Human resource management and development practices in indigenous Russian companies and foreign MNCs: A comparative analysis

This study compared HRM/HRD practices of indigenous Russian companies and foreign MNCs, operating in Russia. The respondents included 358 employees from 30 large business organisations in IT and advertising/PR sectors of industry, located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other large industrial centres of the European part of Russia. Statistically significant differences were found among the two groups of companies in approaches to goal setting, decision making, performance assessment, and employee training and development. Implications for HR managers and recommendations for future research are provided.