Towards a new Russian work culture : can western companies and expatriates change Russian society? /

This innovative book offers a fresh perspective on the national work culture of Russia and the substantial role foreign institutional and cultural impact has had in shaping it. Russia's contemporary work culture is understood as a national system supplemented by new values and attitudes that ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Karacharovskiĭ, V. V. (Vladimir Vladimirovich) (Author), Shkaratan, O. I. (Ovseĭ Irmovich) (Author), Yastrebov, Gordey A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Ruso
Published: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2016]
Series:Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 157.
Subjects:
Corporate culture > Russia (Federation)
Organizational change > Russia (Federation)
Foreign workers > Russia (Federation)
Work ethic > Russia (Federation)
Culture organisationnelle > Russie.
Changement organisationnel > Russie.
Éthique du travail > Russie.
Travailleurs étrangers > Russie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Corporate culture
Foreign workers
Organizational change
Work ethic
Russia (Federation)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to the English edition; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter I. Competition of cultures in the newest international division of labor; Chapter II. Foreign professionals (expatriates) in national economies; Chapter III. External and internal origins of the Russian work culture; Chapter IV. The role of foreign and foreigners in Russian state-building; Chapter V. Demand of the Russian economy for foreign human capital; Chapter VI. Social criteria for evaluating the role of foreign professionals in Russian society.
  • Chapter VII. The cultural distance between Russian and foreign professionalsApplying quantitative methods to measure cultural differences as a research task; ""We"" and ""they"" face to face: the cultural distance within multinational work teams in Russia; Summary of findings; Chapter VIII. Effectiveness of business and cultural exchange in the segment of highly skilled labor; Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Information about the authors; Appendix 1. Qualitative research tools; Appendix 2. CVSCALE methodology in the original and translated into Russian.

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