western management scholars, this major book presents an extensive set of authoritative papers and illustrated case studies. After examining the traditional mindset of the Russian manager, placing managerial traits in historical context and discussing both the position of women managers and the role of management education, the authors focus on the transition period itself, the evolving conditions facing state-owned and private enterprises and the responses of managers. Adopting a Western perspective, the volume concludes with a survey of manufacturing joint ventures, discussion of human resource issues and a comparative analysis of business ethics.
Intended for students, scholars and managers, Business and Management in Russia provides in-depth analyses of Russian culture and history, as they affect managers, and survey results on current managerial attitudes and practice. While focusing on managers and enterprises, the volume also addresses macroeconomic, political, legal and social issues as a context for understanding managerial behaviour.
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offers truly useful information about managing people in Russia.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Note on Russia’s History and Recent Business Environment Part One: The Mindset of the Russian Manager 3. Overview 4. A Portrait of Russian Business Leaders 5. Shedding the Legacy of the Red Executive 6. Leadership in a Russian Context 7. Case: A Day in the Life of Aleksei Ustinov 8. Women Managers: A Case of “Too Much Equality”? 9. Case: Valentina on the Verge 10. Inside a Soviet Management institute 11. The Booming Business of Management Education 12. Public and Private Business Schools 13. Case: Developing a Program for Soviet Managers 14. Case: From Traditional to Business-Driven Management Development 15. Case: Message from Moscow Part Two Managing Through the Transition 16. Overview 17. The Four Cs of the Russian Manager 18. Perestroika at the Plant Level 19. State-Enterprise Mangers View the Transformation to Private Enterprise 20. “Diamonds and Rust” on Russia’s Road to Privatization 21. Case: Capital Investment at SovElectric 22. The Resurgence of an Entrepreneurial Class 23. Case: BVA Company 24. Case: Lekonmar Part III: Western Collaboration and Comparisons 25. Overview 26. Riding the Russian Roller Coaster 27. Case: Rus Wane Equipment: Joint Venture 28. Managing People in Russia 29. Decision-Making Authority of American and Former Soviet Managers 30. Compensating Local Employees 31. The Fit Between Culture and Compensation 3. Three Factors Affecting Reward Allocations 33. Case; Management Education and Employee Training at Moscow McDonald’s 34. Finding the Common Ground in Russian and American Business Ethics 35. Case: Rus Build: Joint Venture Further Reading Contributors: T.V. Kozlova, P. Le Comte, D.J. McCarthy, I. Naumov, V.I.Ozira, S.M. Puffer, S.V. Shekshnia, P.J. Simmonds, O.S. Vikhanski, A.V. Zhuplev
