Russian Multinationals：From Regional Supremacy to Global Lead

In order to prepare this first account of the internationalization of Russian companies, Panifratov (strategic and international management, St. Petersburg State U., Russia) spent five years investigating the international results of companies, often studying a company's international activities in multiple studies. He discusses the motivations for going international, the spectrum of strategies, the choice of entry modes and post-entry operations, and boundaries and the future of Russian multinationals. The core chapters examine oil and gas, high-tech, banking, metallurgy, and telecom sectors. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Andrei Panibratov is Professor of Strategic and International Management at the Graduate School of Management (GSOM), St. Petersburg State University, Russia where he teaches contemporary strategic analysis and international business strategy courses. He holds a PhD in Economics from St. Petersburg State University, an MBA degree from the University of Wales (UK), and a Doctoral degree from Moscow State University of Management (Russia). Professor Panibratov has participated in consultation and research projects for the World Bank (USA), UMIST (UK), Aalto University School of Economics and Tampere University of Technology (Finland) and European and Russian companies. He is a visiting professor at Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland) where he teaches corporate strategy in emerging markets for international master students. Professor Panibratov’s research interests include the strategy of western multinational enterprises in Russia, marketing decisions when going abroad, internationalisation of emerging economy companies, outward FDI from Russia, and internationalisation of Russian firms. He is the author and co-author of a number of monographs, case studies, and articles published in Russia and abroad.