Organization and Development of Russian Business A Firm-Level Analysis [Hardcover]

This book is designed?to scrutinize the Russian business sector in transition with special attention to firm organization, business integration, corporate governance, and company management. Using a unique dataset of Russian joint-stock companies, the authors empirically analyze key issues for understanding the Russian corporate sector.Preface INTRODUCTION Emergence of Russian Corporations: from the Soviet Enterprise to a Market Firm PART I: OWNERSHIP, INTERNAL CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Stock Ownership and Corporate Control Legal Form of Incorporation Structure of Corporate Boards Impacts of Corporate Governance and Firm Performance on Managerial Turnover Managerial Teams and Firm Restructuring PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Organizational Patterns of Corporate Control and Business Integration Corporate Governance and Decision-Making in Business Groups Impact of Business Integration on Corporate Restructuring and Performance PART III: THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL ACTORS IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The Banking Sector and Corporate Finance Business Associations: Incentives and Benefits from the Viewpoint Of Corporate Governance State-Business Relationship and Improvement of Corporate Governance CONCLUSIONS Appendix: Outline of the Joint Enterprise SurveyTATIANA G. DOLGOPYATOVA?is a chief researcher at the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies and professor of the Faculty of Economics at the State University  Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia. She received her PhD in economics (1978) and her Doctor Habilitation in economic sciences (1997) at Lomonosov Moscow State University. She participated in academic and technical assistance projects supported by IBRD, EBRD, OECD, USAID, and TACIS. Her research interests are focused on empirical studies of enterprise behavior, including firm restructuring, ownership and corporate governance, and SME development. She has published more than 170 articles and books in Russia and abroad. &lC­