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Entry into Export Markets as an Incentive to Innovate : Evidence from the Russian Manufacturing Industry Survey
Ksenia, Gonchar - 2014
This paper examines how export and export destination stimulates innovation by Russian manufacturing firms. The discussion is guided by the theoretical models for heterogeneous firms engaged in international trade which predict that, because more productive firms generate higher profit gains,...
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Structural Decisions of Multinationals in Regions with Weak Courts
Bessonova, Eugenia - 2017
across subnational regions in Russia. We apply the literature on heterogeneous firms and the institution-based view of …-up subsidiaries. Our empirical results based on microestablishment data of foreign-owned firms in Russia show that a weaker judicial … enter Russia, which is viewed as a high-risk country, through large and very large subsidiaries wholly owned by the foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958871
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Endowment of Intangible Resources and Phases of Internationalization in Emerging Economies. The Case of Russia
Fernández-Jardón, Carlos M.; Molodchik, Mariya - 2015
The paper explores the relationship between different types of intangible resources and phases of the internationalization in the context of emerging economies. The Uppsala model is applied to build internationalization index considering export, import and investment activities. The database of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014131788
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The Impact of Omnivorism on Consumer Choice : The Case of the Book Market
Demina, Ekaterina - 2017
This research analyzes the impact of the degree of omnivorousness on consumer choice in the book market. Panel Scanner data for 2012-2015 were provided by a Saint Petersburg chain store. The final sample was restricted to 10,789 purchase occasions made by 3,709 loyal clients in 2015. We assessed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945915
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How Travelers Use Online and Social Media Channels to Make Hotel Choice Decisions. A Comparative Study of Russian Federation and American Tourists’ Online Consumer Behavior
Kazakov, Sergey - 2015
Over the last decades, the global hospitality and tourism (or H&T) industry has undergone dramatic changes. Among the factors stimulating the growth of the H&T industry, the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social media should be emphasized. The same trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013010952
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Motivation for Ethno-Cultural Continuity as a Predictor of Acculturation and Adaptation in Two Generations of Latvian Russians
Ryabichenko, Tatiana - 2015
The paper presents the results of empirical research on the relationship of motivation for ethno-cultural continuity and strategies of acculturation of the Russian minority in Latvia. We sampled 112 Russian families (parents: N=112, age 35-59, Me=42; adolescents: N=112, age 16-24, Me=17). A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011070
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Estimating the Relationship between Rate of Time Preferences and Healthy Lifestyle in Russia
Kossova, Tatiana; Kossova, Elena; Sheluntcova, Mariia - 2013
This paper aims to reveal the relationship between rate of time preferences (RTP) and healthy lifestyles of Russians. This rate shows individual preferences for the distribution of consumption over time. We examine such healthy and unhealthy behavior as smoking, drinking alcohol, doing physical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014150425
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Consumption of Counterfeit Alcohol in Contemporary Russia : The Role of Cultural and Structural Factors
Kotelnikova, Zoya - 2014
counterfeiting in contemporary Russia as are branded clothes, accessories and audio products. This paper aims to reveal whether … alcohol consumption. The research is based on the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE), an annual nationwide panel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014143315
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Consumer Expectations of Russian Populations : Cohort Analysis (1996-2009)
Ibragimova, Dilyara - 2014
The research deals with the analysis of consumer expectations of Russian population, which are mediated by many socio-demographic characteristics: income, age, education, place of residence, sex, etc. The paper points up the influence on variable “age” because it is rather complex itself....
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Legendary Ancestors, National Identity, and the Socialization of Children in Contemporary Vietnam
Grigoreva, Nina - 2014
This paper analyses the connection between issues of national identity and the concept of the legendary ancestors (Progenitor Lạc Long Quân, Mother-Fairy Âu Cơ, and the Hùng Kings) in the process of children's socialization in contemporary Vietnam. Educational products for kids such as...
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