30%
of all Russian companies use fixed-term employment contracts.
Companies using fixed-term employment contracts hire and fire workers more frequently than other companies. Instead of using them to build staffs of highly qualified employees (i.e., people beginning for a probationary period before becoming full staff members), Russian companies employ people under fixed-term employment contracts ‘without obligations’ for a certain period of time before terminating the contracts.
These data are presented in a report by Larisa Smirrnykh, Deputy Head of HSE’s Laboratory for Labour Market Studies, entitled ‘Fixed-term Employment Contracts, Job Creation and Employment: Findings from Russian Enterprises.’
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What Drives Innovation in Russian Companies
As part of the Management session of the XX April International Conference, Carl F. Fey from Aalto University School of Business, Finland, presented his paper on Facilitating Innovation in Companies in Russia: The Role of Organizational Culture. In his talk, Professor Fey spoke about the results of three studies he has been conducting with his team.
1.5
is how many times more likely major Russian companies are to change managing directors during a crisis in comparison to calmer times.
44%
of heads of Russian companies believe they do not have enough professional knowledge and skills for career development and professional growth. They would like to receive additional specialized training or education.
57%
of Russian companies offered training for their employees in 2014. In 2013, the number of such companies was significantly higher at 72%.
65%
of Russian companies are freezing their employees’ salaries during the economic crisis.
37.5%
of Russian research organizations that transferred the results of their work to companies for implementation helped to create entirely new products, manufacturing processes and services for the global market.
36.9%
is the share of total investment in technological innovation that Russian companies devote to research and development. The amount is nearly 411 billion roubles.