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Innovation Processes in the Russian Manufacturing Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations: An Integrated View from Case Studies
Journal of East - West Business. 2013. Vol. 19. No. 4. P. 260-290.
Gurkov I. B., Filippov S.
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. This topic remains largely underresearched in the Russian context. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the dynamics of the innovation process in Russianbased subsidiaries of global MNCs. We present qualitative findings that indicate Russian subsidiaries are not only recipients of knowledge and technology developed elsewhere in the MNCs.
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., Saidov Z., Journal of East-West Business 2017 Vol. 23 No. 2 P. 171-193
This paper provides a critical analysis of the current strategic actions of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations (MNCs). We retraced the content of strategic actions in various aspects of subsidiary management implemented during 2015–2016 and the activities of strategists of different ranks. We found that some actions implemented during 2014–2016 by MNCs in ...
Added: January 30, 2017
Gurkov I. B., / Высшая школа экономики. Series MAN "Management". 2016. No. 50.
Oriflame CIS, a regional subsidiary of a Swedish beauty and cosmetics company operating in the countries of the former Soviet Union, generated 43 percent of global sales and 62.2 percent of operating profits for the parent company in 2014—despite the fact that markets in Russia and Ukraine were stagnant or declining. Using an attractive remuneration ...
Added: February 1, 2016
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., Baltic Rim Economies 2016 No. 1 P. 34-34
The current business life of Western MNCs in Russia is full of paradoxes. For example, in the irst nine months of 2015, the local production of cars decreased by 24% comparing to the same period of 2014, but in 2015 Western MNCs opened in Russia nine new factories related to car production (engines, care parts ...
Added: February 29, 2016
Gurkov I. B., Saidov Z., Journal of Eurasian Studies 2021 Vol. 12 No. 2 P. 155-168
This paper retraces the development of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations from the late 1980s until 2019. Using secondary sources and a unique hand-crafted database on significant extensions of manufacturing facilities of Western multinational corporations in Russia during 2012–2018, we present the position of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations before and ...
Added: January 26, 2020
Gurkov I. B., Eurasian Geography and Economics 2016 Vol. 57 No. 2 P. 161-179
Using a series of interviews with the heads of Russian subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations and a unique database registering the openings of their new manufacturing plants in Russia during 2014-2015, we trace the changing demography, geography, and economics of foreign direct investments in industrial assets in Russia. We demonstrate that foreign companies in general ...
Added: May 11, 2016
Gurkov I. B., Verona : Conoscere Eurasia Edizioni, 2016
This report presents the recent development of manufcaturing subsidiaries of multinational corporations in Russia and indicates some promising opportunities of their development. ...
Added: October 11, 2016
Bereznoy A., Форсайт 2017 Т. 11 № 1 С. 9-22
The paper explores corporate foresight as a new important instrument within strategic management system of multinational corporations (MNCs). The author directly connects the recent rise of corporate foresight with MNCs’ growing need to fill the gaps of traditional corporate strategic management, struggling with the challenges of today’s global turbulent business-environment (known as VUCA world characterized ...
Added: May 5, 2017
Gurkov I. B., ЭКО 2013 № 6 С. 112-131
На основе обследования производственных подразделений зарубежных корпораций, функционирующих в России, рассмотрены особенности организации данных предприятий, позволяющих им вести инновационную деятельность, значительная часть которой представляла рутины, органично встроенные в процесс регулярного менеджмента. ...
Added: April 2, 2013
Gurkov I. B., Kokorina A. O., Saidov Z., Eurasian Geography and Economics 2018 Vol. 59 No. 5-6 P. 585-605
This paper reports on the performance dynamics of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of
foreign multinational corporations that were established in 2012-2016. We collected
balance sheets, annual income statements, and other annual reports of the representative
sample (141 plants) of the general population of manufacturing plants opened in Russia by
foreign multinational corporations in 2012-2016 (196 plants); further, we performed an
analysis ...
Added: January 21, 2019
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., Morgunov E., Saidov Z. et al., Foresight and STI Governance 2018 Vol. 12 No. 2 P. 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: November 1, 2019
Gurkov I. B., Global Business and Organizational Excellence 2016 Vol. 35 No. 4 P. 44-54
Oriflame CIS, a regional subsidiary of a Swedish beauty and cosmetics company operating in the countries of the former Soviet Union, generated 43 percent of global sales and 62.2 percent of operating profits for the parent company in 2014—despite the fact that markets in Russia and Ukraine were stagnant or declining. Using an attractive remuneration ...
Added: April 5, 2016
Gurkov I. B., Morgounov E. B., Организационная психология 2015 Т. 5 № 3 С. 68-84
Цель. Во-первых, выявить «универсальные» практики управления человеческими ресурсами, использо- вавшиеся в локальных подразделениях транснациональных корпораций, имеющих свои предприятия на территории Российской Федерации, накануне или на первом этапе «похолодания экономического климата» в 2014-2015 гг. Во-вторых, определить области наибольшей вариабельности практик управ- ления человеческими ресурсами в локальных (российских) подразделениях транснациональных корпораций, а также факторы, ведущие к такой ...
Added: October 12, 2015
Gurkov I. B., International Journal of Organizational Analysis 2022 Vol. 30 No. 6 P. 1741-1753
Abstract
Purpose This paper explores the phenomenon of ribbon-cutting ceremonies for new overseas
subsidiaries and demonstrates the possibility of modifying such ceremonies to place greater
emphasis on intra-organizational communications.
Design/methodology/approach A careful study of 200 videos on 73 ribbon-cutting
ceremonies in Russia between 2012 and 2018.
Findings Under the current prevalent design, ribbon-cutting ceremonies mostly entail interorganizational
communication, i.e., communication between foreign ...
Added: April 8, 2021
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., 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., 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., 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., Kossov V. V., Российский журнал менеджмента 2014 Т. 12 № 1 С. 95-116
На основе анализа опыта развития группы компаний «КНАКНАКНАУФ СНГ» в 1992–2013 гг. определены особенности реализованных корпоративных политик, проектов и приемов, позволивших российским промышленным предприятиям достигнуть мировых стандартов производительности и качества при высоком уровне финансовой результативности. Особое внимание уделено мерам повышения эффективности, имеющим значительный потенциал для воспроизводства другими российскими компаниями. ...
Added: April 12, 2014
Gurkov I. B., Problems of Economic Transition 2015 Vol. 57 No. 12 P. 70-87
Added: April 22, 2016
С. Смирнов, Вопросы экономики 2013 № 7 С. 138-153
Calculation of the aggregated “consensus” industrial production index has made it possible to date the cyclical turning points and to measure the depth and length of the main industrial recessions for the last century and a half. The most important causes of all these recessions are described. The cyclical volatility of Russian industry is compared ...
Added: April 29, 2013
Proskuryakova L. N., Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2017 Vol. 119 P. 205-210
This paper offers a novel comprehensive conceptualization of Energy Technology Foresight (ETF) in emerging economies, including development trajectories, key methodological tools and elements, major challenges and weaknesses. ETF allows the emerging economies to provide the basis for government's energy policy, to create a common vision among the various actors and to strengthen R&D and innovation ...
Added: June 20, 2016