Critical Perspectives on International Business: Volume 9 Issue 1/2

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Table of contents - Special Issue: Russia: as solid as a BRIC?

Guest Editors: Snejina Michailova, Daniel J. McCarthy, Sheila M. Puffer

Russia: as solid as a BRIC?

Snejina Michailova, Daniel J. McCarthy, Sheila M. Puffer

This introductory paper aims to outline the reasons for optimism as well as for skepticism in regard to Russia's position in the group of BRIC nations and in the global economy.

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Institutional environment, innovation capacity and firm performance in Russia

Doren Chadee, Banjo Roxas

Following the demise of the Soviet Union in 1992, Russia undertook major institutional and market‐oriented reforms to enhance the competitive advantage of domestic enterprises…

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Challenges of international technology collaboration with Russian R&D organisations

Anna Trifilova, Dean Bartlett, Yochanan Altman

This paper aims to examine the challenges experienced by Russian research and development (R&D) organisations in international technology collaboration in the global innovation…

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Foreign market selection by Russian MNEs – beyond a binary approach?

Olga E. Annushkina, Renata Trinca Colonel

The purpose of this paper is to address the internationalization of Russian multinationals by critically challenging existing assumptions about “springboard” foreign market…

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Strategic responses of foreign subsidiaries to host country corruption: The case of Finnish firms in Russia

Päivi Karhunen, Riitta Kosonen

This paper seeks to discover whether and how a subsidiary located in a high‐corruption host country can pursue its parent's corporate non‐corrupt strategy, rooted in a…

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The development of legal professionalism in Russia: an institutional perspective

Daria Panina, Leonard Bierman

The rule of law and an efficient legal system are the core factors that ensure growth in BRIC economies. Weak institutions and failures with respect to the rule of law in Russia…

Talent management in Russia: not so much war for talent as wariness of talent

Nigel Holden, Vlad Vaiman

The purpose of this paper is to supply insights into talent management (TM) in Russia in the light of Soviet experience and the contemporary officially sanctioned…

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Building theory with BRICs: Russia's contribution to knowledge sharing theory

Ruth C. May, Wayne H. Stewart

The purpose of this paper is to address theory development in the context of Russia, where insights holding potential to advance knowledge sharing theory are ubiquitous. Drawing…

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Performance of Russian SMEs: exploration, exploitation and strategic entrepreneurship

Galina Shirokova, Gina Vega, Liubov Sokolova

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ability of Russian firms to develop strategic entrepreneurship (SE) as a source of sustainable competitive advantage in a turbulent and…

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Paradise postponed? Venture capital emergence in Russia

David Lingelbach

How does venture capital (VC) emerge in emerging and developing economies? This paper aims to use case data from an early Russian VC fund to extend a previous model exploring that…

A critical view of Russia's IPO market: a sign of success or a reason for caution?

Daniel J. McCarthy, Sheila M. Puffer, Snejina Michailova

The purpose of this article is to analyze the initial public offerings (IPOs) of Russian companies in the context of the country's investment attractiveness and the readiness of…

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ISSN:

1742-2043

Online date, start – end:

2005

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Professor Rudolf Sinkovics
  • Professor Mehdi Boussebaa