Internationalisation of Russia’s Gazprom

This article explores the specific features of the institutional environment and their implications for business operations of Russian companies on foreign markets. The author gives some insights into the relationships between internationalisation and firm behaviour. In order to analyse how and how far internationalisation can influence enterprise behaviour, this article deals with the business activities of the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom on foreign markets. It hypothesises that the different institutional settings on the various markets influence the enterprise behaviour of Gazprom, i.e. that internationalisation disseminates international norms and practices.