Towards a new Russian work culture : can western companies and expatriates change Russian society? / Vladimir V. Karacharovskiy, Ovsey I. Shkaratan, Gordey A. Yastrebov
Foreword to the English edition; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter I. Competition of cultures in the newest international division of labor; Chapter II. Foreign professionals (expatriates) in national economies; Chapter III. External and internal origins of the Russian work culture; Chapter IV. The role of foreign and foreigners in Russian state-building; Chapter V. Demand of the Russian economy for foreign human capital; Chapter VI. Social criteria for evaluating the role of foreign professionals in Russian society
Chapter VII. The cultural distance between Russian and foreign professionalsApplying quantitative methods to measure cultural differences as a research task; ""We"" and ""they"" face to face: the cultural distance within multinational work teams in Russia; Summary of findings; Chapter VIII. Effectiveness of business and cultural exchange in the segment of highly skilled labor; Conclusion; Selected bibliography; Information about the authors; Appendix 1. Qualitative research tools; Appendix 2. CVSCALE methodology in the original and translated into Russian
Summary
This innovative book offers a fresh perspective on the national work culture of Russia and the substantial role foreign institutional and cultural impact has had in shaping it. Russia's contemporary work culture is understood as a national system supplemented by new values and attitudes that have been adopted through the mediation of foreign individuals and corporations or in response to the challenges of Western competition. The book argues that the foreign factor triggers change in the landscape of Russia's work culture, the scope of which depends on the type of influence. However, there is
