Conflict And Change In The Russian Industrial Enterprise (management And Industry In Russia Series)

Synopsis

conflict And Change In The Russian Industrial Enterprise Focuses On The New Kinds Of Conflict That Arise In The Transition To A Market Economy. Following An Editorial Introduction, Two Chapters Develop Theories From New Empirical Research Into Patterns Of Conflict And Forms Of Trade Unionism In Russian Enterprises In The Transition Period. These Are Followed By A Detailed Case Study Of The Development Of An Independent Trade Union In One Large Industrial Enterprise, And A Chapter Which Explores Changes In The Status Hierarchy Of The Industrial Enterprise. Two Chapters Then Address The Much-neglected Issue Of Gender Differentiation In The Work Place And Both Chapters Question The Supposed Passivity Of Russian Women Workers. The Two Final Chapters Address The Issue Of Conflict And Change In The External Relations Of Enterprises Through Case Studies Of The Process Of Bankruptcy And Of Conflict Between Insiders And Outsiders.

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mostly Russian Contributors Offer Nine Studies On New Kinds Of Conflict And Forms Of Trade Unionism In Post-soviet Russia. The Topics Include The Development Of An Independent Trade Union In A Large Ball-bearing Factory, Changes In The Status Hierarchy, Gender Differentiation, And The External Relations Of Enterprises During Bankruptcy And Between Insiders And Outsiders. The Series Examines The Restructuring Of Social Relations In Russian Industry. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.