BUAD 6106 – Cross Cultural Challenges 11-12-2011 Conducting Business in Russia A Brief History: Russia was a monarchy‚ ruled by ’Tsars ’‚ for most of recorded history. (Early Russian history is complex -- it includes invasions by Swedish Vikings from the West and Mongols from the East. Christianity arrived in about 1000 AD‚ and there were Tsars in Moscow after about 1400 AD. Some of the more important Tsars were Ivan IV (called ’the Terrible ’ because he was pretty‚ well...terrible)‚ Peter
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RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN RUSSIA One of the great ironies of history is that Marxism‚ an atheistic theory‚ was first implemented in Russiaa land inhabited by millions of believers practicing most of the world’s great religions. In fact‚ religion is so integral to the culture and history of Russia‚ it would be impossible to gain a full understanding for the unique character of the country and its people without a careful examination of the religious factors at play throughout its history. BACKGROUND Basic
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Case Study Report IKEA in Russia Emily Kane - 491340 Eleanor Jones - 491338 Silvia Blanco - 490319 Luis Felipe Hernandez - 490819 4th March 2011 Executive Summary IKEA began as a small company in Sweden selling small household items but in 1945 began selling furniture. IKEA has expanded to other European countries‚ Canada and Australia. Currently‚ IKEA is the market leader in the distribution of furniture and home decorative items. IKEA entered the Russian market in 1991 but did
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History Russia before 1881 The rulers of Russia before 1855 were regarded as reactionary autocrats‚ unwilling to consider any political or social change. The rulers in Russia: 1855-1881 Tsar Alexander II Absolute Monarchy 1881-1894 Tsar Alexander III Tsar Alexander II received the title ‘Tsar Liberator” because he instituted important liberal changes such as the emancipation of the
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Why was Russia so difficult to rule in the nineteenth century? Russia was considered as a difficult country to rule during the nineteenth century as there was such diversity in cultures for instance‚ only 40% of the population was made up of Russians. The rest of the population were other nationalities‚ this made it a problem as the Tsar insisted on russification which meant other cultures had to leave their traditions behind and speak and act like a Russian person. Not a lot of people were happy
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The Rise of Communism in Russia "Unless we accept the claim that LeninÕs coup dÕtat gave birth to an entirely new state‚ and indeed to a new era in the history of mankind‚ we must recognize in todayÕs Soviet Union the old empire of the Russians -- the only empire that survived into the mid 1980’s" (Luttwak‚ 1). In their Communist Manifesto of 1848‚ Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels applied the term communism to a final stage of socialism in which all class differences would disappear
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Between 1801 and 1939‚ Russia had been exposed to many different changes as a result of the introduction of the Soviet Union in 1917. Such changes included differences in the economy as well as social reforms. There were also differences in the methods of production between the two times. Yet some things hadn’t changed between this period of time. For example‚ similar treatment of the people by the ruler of Russia and vice versa as well as techniques and ideas used the ruler was similar. A major
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Doing Business In Russia 1 Doing Business In Russia Hofstede’s Dimensions Study Naumov & Puffer (2000) Bollinger (1994) 92 26 76 Geert Hofstede (1980) 90 50 95 10 Uncertainty Avoidance Individualism/ Collectivism Power Distance Long-term Orientation Masculinity/ Feminity 68 41 40 59 55 28 40 Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) Empirical studies of Naumov and Puffer (68 points) as well as Bollinger (92 points) show that Russia is high on uncertainty avoidance. High
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EVOLUTION OF INDO – RUSSIA RELATIONS A REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report discusses the evolution of relations between India and USSR (now Russia) over the last six decades. India’s independence and its need for military supplies (due to strained relations with its neighbours Pakistan and China) compelled it to extend a hand of friendship to USSR. There was done by the means of cultural exports like like Raj Kapoor films and Ramayana. Soon enough Russia became the largest
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Russia: An Identity Crisis Recent years have triggered a rush of attention in the fate of empires. That is to say the attention has been in an interest in their rise‚ decline‚ and fall. Much of the writing on this subject has been intended to serve as assurance‚ or interchangeably‚ warning to the current leading power‚ the United States. This is reasonable. Considerably less attention is paid to what happens subsequently. We overlook the study of what happens when the decline and fall of the empire
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