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P2: Collectivistic nature of the Russian NC affects the OC positively while the dominance of the leadership culture, culture of foreign workers and lack of trust affect it negatively.
Since the general style of management and communication in Russian
organisations is rather “top-down” in nature, it is assumed that a stronger or weaker influence of various components of NC will be observed.
P2.1a: Russian NC affects the management style in Russian organisations by consultation, participation and delegation negatively and by dominant authoritarian and directive management styles, positively.
P2.1b: Russian NC affects the communication style in Russian organisations by transparency of information negatively and by no exchange of information, selective information, limited or censured information, positively.
Based on Chen & Huang, (2007) and Neuijen (1992) it was assumed that the effectiveness of KT in Russian organisations should be influenced by positive or negative tendencies in the environment of the Russian organisation.
P3a: Stabile, progressive and supportive environment in the Russian organisation, affect the KT positively while disruptive, laisser-faire and chaotic environment affect it negatively.
P3b: Openness to new ideas and innovations developed internally and externally, sharing innovations with external partners and the media are affected by the Russian OC positively, while the partly openness to other employees and departments, doing the business in own way, not sharing innovations with external partners and keep them confidential to themselves are affected by the OC negatively.
Based on Kets de Vries (2001), May, Puffer, and McCarthy (2005) it was assumed that the variances in management styles in Russian organisations have positive and/or negative effects on the KT.
P3.1 a: Consultative, participative and “by delegation” options affect the management style in Russian organisations positively while authoritarian and directive styles affect the KT negatively.
P3.1 b: Transparency of information and its full availability for all employees affect the KT positively and in contrast no exchange of information, exchange of selective and limited information will have a negative effect on KT.
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