Although there is plenty of work, in which co-branding is studied from the point of view of the consumer, there is a lack of empirical studies from a firm (managerial) perspective, which is important for the comprehensive understanding of co-branding. The goal of this research is to gain a...

This paper is the first to analyze importance of monitoring costs in real options analysis. Monitoring costs, in this context, are tied to the process of making key investment or management decisions. Monitoring costs differ from previously considered types of frictions, as they make it optimal...

Pricing strategies in multi-sided platforms are a considerably interesting object of research due to the complexity of pricing for different sides of the platform and due to the presence of network externalities. The paper analyzes the current state of the art of research of the factors lying in...

In this paper the approaches to relationships system formation are considered. As a result of the analysis of existing relationship portfolio models the criteria for relationship portfolio formation are developed and the integrated model for relationship portfolio formation is presented....

This paper is devoted to the issue of the role of human capital in developing national competitiveness of BRIC countries. The authors analyze the basic concepts (human capital, human potential, national competitiveness). The article puts forward a hypothesis about the interrelation between the...

The paper is devoted to the influence of the social networks on entrance to foreign markets of Russian entrepreneurial firms. Although the majority of researchers assume that social networks play a key role in the process of internationalization of small and medium enterprises, the authors made...

Demand by growing ownerrun SMEs for specialized management knowledge is resolved primarily through the separation of ownership and control, using top management labor market and agency contracts. Under certain environmental institutional conditions, owners of Russian SMEs face difficulties...

The transition to a knowledge economy is changing the nature of organizations and staff working for them. Focused on the creation, preservation and reproduction of knowledge companies increasingly rely on knowledge workers. Qualitative changes in the internal environment of organizations and...

Micro-enterprises in Russia exist for a long time, but have acquired an official status only in 2008. What is the difference between micro- companies and economic operators of other types, what are their demographic characteristics - these research questions are the subject of this article....

In this paper we examine determinants of the quality of secondary education for making informed policy decisions at the levels of student / family, school, country's education system institutions and macroeconomic indicators. The quality of education is estimated by the outcomes of the latest...