Doing Business in Russia

2017/2018

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

4

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Магистерская программа "Международный бизнес", направление подготовки "Менеджмент"

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The emphasis during the course will be on issues related to initiating and doing business in Russia and possibly making comparison between similar business aspects in Russia and in your home country. We will cover a broad range of issues relevant to starting, operating and investing in a business in Russia. The knowledge and skills acquired during the course will be useful to anyone considering international career in multinational companies and in particular to those who prepare themselves to work as consultants and country experts.

Learning Objectives

• highlight pros and cons of doing business in Russia from a foreign investor’s perspective
• develop an understanding of the Russian business environment
• challenge students to shift from being a receiver of ideas, facts, concepts and techniques, to a style of generating ideas, identifying problems, analyzing and evaluating alternatives and thus to develop the most important expert’s skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

• evaluate political, economic, financial and cultural context of doing business in Russia and the unique opportunities and challenges of working in the Russian business environment
• use statistical data, analytical national and industry reviews, legislation and legal literature and research publications to analyze the current conditions of entering the Russian market and make strategic decisions regarding the ways of establishing a new business in Russia
• be able to explain a conception of current problems facing Russian business, including those problems under discussion among the main participants, and possible methods of their resolution
• critically evaluate analytical and scientific materials on the given issues

Course Contents

• Historical Overview
  Brief history of business and entrepreneurship in Russia
• Country Profile
  Principal Economic Trends
• Country Profile
  Investment Climate and Business Environment
• Business Entities
  establishing a legal presence
• Foreign Investment
• Customs and Currency Regulation
• Business and personal taxation
• Labor relations and social security
• Dynamics observed in the key industries
• Research Project

Assessment Elements

• Essay
• Lecture attendance
• Final test

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (2 module)
  0.3 * Essay + 0.4 * Final test + 0.3 * Lecture attendance

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Carstensen, F. V., & Guroff, G. (1983). Entrepreneurship in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=791565
• Dolgopi︠a︡tova, T., Palgrave Connect (Online service), Iwasaki, I., & I︠A︡kovlev, A. (2009). Organization and Development of Russian Business : A Firm-Level Analysis. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=320008
• Rowney, D. K., & Huskey, E. (2009). Russian Bureaucracy and the State : Officialdom From Alexander III to Vladimir Putin. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=327843

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Clarke, S. (2007). The Development of Capitalism in Russia. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=184370