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Job Reallocation and Productivity Growth under Alternative Economic Systems and Policies: Evidence from the Soviet Transition

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

Soviet Republics of Russia and Ukraine. Exploiting annual manufacturing census data from 1985 to 2000, we find that Soviet … Russia displayed job flow behavior quite different from market economies, with very low rates of job reallocation that bore … reforming Russia than in “gradualist” Ukraine, as did the estimated effects of privatization and competitive pressures from …

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BANKING REFORM IN RUSSIA: A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY?

Chowdhury, Abdur - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003

Only a successful implementation of an overall reform program will enable Russian banks to provide financial intermediation and assist in the country's development from a nascent market economy to a mature financial system. The chances for reform are better now than at any time during the last...

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Small business in Russia: A Case Study of St. Petersburg

Kihlgren, Alessandro - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

The reasons why small business development has been disappointing in Russia compared with other transition countries …

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THE EFFECTS OF NETWORK’S STRUCTURAL HOLES: POLYCENTRIC INSTITUTIONS, PRODUCT PORTFOLIO, AND NEW VENTURE GROWTH IN CHINA AND RUSSIA

Batjargal, Bat - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2012

contexts of China and Russia. Using interview data of 159 software entrepreneurs in Beijing and Moscow, the study found that …

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IS THE COST OF LIVING IN RUSSIA REALLY THAT LOW?

Gluschenko, Konstantin - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2008

There is a widespread opinion that goods, especially foods, and services in Russia are very cheap as compared to the US … in Russia. A comparison of Russian actual prices for foods with those in the US evidences that they are comparable …

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Organizational Culture and Effectiveness: The Case of foreign Firms in Russia

Fey, Carl F.; Denison, Daniel R. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1998

operating in Russia. Based on a large-scale empirical study of 179 firms and four in-depth case studies, this study examines the …

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The Effect of Privatization on the Wealth Distribution in Russia

Alexeev, Michael - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1997

implications constitutes the main contribution of the paper. The effect of wealth redistribution on economic growth in Russia is …

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Entrepreneurial Networking in China and Russia: Comparative Analysis and Implications for Western Executives

Batjargal, Bat - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

In this article, I compare personal networks of Chinese and Russian entrepreneurs in terms of network structure, relationships and resources accessed in networks. The Chinese data is composed of longitudinal phone interviews with 94 Internet entrepreneurs in Beijing, and the Russian data is...

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Job Satisfaction Among Russian Workers

Linz, Susan J. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

Why do Russians work without wages? This paper investigates the extent to which job satisfaction and attitude toward work in general may account for the observed behavior of Russian workers. To analyze the level and determinants of job satisfaction among Russian workers, this paper utilizes...

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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND EFFECTIVENESS: CAN AMERICAN THEORY BE APPLIED IN RUSSIA?

Fey, Carl F.; Denison, Daniel R. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003

Russia. Beginning with a model of organizational culture developed in the USA, the paper presents a multi-method analysis of … culture and effectiveness in a transition economy. We argue that effectiveness in Russia relies more on adaptability and … flexibility than in the USA. Furthermore, the legacy of the communist era forces firms in Russia to deal with a workforce with a …

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