Developing international business relationships in a Russian context

The collapse of the former Soviet Union has opened up a wealth of business opportunities for companies seeking new markets in the Russian Federation. Despite this, firms intending to do business in Russia have found themselves hampered by cultural differences in business practices and expectations. As Russia integrates into the global economy, understanding such practices and the managerial mindset of business people is crucial for managers who hope to navigate Russia's complex markets. This study draws on the trust literature and adopts quantitative tools to deconstruct the Russian 'Sviazi' system of social capital business networking. We develop a model isolating three dimensions of Sviazi: one an affective or emotional component; the second, a conative component; and the third, a cognitive component. The model provides a useful guide for helping foreign firms to succeed in Russia, while also serving as a basis for further research in the field. Keywords

Street artists: acquiring a face

Despite the growing popularity of street art, the names of street artists — with the possible exception of one or two - are not known to the general public, street art is impersonal in the mass consciousness. Of course, there is a significant amount of information resources dedicated to street art, but they do not significantly affect the wide popularity of artists. Like many years ago, even the names of very interesting authors are known only to a narrow circle of fans of the genre. An absurd situation is emerging: even Banksy, who can be considered as the most famous street artist in the world, is impersonal. No one knows who exactly is hiding behind this name, and for many years fans of his artworks have been putting forward a variety of theories, sometimes frankly fantastic. The article suggests that in today&amp;apos;s art world, a street artist can gain wide popularity, «acquire a face» only by changing his status and abandoning street art in favor of easel painting. The works of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Richard Hambleton are considered as examples.</jats:p

The Phenomenon of Reciprocity: Communicative and Normative Prerequisites of Morality in its Historical Geneses

The genesis of thinking according to the type and the spirit of the Golden Rule (and conjugated with it Lex Talionis and the Commandment of Love) is considered as a pattern of historical formation of morality in general. Moral thinking was shaped by understanding and mastering the experience of particular communicative situations. Prior to normative generalizations and universal prescriptivity the logic of moral thinking was gradually growing up of the expectations of agents of communicative situations as logic of reciprocity and mutuality. The analysis is based on the material of Homer's poems

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The Ethical Implications of Global Climate Change.

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