Comparison of Organizational Culture Models of Foreign Companies Working in Russia, Case Study of Car Dealers

The topic of organizational culture appeared in the previous century and it is still popular nowadays. After the transition of our country to a market economy foreign companies with their traditional cultural features began to appear in the Russian market. These features are faced with the Russian values that led to a necessity of changing organizational culture models according to the peculiarities of the Russian mentality. In what manner they have changed? Are there any differences in corporate culture of different foreign companies operating in Russia? These questions led to this study, the aim of which was to compare the models of organizational culture of foreign companies operating in Russia. The object of the study is Russian offices of foreign automobile companies from the following countries: France, Germany, Korea, and Japan. In this study author described the components of corporate culture in each of the companies, identified the main differences between them and created analytical models of organizational culture. One of the main conclusions of the work is refutation of the assumption about the existence of "western" and "eastern" models of corporate culture. According to a study there are four models of organizational culture which differ in approach to the human as an actor in the organization.