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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460508703321

Autore

Krueger Gary <1959-, >

Titolo

Enterprise restructuring and the role of managers in Russia : case studies of firms in transition / / Gary Krueger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-315-70463-3

1-317-47144-X

1-317-47143-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Microeconomics of Transition Economies

Disciplina

338.7/0947

Soggetti

Industrial management - Russia (Federation)

Business enterprises - Russia (Federation)

Privatization - Russia (Federation)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Legacy and Survival; Chapter 1 Russian Industry's Soviet Legacy; Chapter 2 Russia's Transition Economy; Part II: Case Studies of Enterprise Restructuring; Chapter 3 Machinery; Chapter 4 Light Industry; Chapter 5 Consumer Durables: Watches and Tires; Chapter 6 Food: Bread and Meat; Chapter 7 Collapse and Recovery: Enterprise Restructuring Post-1998; Part III: Conclusions and Methods; Chapter 8 Explaining the Propensity to Restructure

Appendix: Methods and Sample CharacteristicsNotes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book tells the story of what might have been considered an unlikely source of dynamic change in Russia - formerly state-owned manufacturing enterprises and their managers. Based on interviews conducted over a six-year span with managers at 47 manufacturing, light industry, consumer durable, and food processing firms in four Russian cities, the study documents the real world challenge of turning hidebound, often dysfunctional manufacturing operations into thriving



companies. With analytical rigor and theoretical creativity, this work will dispel some common misconceptions about the Russian