How much does size, age, or industry membership matter in transition? Studying change in organizational performance in almost 1,000 post-Soviet companies

Article Abstract:

The author explores to what extent the age, size and industrial factors affect an enterprise's overall economic performance based on a rich empirical study of over 1000 post-Soviet businesses. Results show a contradiction to conventional beliefs because the author fails to find a significant correlation between an industry's economic performance and its size, age or industrial sector; assumptions that larger enterprises are more likely to succeed and that older, more traditional enterprises are likely to fail due to inertia are challenged based on these results; organizational performance is found to be based on the ability of an enterprise to exploit changes in free market entry and exit conditions.

Statistical Data Included, Analysis, Surveys, Organizational effectiveness, Organizational change

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Editor's introduction

Article Abstract:

The editor introduces topics for this issue, including the state of the defense industry and corporate governance in Russia during the post-Soviet era of economic transition. The failure of conversion in the military-industrial complex is examined focusing on the federal government's lack of financing; Western and Russian models of corporate governance in the Yeltsin and post-Yeltsin era are compared.

Corporate governance, Defense industry

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Editor's introduction

Article Abstract:

The editor presents the topics of this issue, which include the impact of Russian economic reforms on transforming enterprises.

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