Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/20/2009

New MBA Program Tackles Real-World Hassles

The Associated Press
Although there are MBA programs running at a handful of universities in Russia, few of them attract globally renowned teachers, and most are taught in Russian; classes at Skolkovo are conducted in English, the business world’s lingua franca.

A Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

By Chris Willett
At a meeting of the Valdai group in September Arkady Dvorkovich, the president’s top economic aide, forecast that the economic influence currently wielded by a dozen or so Russian businessmen would, in two to three years, be in the hands of hundreds of entrepreneurs.
Ivan Sekretarev / AP

New MBA Program Tackles Real-World Hassles

The Associated Press

Although there are MBA programs running at a handful of universities in Russia, few of them attract globally renowned teachers, and most are taught in Russian; classes at Skolkovo are conducted in English, the business world’s lingua franca.





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Market Overview

Marketplace Reversal

Since the beginning of the global economic crisis, colossal changes have taken place: the job seekers’ market has turned into an employers’ market,” Manpower’s head of business development, Irina Kurganov commented. This is a phrase often thrown around in the current climate, but what does it really imply? It means, she said, that in spite of the change in market conditions, from the recruitment agencies’ perspective there is still a lack of highly qualified specialists, but also now a shortage of vacancies.


Head to Head

Jobs on the Move

Russia’s employment sector seems to be licking its wounds from the crisis, but does the reality in Moscow look set to diverge from that of Russia’s regions? What is the impact of migration within Russia in the crisis? Two employment market specialists, one with more local knowledge, the other more regionally-orientated, chew it over.



Employers of Tomorrow

PricewaterhouseCoopers
The economic downturn has encouraged a knee-jerk reaction that concentrates on short-term savings.

Human Resources Has to Become a Part of Strategic Business Development

Avenir Group
The ideas of strategic marketing in the 1990s led to a surge in customer-oriented marketing approaches: the idea to listen to the customer, study his needs and tailor the products and services to suit these needs.

How to Be an Attractive Employer

ZAO “JTI Marketing & Sales”
Leadership is an integral part of any company’s genetic makeup.

Retaining Employees When There Is No Budget

CBSD
Though loyal and able employees are often called any business’ No. 1 resource, the current crisis has proved again that employee development budgets are the first to get cut in turbulent times.

CMS announces new Head of Real Estate in Russia

CMS, one of the leading international law firms in Russia, is pleased to announce that Vladislav Sourkov has been appointed as the new Head of Real Estate group in CMS Moscow office as of 1 January 2010.

Dr. Michail Logwinow joins RÚdl & Partner

We are pleased to announce that, after leaving the position of Representative of the Free State of Bavaria to the Russian Federation, the Special and Authorized Ambassador Dr. Michail Logwinow is joining the Moscow office of RÚdl & Partner.

KPMG

Ludmila Sokolova appointed as a Partner, KPMG in Russia and the CIS


Mason Tokarz appointed as a Head of Financial Services, Audit, KPMG in Russia and the CIS

Mason Tokarz appointed as a Head of Financial Services, Audit, KPMG in Russia and the CIS Prior to joining the KPMG Moscow office, Mason was the managing partner of KPMG in Ukraine from June 2003.





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