Moscow, February – May 2016

52 contact hours

Program language – English

The program “Doing Business in Russia” is designed exclusively for the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The quality of education provided by the leading professors and experts of NRU Higher School of Economics and experts of international companies, members of the Expert and Supervisory Board of the International Institute of Administration and Business of National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Target audience: foreigners who want to learn the basic rules of doing business in Russia, including the specifics of the Russian legislation, the corporate governance and managerial approaches, cross-cultural and historical features of doing business in Russia, as well as an overview of different sectors of economics in different regions of the Russian Federation.

The Program includes master-classes of top managers and visits to multinational and Russian companies.

CERTIFICATE: HSE Certificate of short-term professional retraining.
 

CONTENT

Course № 1 “Economic Context of Doing Business in Russia” (12 contact hours)
Professor A.Dementyev

DESCRIPTION:
The module covers the problems of sustained economic growth, including allocation, accumulation, depletion and mobility of natural, physical and human resources in Russia. From the Soviet heritage through the transition period to modern times we survey the political and social background of economic policies. Given path dependent industry structure and social preferences for redistribution we analyse competition and regulatory policies, institutional and structural reforms, fiscal and monetary policies helping students to appreciate the impact of economic environment on strategic and operational managerial decisions in Russia.

Course № 2 “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Russia” (12 contact hours)
Professor S.Chekhovskaya
 

• The legislative system in Russia: hierarchy of laws
• Regulations for business (general overview): licensing requirement, taxes, other legal conditions for foreign investors
• Starting a business. Types of legal forms: legal entities, subsidiaries, branches and representative offices, joint activity agreements (Simple Partnerships), conducting direct sales, distributorship contracts
• New classification of legal entities: commercial and non-commercial; corporate and unitary. Most commonly used forms of commercial corporations: Limited Liability Corporation (LLC, with the Russian abbreviation “ООО”) and Joint Stock Corporation (JSC, with the Russian abbreviation “АО”). Public and non-public corporations
• The challenges of starting and doing business in Russia.

Course № 3 “Russian Culture in Business Context” (10 contact hours)
Professor A.Khitrov: “In this module, we will discuss the most recent developments in Russian society, politics, economics, media, and cultural life. We will also examine the principles of everyday and business communication. During the course weeks I will organize meetings with young professionals who are developing their startups.”

• The most important facts and tendencies from the social, economic, and cultural history of post-Soviet Russia;
• Contemporary Russian social structure;
• The most recent developments in Russian media;
• How Russian young professionals communicate and organize projects;
• Where to look for new business ideas for Russia.

Course № 4 “Change Management: Russian Approach” (6 contact hours) –
Professor O.Melitonyan
Concept Note

Organizations today are in a state of constant change as they adapt to new global realities. The ability to change, quickly and effectively, with committed and capable people, is the new strategic advantage. The course «Change Management: the Russian Approach» shall provide business professionals with the following knowledge and skills:

• Understanding why universally known recipes and approaches to introducing changes in organizations fail in many cases of Russian organizations;
• Understanding key patterns, forms and consequences of resistance to change in organizations;
• Ability to diagnose the readiness for changes in various types of Russian organizations;
• Ability to use practical tools of change management as well as models of managing changes in case of Russian organizations

Course № 5 “Corporate Management: Russian Approach” (6 contact hours) –
Professor O.Melitonyan

Course № 6 “Government-Public Relations and Lobbying” (6 contact hours)-
V.R. Partsvania, Head of Government Relations Department of Renault Group Russia

The module has both theoretical and practical application. The module goal is to provide business professionals with the knowledge of various lobbying tools and techniques used by businesses to promote and defend their interests towards all public actors in Russia. It will cover main issues public affair team member has to deal with in Russian business realities as well as deliver a complete set of competences and skills necessary to increase company public reputation and boost local support of authorities. The practice of lobbying actions of Renault Russia will be presented with description of unique cases that ensured the company business success in Russia.
 

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