Doing Business Under Conditions of Persistent Instablilty: The Use of Law by Russian Enterprises

在持续不稳定的条件下开展业务：俄罗斯企业对法律的运用

• 批准号: 9710272
• 负责人: Kathryn Hendley
• 金额: $ 17.84万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-08-01 至 2001-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9710272&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doing; Business; Under; Conditions; Persistent

Abstract Hendley 9710272 Soviet-era methods for doing business in Russia which relied on formal enforcement of contractual obligations by industrial ministries and communist party officials have been destroyed. The legal infrastructure that is ostensibly necessary for a market economy has been put into place. Whether these new laws and legal institutions that draw more from Western than Russian experience are actually being used remains open to question. This research will answer two basic empirical questions. First, how do Russian industrial enterprises do business under these conditions? Second, under what circumstances do they us law to protect and/or advance their interests? This research will explore these questions using six detailed case studies of Russian industrial enterprises. Three hundred enterprises are being surveyed and will form the sampling frame and the broadbased background for the case studies to be chosen. Factors to be taken into account in choosing cases include the product mix, corporate structure, size, and propensity to litigate. Observations and semi-structured interviews with managers will be used to collect the in-depth case data. Results will fill a void in the extant literature by providing answers to questions about the implementation of law where the newly relaxed atmosphere in Russia makes this research possible, and the transition makes it timely. %%% Soviet-era methods for doing business in Russia which relied on formal enforcement of contractual obligations by industrial ministries and communist party officials have been destroyed. The legal infrastructure that is ostensibly necessary for a market economy has been put into place. Whether these new laws and legal institutions that draw more from Western than Russian experience are actually being used remains open to question. This research will answer two basic empirical questions. First, how do Russian industrial enterprises do business under these conditions? Second, under what ci rcumstances do they us law to protect and/or advance their interests? This research will explore these questions using six detailed case studies of Russian industrial enterprises. Three hundred enterprises are being surveyed and will form the sampling frame and the broadbased background for the case studies to be chosen. Factors to be taken into account in choosing cases include the product mix, corporate structure, size, and propensity to litigate. Observations and semi-structured interviews with managers will be used to collect the in-depth case data. Results will fill a void in the extant literature by providing answers to questions about the implementation of law where the newly relaxed atmosphere in Russia makes this research possible, and the transition makes it timely. ***

摘要 亨德利9710272 苏联时期在俄罗斯做生意的方法依赖于工业部门和共产党官员正式执行合同义务，这种方法已经被摧毁。 市场经济表面上所需的法律的基础设施已经建立。 这些新的法律和法律的机构更多地借鉴了西方而不是俄罗斯的经验，但它们是否真正得到了利用，仍有待商榷。 本研究将回答两个基本的实证问题。 首先，俄罗斯工业企业在这种情况下如何开展业务？ 第二，在什么情况下，他们使用法律来保护和/或促进他们的利益？ 本研究将通过对俄罗斯工业企业的六个详细案例研究来探讨这些问题。 正在对300家企业进行调查，这些企业将构成选定案例研究的抽样框架和广泛背景。 在选择案件时要考虑的因素包括产品组合、公司结构、规模和诉讼倾向。 将通过观察和与管理人员的半结构化访谈来收集深入的案例数据。 结果将填补现有文献中的空白，提供有关法律实施的问题的答案，在俄罗斯新的宽松的气氛使这项研究成为可能，过渡使其及时。 苏联时期在俄罗斯做生意的方法，依赖于工业部门和共产党官员正式执行合同义务，已经被摧毁。 市场经济表面上所需的法律的基础设施已经建立。 这些新的法律和法律的机构更多地借鉴了西方而不是俄罗斯的经验，但它们是否真正得到了利用，仍有待商榷。 本研究将回答两个基本的实证问题。 首先，俄罗斯工业企业在这种情况下如何开展业务？ 第二，在什么情况下，他们使用法律来保护和/或促进他们的利益？ 本研究将通过对俄罗斯工业企业的六个详细案例研究来探讨这些问题。 正在对300家企业进行调查，这些企业将构成选定案例研究的抽样框架和广泛背景。 在选择案件时要考虑的因素包括产品组合、公司结构、规模和诉讼倾向。 将通过观察和与管理人员的半结构化访谈来收集深入的案例数据。 结果将填补现有文献中的空白，提供有关法律实施的问题的答案，在俄罗斯新的宽松的气氛使这项研究成为可能，过渡使其及时。 ***