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Management practices in Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of foreign multinational corporations: challenging some beliefs about contemporary Russian industrial management
Post-Communist Economies. 2014. Vol. 26. No. 2. P. 220-240.
I report the results of observations of management practices in 20 Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations (MNCs). I argue that to counterbalance the higher country-specific risks associated with investing in Russia, MNCs impose on their Russian subsidiaries high demands for superior performance in terms of both technical and economic efficiency. My observations confirm that in most cases such demands are successfully met by the implementation of highly effective practices. Thus, I challenge several beliefs about industrial management in Russia, including the myths that Russian firms are hostile towards knowledge sharing and are wary of talent.
Gurkov I. B., Morgunov Evgeny, Saidov Z., Employee Relations 2017 Vol. 39 No. 5 P. 594-625
In this article, we discuss the robustness and flexibility of human resource management (HRM) practices in the Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) facing the difficult economic conditions in the host country. We summarize the identified prevailing arrangements of HRM practices in in the Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs from previous studies and explain ...
Added: April 8, 2017
Gurkov I. B., Kossov V. V., Global Business and Organizational Excellence, United States 2014 Vol. 33 No. 6 P. 21-34
This study analyses the development of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs, by underlying the close relationship between local embeddedness and business excellence. We illustrate this relationship by the example of Knauf CIS, a subsidiary of international family-owned company Knauf. We find that the relationship between Knauf’s HQ and Knauf CIS does not hinder the subsidiary’s ...
Added: December 5, 2013
Balabanova E. S., Деминская В. Э., Российский журнал менеджмента 2017 Т. 15 № 3 С. 263-288
To date, most research on leadership has focused on the positive effects of transformational leaders on employee attitudes, behaviors, and performance. Much less attention has been given to the antecedents of transformational leadership behaviors. Drawing from follower-centric perspective of leadership, we examined subordinates’ and supervisors’ personal characteristics, work-related perceptions and attitudes, and observed managerial practices ...
Added: October 17, 2017
Gurkov I. B., Post-Communist Economies 2016 Vol. 28 No. 3 P. 353-372
This paper reports the results of a survey of top executives at Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs). We examine the prevailing types of job contacts and the use of monetary and non-monetary benefits and compare such arrangements with those in locally owned industrial companies. We also reveal differences in human resource management (HRM) ...
Added: July 7, 2015
Gurkov I. B., Journal of East-West Business 2015 Vol. 21 No. 3 P. 157-181
This paper presents the results of a survey of executives of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations (MNCs) regarding their relationship with parents and sister-subsidiaries. Manufacturing subsidiaries are dependent on parents to finance development projects. Accordingly, the subsidiary receives intensive support from the parent for all stages of implementation of such projects. Further, the ...
Added: July 13, 2015
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z., Global Business and Organizational Excellence 2018 Vol. 37 No. 5 P. 6-13
Opening ceremonies for new manufacturing plants are commonplace and yet, they
are surprisingly under-documented. Although these ceremonies may, at first glance,
appear to simply serve as celebrations to mark the successful completion of an industrial
project, they are based on symbolic actions, and usually very well planned
and executed. Consequently, their underlying meaning is more complex. A study of
the ...
Added: April 24, 2018
Gurkov I. B., Problems of Economic Transition 2015 Vol. 57 No. 12 P. 70-87
Added: April 22, 2016
Thurner T., Zaichenko S., International Journal of Innovation Management 2015 Vol. 19 No. 1 P. 1-23
Little is known about how transfer processes are shaped by the underlying industry and its technical regimes. In our analysis, we differentiate between Science and Technologymodes of learning which incorporate the latest developments in research, and a more practice-oriented mode based on industry-specific knowledge. We test whether Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), that provide technology ...
Added: October 2, 2014
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z. et al., Thunderbird International Business Review 2021 Vol. 63 No. 2 P. 145-157
We explore the meaning of rituals of public plant-opening ceremonies, which are popular in many countries and mandatory in Russia for greenfield investment projects implemented by multinational corporations. The study is based on the analysis of videos from the public opening ceremonies supplemented with the analysis of financial data on the studied industrial projects. We ...
Added: July 11, 2019
Gurkov I. B., Morgounov E. B., Saidov Z. et al., Форсайт 2018 Т. 12 № 2 С. 24-35
We present the dynamics of the position of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western MNCs in 2012–2016. The analysis is based on interviews with the heads of subsidiaries, a repeated survey of plant managers and on secondary data on subsidiaries’ activities. We propose a new portfolio model that desalinates “the core” and “the periphery” of the ...
Added: June 28, 2018
Gurkov I. B., Employee Relations 2015
The paper presents the results of a survey in Russian manifacturing subsidairies of Western multinational companies (MNCs) using some instruments of the CRANET survey of comparative human resource management practices. We found high similiarity of HRM practices of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries that reflect the similar tasks and comparable efficiency of operations of the surveyed manufacturing ...
Added: March 12, 2015
Советкин Я. Д., Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Серия 8. Менеджмент 2020 Т. 19 № 4 С. 493-519
Managerial innovations have become the topic of interest for many scholars, but this concept
remains underdeveloped and poorly managed among the academy and business community in
Russia. Th is paper off ers the composition of approach to defi nition and classifi cation of managerial
innovations, formed on the basis of exploration of the concept “managerial innovation” evolution, and estimation ...
Added: March 10, 2021
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z., / Высшая школа экономики. Series MAN "Management". 2018. No. 59.
Opening ceremonies of oversea manufacturing facilities of multinational corporations serve, at the first glance, just as festivities upon successful completion of important industrial projects, but their real meaning is mutual acceptance by foreign investors and by the authorities of host country largely different criteria of efficiency of newly erected facilities. In this respect, public expression ...
Added: March 6, 2018
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Firms in emerging markets are becoming leading global players despite
operating in challenging home country environments, but little is known
about how they build their capabilities. By analyzing multiple companies
operating across over a dozen emerging markets in Asia, Latin America,
Africa and Europe, the authors identify the specific challenges faced by
emerging market firms to become internationally competitive.
Furthermore, they ...
Added: June 29, 2020
Gurkov I. B., Morgounov E. B., Организационная психология 2018 Т. 8 № 2 С. 86-118
Purpose. The goal of the study is to generate evidence on an underexplored phenomenon of international business. Study design. The study is based on the analysis of publicly available videos de-voted to formal plant opening ceremonies by foreign multinational corporations in Russia. In total, 119 videos devoted to openings of 56 industrial facilities were studied. ...
Added: June 27, 2018
Gurkov I. B., Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi 2002 Vol. 2 No. 1 P. 45-54
The article presents the results of empirical research which analyzed the relationship between the ownership structure and innovation and organizational development in Russian enterprises. ...
Added: November 20, 2020
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z. et al., Journal of East-West Business 2020 Vol. 26 No. 2 P. 109-130
This study presents a snapshot of investment projects in manufacturing that were implemented
by foreign investors in Russia during 2017–2018. We assemble a unique database of all new
plants opened by foreign companies in Russia during 2012–2018 to clarify the distribution of
investment projects implemented during 2017–2018 across industries and territories with
different tax regimes. We also identify the ...
Added: October 31, 2019
Gurkov I. B., / Высшая школа экономики. Series MAN "Management". 2020. No. WP BRP 62/MAN/2020.
According to UNCTAD, the global number of foreign direct investment projects in manufacturing announced in 2018 reached 8049 (UNCTAD, 2019: 9-10). Although the real number of realized projects will be much smaller in 2020-2021 because of the global fall of foreign direct investments (UNCTAD, 2020: xi) the overall number of newly installed factories will be ...
Added: September 22, 2020
Thurner T., Proskuryakova L., Business Strategy and the Environment 2014 Vol. 23 No. 5 P. 318-332
Oil and gas producers play a pivotal role in the Russian economy. The industry itself is very energy consuming and capable of producing major environmental damage. For a long time, however, innovative ways of production were low on their priority list, leading to heavily outdated equipment and hardware. Recently, Russian oil- and gas producers have ...
Added: July 15, 2013
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z., Journal of East-West Business 2020 Vol. 26 No. 4 P. 365-390
The paper describes a new form of investment attraction recently introduced in Russia—territories of outrunning socio- economic development (TOSEDs). These initiatives provide tax and other benefits to 20 territories in the Far East and to 90 cities in which a considerable number of jobs are concen- trated in a single factory (mono-cities). Using secondary sour- ...
Added: May 26, 2020
Dagaev A. A., Креативная экономика 2007 № 1(1) С. 3-10
Хорошо известно, что не Генри Форд собрал самый первый автомобиль. Точно также, не Стивен Джобс придумал первый персональный компьютер, не Билл Гейтс создал первую операционную систему и не Сергей Брин и Ларри Пэйдж были авторами первой поисковой системы в Интернете. Но каждый из них совместил в себе два очень важных качества, которые позволили им добиться ...
Added: January 4, 2013
Gurkov I. B., Baltic Rim Economies 2014 No. 6 P. 30-30
The article prescribes new forms of operations of MNCs in Russia depending in chaging motives of investments. ...
Added: December 16, 2014
Gurkov I. B., Kossov V. V., Morgounov E. B. et al., Экономическая наука современной России 2013 № 4 С. 76-93
The extant literature acknowledges the role of overseas subsidiaries in the growth and development of multinational companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has gained importance, it remains largely underresearched in the Russian context. This study aims to fill this gap byexamining the dynamics ...
Added: January 14, 2014
Dubrova T. A., 303681977, Друкеровский вестник 2019 № 5 С. 79-89
In comparison with developed countries the innovative activity of Russian manufacturing enterprises, especially small and medium-sized, remains rather low. At the same time, the determinants of industrial enterprises innovative activity in Russia are understudied. In order to identify significant factors of Russian manufacturing enterprises innovative activity, the econometric methods are applied in the paper. The ...
Added: December 10, 2019