Download or read book Corporate Governance of State Owned Companies in Russia written by Rustam Rizvanov and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia plays an increasingly important role in the world economy and politics. It is the world's largest country with immense natural resources, which help Russian government to attract foreign investors and shape European as well as global geopolitical agenda. Its economy has undergone crucial changes from the Soviet central-planning model towards the market-based economy just within two decades. Today, Russia is still considered one of the grey areas for the foreign investors on the world map, as its political and economic system are still in transition and bear significant risks for investors. One of the unique features of the Russian economy, which distinguishes it from the more developed Western countries, is the high State involvement in the economy through ownership in the largest companies in the country. Although, these State-Owned Companies are responsible for the substantial part of country's GDP, there has been limited amount of research on corporate governance of such companies. In order to narrow this gap, the goal of this Thesis is to discover and analyse corporate governance system and standards applied by the State-Owned Companies in Russia and compare them with the available best practices. In order to do so, Hilb's New Corporate Governance (2012) model has been chosen as a main theoretical framework of analysis. Findings of the survey and research conducted by the author show that Russian State-Owned Companies have already implemented compliant corporate governance systems, which to the certain extent enable the proper oversight of the company. Nevertheless, after comparing these systems with best practices available in the literature, the main conclusion of conducted analysis was that, although the significant progress has already been achieved, there is still plenty of room for improvement and refinements which can enhance effectiveness and overall quality of the corporate governance systems observed in the R.
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Central Europe and Russia written by Maria Aluchna and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines corporate governance through a holistic lens that integrates financial, social and environmental goals, e.g. increasing transparency and disclosure. In addition, it investigates the theoretical assumptions guiding the current corporate governance practices adopted by companies in Central Europe and Russia. The book presents a dynamic study on the evolution of corporate governance systems, which were practically non-existent just 30 years ago. In turn, it addresses criticism leveled at corporate governance, its impact on the outbreak of the financial crisis, and recommendations for changes after the crisis. The book employs a regional focus, exploring a group of countries that have often been neglected in corporate governance research. Carefully selected data and a variety of case studies prepared by leading authors from the region provide evidence to support the analysis.
Download or read book Corporate Governance of Russia s State Owned Enterprises written by Hector J. Lehuede and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's corporate Russia, the State remains a significant shareholder with controlling or blocking stakes in several large and dominant enterprises, which according to some studies account for roughly 50% of the country's GDP. While noteworthy improvements were made in the past years with regard to the way State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are governed, the perception, as measured by investors' valuations of Russian SOE shares, suggests that there is still much to do. Understanding the challenges of the Russian SOE sector and improving its corporate governance becomes, in this context, a key driver of potential economic growth and development. The objective of this paper is to offer a general description of the corporate governance of the Russian SOE sector. For this, we first depict the development of corporate Russia and address some key issues related to its current ownership and control structure (Section I). Second, we focus specifically on the SOE sector and provide comparative data from different sources measuring its governance and performance (Section II). Then, we address the role of the Russian State as shareholder (Section III) and we conclude highlighting areas where adoption of international best practices for SOEs could have a positive effect on the Russian economy and capital market (Section IV).
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Russia written by Daniel J. McCarthy and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the past decade of abuse of shareholder rights, corporate governance is essential for Russia's future. In this comprehensive volume, an international group of contributors - academics, corporate executives, government officials, policymakers, specialists from nongovernmental organizations, and legal experts - examine the crucial role of corporate governance as well as the external institutions and forces that affect it. Offering coverage from numerous perspectives, the contributors explore external and institutional influences on corporate governance, its workings within corporations, and the relationships between boards of directors, managers, shareholders, and the government. Case studies of three major companies illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved in creating sound practices. The concluding section provides a summary of the current situation and discusses implications for the future of Russia's corporate governance. A valuable source of information, Corporate Governance in Russia is a must-read for business people, government officials, academic researchers, students, and all those interested in Russia and what the future holds.
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Russia written by Alla Dementieva and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores discussions and practice around corporate governance in Russia from the early 1990s until 2018. It covers three major aspects of corporate governance theory and practice: a vision of corporate governance in Russia in the context of global trends and challenges, the general perception of corporate governance in Russia, and the real nature of Russia’s corporate community from the viewpoint of its corporate governance practices. It provides a unique complex analysis and detailed description of how corporate governance has been perceived by both Russian regulators and the business community, and how it has been applied in Russian companies. This analysis covers the period of over 25 years: from early attempts at directing transfer and implanting the Western model of corporate governance to the nascent Russian big private business, up to the period of resurgence of the state as the dominant player both in Russian society and its economy at large. It gives an understanding of what corporate governance is in Russia in the days of "sovereign democracy" and confrontation with the West. It explains how cultural, political, economic and institutional factors have shaped corporate governance in Russia. The authors provide insights into such aspects of Russian corporate governance framework and practices as regulatory philosophy and enforcement, ownership structure, the role of the state, the impact of unfriendly domestic business climate, how the value of corporate governance is perceived in Russian context, etc. Predominantly, the book paints an interesting picture of how the "sovereign corporate governance" model has been shaped in Russia. This book will be useful not just for experts in corporate governance and investors, but also for those who have an interest in modern Russia at large.
Download or read book OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises 2015 Edition Russian version written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises provide an internationally agreed benchmark to help governments assess and improve the way they exercise ownership functions in state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Download or read book State Business Relations and Improvement of Corporate Governance in Russia written by Andrei A. Yakovlev and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we analyze the influence of the state on the improvement of corporate governance in Russia of the early 2000s. Taking into account the low quality of market institutions in the 1990s (i.e., the market failure phenomenon), we assume that state intervention as the “second best” institution had a positive impact in this case. Using a dataset of 822 joint-stock companies, we tested this hypothesis in two types of corporate models - state-owned or mixed firms and “politically connected” firms. The first model confirmed a strong positive influence of state ownership on the corporate governance in Russia in 2001-2004. The estimation results of this model are statistically robust in different specifications. We connect this result with attempts of the Russian government to use standard mechanisms and procedures of corporate governance to defend its property rights in its relations with state-owned and mixed enterprises.
Download or read book Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises written by World Bank Publications and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Toolkit provides an overall framework with practical tools and information to help policymakers design and implement corporate governance reforms for state-owned enterprises. It concludes with guidance on managing the reform process, in particular how to prioritize and sequence reforms, build capacity, and engage with stakeholders.
Download or read book State Ownership in the Russian Economy written by Carsten Sprenger and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article analyzes the extent and sectoral distribution of state ownership in the Russian economy. The different legal forms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Russia are described. Official data on the evolution of the size of the state sector is provided, where the size is measured by the number of SOEs, their share in employment, fixed assets, investment and industrial production. The sectoral distribution of SOEs, the degree of their internationalization and data on the subset of listed SOEs are described. The latter gives a picture of a much stronger involvement of the government in medium and large sized companies than what can be inferred from the official data. Furthermore, this article discusses the objectives and challenges for corporate governance of SOEs in Russia, and provides an international perspective of the performance of SOEs as compared to privately owned companies. Recent trends in the policy and management of state property are presented. The problems of corporate governance in Russia are described in an agency perspective, and survey evidence on corporate governance and transparency of Russian SOEs is provided. Particular attention is given to the legal construction of the state corporation. The final section on the performance effects of state ownership summarizes the key contributions in the international economic literature in this field.
Download or read book Organization and Development of Russian Business written by Tatiana Dolgopyatova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transitional Economies written by Dominique Pannier and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Technical Paper No. 323.Draws on the contrasting experiences of five large transitional economies--Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine--in the management and oversight of public enterprises. Relevant experiences of developed market economies are included.
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Central Europe and Russia written by Andrzej Rapaczynski and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The studies in this two-volume work shed new light on the range and viability of the emerging corporate governance institutions in the transitional economies of Central Europe. Regional specialists and experts on corporate governance in advanced economies examine the emerging forms of ownership and complementary monitoring institutions in leading transition companies.
Download or read book Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication gives a comparative review of corporate governance practices in relation to state-owned enterprises in OECD countries, including scale and organisation, board composition and functions, relationships with non-state shareholders, the role of stakeholders transparency and disclosure.
Download or read book Building Big Business in Russia written by Yuko Adachi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of big business in Russia since the onset of market oriented reform in the early 1990s. It explains how privatized post-Soviet enterprises, many of which made little sense as business units, were transformed into functional firms able to operate in the environment of a market economy. It provides detailed case studies of three key companies - Yukos Oil Company, Siberian (Russian) Aluminium and Norilsk Nickel - all of which played a key role in Russia's economic recovery after 1998, describing how these companies were created, run and have developed. It shows how Russian businesses during the 1990s routinely relied on practices not entirely compatible with formal rules, in particular in the area of corporate governance. The book fully explores the critical role played by informal corporate governance practices - such as share dilution, transfer pricing, asset stripping, limiting shareholders access to votes, and 'bankruptcy to order' - as Russian big business developed during the 1990s. Unlike other studies on Russian corporate governance, this book highlights the ambiguous impact of informal corporate governance practices on the companies involved as commercial entities, and suggests that although their use proved costly to Russia's business reputation, they helped core groups of owners/managers at the time to establish coherent business firms. Overall, the book shows that we cannot understand the nature of current economic changes in Russia without recognising the crucial role played by informal corporate governance practices in the creation and development of big business in post-Soviet Russia.
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Russian Industry written by S. M. Guriev and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enterprise Restructuring and the Role of Managers in Russia written by Gary Krueger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of what might have been considered an unlikely source of dynamic change in Russia - formerly state-owned manufacturing enterprises and their managers. Based on interviews conducted over a six-year span with managers at 47 manufacturing, light industry, consumer durable, and food processing firms in four Russian cities, the study documents the real world challenge of turning hidebound, often dysfunctional manufacturing operations into thriving companies. With analytical rigor and theoretical creativity, this work will dispel some common misconceptions about the Russian economy and make a contribution to the literature about management, company strategies, and corporate governance.
Download or read book Implementing the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises Review of Recent Developments written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report documents changes in state ownership and SOE governance in both OECD and partner economies and assesses the extent to which the Guidelines have served as a “roadmap for reform” in individual countries since 2015, following the most recent update of the Guidelines. Drawing on practices in up to 31 jurisdictions, it covers organising the state enterprise ownership function; safeguarding a level playing field between SOEs and private businesses; equitable treatment of shareholders and other investors; stakeholder relations and responsible business; transparency and disclosure practices; and professionalising boards of directors.
