ISBN:
9780230294936
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XI, 184 p, online resource)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
Keywords:
Public relations
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Computer organization
;
International economics
;
Economic policy.
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Public relations
;
Computer organization
;
International economics
;
Marketing
;
Sociology
;
Economics
;
Marketing
;
Economics
;
Sociology
;
Computer networks .
;
International economic relations.
;
Computer engineering.
;
Communication in organizations.
;
Russland
;
Softwareindustrie
;
Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract:
A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region.
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note -- 1 -- Introduction -- -- The software industry as an exemplary case of the functioning of the Russian market economy -- -- The role of social networks in the Soviet and Russian economy and society -- -- Incorporating cultural and moral aspects into studies of networks in the Russian economy -- -- Structure of the book -- -- 2 -- Using Networks to Find Out about Networks -- -- The significance of personal networks in studies of the Russian economy -- -- The qualitative approach in social network analysis -- -- Network data and how to get them -- -- Limitations of the study -- -- Problems of generalization -- -- 3 -- The Evolution of Russia's IT Sector -- -- Arcadia: The birth of a St. Petersburg software company
Description / Table of Contents:
Schools and universities -- -- Internet milieus -- -- The Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) -- -- Birthdays as foci of interaction -- -- 6 -- The Types of Economic Resources Transmitted through the Networks of St. Petersburg IT Professionals -- -- Business ideas and partners -- -- Clients -- -- Starting capital -- -- Office space -- -- Jobs -- -- Advice and information -- -- Services -- -- 7 -- Social Mechanisms Governing the Informal Transactions between Russian IT Managers -- -- Reciprocal expectations in Russian managers' transactions -- -- Brokerage -- -- The mixing of personal and professional spheres of life -- -- 8 -- The Spirit of Russian IT Capitalism -- -- The connexionist spirit of Western capitalism -- -- The domestic spirit of Russian IT capitalism -- -- 9 -- Conclusions
Note:
Open Access
DOI:
10.1057/9780230294936
URL:
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