The Russian Business Culture During The Soviet Era

Russian business culture maintains many of the characteristics instilled during the Soviet era, most noticeably an autocratic management style. That oppressive style is not president in American business culture too often. This form of leadership allows managers to make decisions individually, where workers do not inquire about the consent; they do whatever they feel is necessary in order to achieve goals. American workers are expected to follow management’s direction even though the workers often ask questions about their duties and often cooperate with supervisors. Sometimes language translation problems occur one word will express an idea or sense while Russians will have several words to choose from, each having a slightly different meaning. Lastly, many Russians do not conduct business on the phone due to the phone system being poor. While American business is directed over the phone, email, letter or fax, Russians prefer to hear and discuss straight from people they trust.
In Russia, people are a little more formal and reserved, more serious, and casual behavior is measured as
According to the International Labor Organization, the overall unemployment rate averaged 9.3 percent and some regions had considerably higher levels of joblessness. However, accurate calculation of the real unemployment level is extremely difficult. The government's complex and poorly funded system of unemployment insurance discourages people from registering for benefits. Moreover, employees who are counted among the full-time workers may actually work only part time or not at all. Even if they are not receiving wages, they often prefer to remain on the official rolls in order to obtain work benefits such as housing and social insurance, which are still controlled largely by enterprise managers rather than by local