... religious upbringing shape the experiences of young Nones in societies with differing secularization paths, such as Italy and Russia? To explore this question, the PRSI is introduced and tested for validity on a sample of university students (N = 1810, including 645 Nones). Findings...

...Alexander Yulievich Chepurenko; Nadezhda Nikolaevna Butryumova; Marina Vyacheslavovna Chernysheva; Anastasia Yevgenyevna Sutormina Purpose This paper deals with types and actors of entrepreneurship in and around academia in Russia, as well as with institutional settings of the entrepreneurial...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Discrimination Russia Labor markets Socioeconomics J08 Labor Economics Policies J15 Economics of Minorities Races Indigenous Peoples and Immigrants Non-labor Discrimination J71 Labor Discrimination On July 3, 2013, Russian President...

...Tatiana Gavrilyuk Purpose This article aims to explore the dominant normative patterns that establish the timing and order of life events, determining the desirable life strategies for working-class youth in modern Russia. Design/methodology/approach Exploring the interrelationship between new...

... economy. As the example of the USA shows despite the high global economy its market economy shows average statistical social effectiveness. While the experience of Russia shows that even with moderate global competitiveness of the market economy, it is possible to achieve its high social effectiveness...

... sector with an ambiguous governmental policy toward the sector. The study is based on survey data (n=850 NPOs, 2015, Russia). The paper analyses the likelihood of a non-profit to introduce SIs due to external framework and organizational factors. Regression analysis was applied in the study...

... is a matter of both social structure and cultural representation”. Russia is not only the second largest recipient of migrants, after the USA, but it has received the largest number of postcolonial migrants since the Second World War. By 2000, there were more than 6m migrants to Russia from post-Soviet...

... a transformation of “simpleton” into “marginal” businesses or quitting business. Research limitations/implications Research limitations of the study are the number of observations and the localization of the panel only in the capital of Russia. Practical implications The fundamental failure of Russian...

...Simo Mannila; Galina Eremicheva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe some risks and risk-taking when launching and running business in Russia during the socio-economic transformation. The risks are related to informal economy. Design/methodology/approach The research material...

.... In such segments, illicit revenues may exceed legal income and political influence is considered an economic resource. Findings Informal approval of corrupt activities in colleges and universities in exchange for loyalty and compliance with the current political regime is commonplace in modern Russia...

...Abel Polese; Peter Rodgers; Jeremy Morris Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore an important nexus of formal/informal economic activity in Russia: “normative” workers (in waged formal employment) by virtue of a strongly embedded work‐related social identity and characterized...

..., Russia and Ukraine are used as a comparison point. The theoretical framework for this study is that the subjective beliefs regarding the explanations of poverty can be classified into three broad groups: individualistic, fatalistic, and structural. Hence, regression coefficients and marginal effects...

...Shireen Kanji Purpose This research aims to illustrate the differential treatment of children and pensioners in Russia and to explain why this has not led to age group conflict through an illustration of age group interdependency. Design/methodology/approach Age group conflict is revealed...

..., generally. Describes, through case studies, the transition of HIV outbreaks in South Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Indonesia. Makes the case that HIV/AIDS is deeply tied up in fundamental structure and processes. © MCB UP Limited 2002 AIDS Social responsibility South Africa Russia...

... of elite classes. Limits the article to the unique dynamics of the transition from command economy to free market economy but provides resonance with the experiences of those who have worked in many third‐world societies. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Russia Economy Government Informal markets...

...Dmitry Shlapentokh Looks at the reasons for the collapse of both regimes and considers the importance of repression with these developments. Contrasts the methods of Imperial Russia with the Bolsheviks looking at Court proceedings, prison conditions, education and propaganda in prison, exile...