Three Estonian Companies' Management of the Russian Boycott During the Summer of 2007

Hultén, Peter

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“…This re-labelling may concern fees for licenses, registrations, and inspections, which make the bribes fit the local legislation and the paying actor's bookkeeping. This pattern has been observed in several studies on the business climate in Russia and the Ukraine where high fees for safety and fire inspections provide an illustration of this problem (Hultén, 2008;Jones et al, 2000;Sidorov et al, 2000). The inspections have been "real" in the sense that the inspectors have inspected the companies and documents have been presented to verify the inspectors' claims.…”

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A new research paradigm to analyze the threats against fair competition in the global marketplace

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Vanyushyn

2010

Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to present a new research paradigm that can assist in preventing unethical behavior from strengthening its grip on the global economy. Design/methodology/approach -The paper discusses examples of corrupt acts, which affect companies' competitive positions in the global economy. The examples draw upon media reports of unethical behavior in Swedish companies and observations made when conducting field studies in Russia and the Ukraine. Findings -This paper identifies what is to be observed and analyzed at close range in companies with regard to corrupt acts. Furthermore, this paper highlights unethical behavior manifested in reward cultures and earnings manipulation in Western companies, which are problems that threaten fair competition. Originality/value -The paper highlights critical areas of investigation with regard to studies of corruption and other forms of unethical behavior which have a detrimental effect on the development of the global market.

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Section: New Research Paradigmmentioning

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A new research paradigm to analyze the threats against fair competition in the global marketplace

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Vanyushyn

2010

Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal

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“…The potential of the Russian market in the light of the certain marketing specific factors can be examined and summarized around the following group of factors: (1) 58.8 Demand for products/services 3 Client-led demand, resources Labour and production cost b advantage in case of investment Attractive local market (2) 63 Well-trained, low cost workforce 37 Access to raw materials 19 Export facilities 15 Market entry decision is mainly affected by the client specific (public or private, international or domestic, reputation and financial status) and contract specific factors (3) Notes: a More than 40 new taxes were introduced in Russia in the period 1991-2000 (Executive Report on Strategies in Russia, 2000); b the production costs in Russia in some cases could be higher, that expected: "You can't get the stability of raw material quality from Russian suppliers, so you're paying very heavy transport costs, plus you have problems with customs clearance, so eventually you find that your costs are actually higher, that in western Europe", -interview with the representative of Henkel Technologies (Germany) (Russia, 2003) Source: Analysis of the author (based on Johansen, 2000;Russia, 2003;Fraser and Zarkada-Fraser, 2002) The factor of the natural local advantage is not significantly changing over time.…”

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Psychic distance effects for Russian market: Estonian and western experience

Babichenko

2006

Baltic Journal of Management

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PurposeThis paper is aimed at providing the theoretical basis and some empirical implications concerning the effect of the psychological (or “psychic”) distance on the enterprise internationalisation process. The main goal is to examine distance components and their dynamics with the focus on the Russian Federation market.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative analysis is based on the range of theoretical and empirical studies focused on expanding of Estonian and foreign enterprises to the Russian Federation market as well as Russian market attractiveness and risk assessment.FindingsAccording to the analysis conducted in the study, the slightly diminishing psychic distance effect between Baltic states and the Russian Federation, as well as the gateway effect could be identified. Uncertainty and discrepancies with the western business techniques are found to be the factors of significant influence.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research of the subject can be dedicated to the distance components estimation through factor or component analysis on the base of macroeconomic data and the data obtained from the questionnaires of selected enterprises.Practical implicationsResearch of the current topic can provide a solid basis for the management strategies interpretation and development in the context of the vulnerability of the Russian Federation market with the goal of establishing effective business operations.Originality/valueThis paper provides a basis for future research and emphasizes the role of the given phenomenon in strategic management.

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Three Estonian Companies' Management of the Russian Boycott During the Summer of 2007

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A new research paradigm to analyze the threats against fair competition in the global marketplace

A new research paradigm to analyze the threats against fair competition in the global marketplace

Psychic distance effects for Russian market: Estonian and western experience

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