The Russian Province After Communism Enterprise Continuity and Change

This book investigates the responses of companies in Russia's Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) province to the fundamental changes in the economic system and is based primarily on interviews with local managers and decision-makers. Company case studies explore the impact of change on the conduct of business and are related to general developments in the economy. The book also questions the future development of Russian companies in a situation of tension between the resilience of the past and enormous pressures for change.

List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT Research Issues The Povolzhsky Region Centre and Province: An Evolving Relationship PART II; CASE STUDIES Industrial Dinosaurs The Military Enterprises: Conversion or Destruction Milking Post-Communism Entrepreneurs PART III: ANALYSIS AND PROGNOSIS Manager's Views The Practice and Experience of Bizness Reflections, Conclusions and Prognosis References Index

VINCENT EDWARDS is Professor of East European Management and Culture and Head of Research at Buckinghamshire Business School, Buckingham Chilterns University College, England. He has taught and conducted field research in East Germany, Hungary, Slovenia and Russia and is co-author of Management Change in East Germany and Hungary Since Communism: The Transformation of Business. He is a founder member of the Centre for Research into East European Business.

GENNADY POLONSKY is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Buckinghamshire Business School, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. His research interests include problems of countries in transition, especially the interplay between social, political and economic factors. He is a founder member of the Centre for Research into East European Business.

AVGUST POLONSKY is Professor of Sociology at Volgograd State Academy of Architecture. He is author of more than 60 publications on the problems of social adaptation of work groups to change. His major books (in Russian) include, Socio-Economic Problems of Labour Collectives and Entrepreneurial Systems of Management.