Post-Soviet Management: Evidence from Kazakhstan

Ken Roberts; Jochen Tholen; Takir Balykbaev; Daulet; Duisenbekov

doi:10.5771/0949-6181-2003-3-319

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- 221–222 Editorial Miklós Dobák, Thomas Steger Miklós Dobák, Thomas Steger 221–222
- 223–318 Articles 223–318
  - 223–235 Corporate Governance in Central and Eastern Europe – An introductory review Miklós Dobák, Thomas Steger Miklós Dobák, Thomas Steger 223–235
  - 236–243 Capital Structure as an element of Corporate Covernance System in Ukraine Alexander Kostyuk Alexander Kostyuk 236–243
  - 244–262 Corporate Covernance: Does the concept work in transition economies? Andrei Kuznetsov, Olga Kuznetsova Andrei Kuznetsov, Olga Kuznetsova 244–262
  - 263–292 Institutions, Corporate Covernance and Corporate Covernance institutions: The case of Estonia Theo Postma, Niels Hermes Theo Postma, Niels Hermes 263–292
  - 293–318 Corporate Governance and the former East Germany: The role of the Treuhandanstalt in moulding the new German economy Mairi MacLean, Jutta Howard, Graham Hollinshead Mairi MacLean, Jutta Howard, Graham Hollinshead 293–318
- 319–331 Forum 319–331
  - Post-Soviet Management: Evidence from Kazakhstan Ken Roberts, Jochen Tholen, Takir Balykbaev, Daulet, Duisenbekov Ken Roberts, Jochen Tholen, Takir Balykbaev, Daulet, Duisenbekov
- 332–334 Book Reviews 332–334
  - Evelin Dietrich (2003): Werte und Wertewandel in gesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozessen Gabriele Faßauer Gabriele Faßauer
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JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies , page 319 - 331

Post-Soviet Management: Evidence from Kazakhstan

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Ken Roberts Jochen Tholen Takir Balykbaev Daulet Duisenbekov

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0949-6181-2003-3-319
- ISSN: 0949-6181
- ISSN online: 1862-0019
Abstract

This paper is based on information collected by interviews during 2000 and 2001, using a mainly structured questionnaire, with the owners or top mangers in 95 manufacturing, extractive and construction businesses in Kazakhstan, and unstructured follow-up interviews in 11 of these companies. The findings are used to assess the extent to which a literature-based model of post-communist Russian management exists in Kazakhstan. Similarities are noted: the prevalence of an ‘insider configuration’ (firms run in the interests of managers and workers), and the importance of social capital (‘connections’). In contrast, the evidence suggests that ‘bureaucratic extortion’ is easier to avoid, Russian-style mafia are less in evidence, and a ‘nomenklatura effect’ is weaker in Kazakhstan. It is argued that these differences create greater space in Kazakhstan: for ‘outsiders’ to develop businesses whose success depends essentially on satisfying the market, and for young managers to rise to the top swiftly on the basis of their ability to align the performances of their enterprises with market demands. It is suggested that these differences could well be part of the explanation of the relatively strong economic growth in Kazakhstan since 1998.
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