Russian Human Resource Management practices remain durable even with onslaught of economic change and exposure to global HRM practices and international competition. Based on survey results of 201 CEOs of domestic industrial companies located in central region of Russia we identify the resilient...

Miles-Snow strategic typology has been successfully used in research in strategy and organizational design. However, the key dimension underlying Miles-Snow typology (the organizational response to changing environmental conditions) has been taken too narrow, accounting only for market...

This paper reports on an exploratory study of solemn opening ceremonies of new plants of multinational corporations in Russia. We argue that such ceremonies have profound symbolic meanings, namely “managing anxiety” and “signaling commitment,” as well as practical importance,...

The extant literature acknowledges the role of overseas subsidiaries in the growth and development of multinational companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has gained importance, it remains largely under-researched...

I report the results of observations of management practices in 20 Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations (MNCs). I argue that to counterbalance the higher country-specific risks associated with investing in Russia, MNCs impose on their Russian subsidiaries high...

Miles-Snow strategic typology has been successfully used in research, in strategy, and in organizational design. The key dimension underlying Miles-Snow typology is the organizational response to changing environmental conditions. In this paper, a new model is proposed with an extended...

The paper presents the results of a medium-size survey of executives of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of Western multinational corporations on relationship with the parents and sister-subsidiaries. Manufacturing subsidiaries are completely dependent on parents in financing development...

Purpose – We aim to better understand the factors that shape the intensity and perceived effectiveness of communication between heads of the manufacturing units of multinational corporations (MNCs).Design/Methodology/Approach – A series of interviews and a medium-size survey among subsidiary...