DIFFERENCE IN AMERICAN

AND RUSSIAN CORPORATIONS

Basis Russian American
Corporation Corporation
 They follow a  They focuses
Corporate stricter and on delegating
Structure more
hierarchal
tasks to
middle and
structure as lower- level
they are led employees as
by single they are
person following
following Laissez-Faire
Autocratic Style of
Style of Management.
Management
.
 They focuses  They like to
Communication on spoken have written
Style word as they
like to have
communicati
on such as
one on email, letter
conversation or fax.
physical as 
compare to
American
corporations
 They think
 face- to-face
meetings are
usually more
productive
as they allow
them to fully
discuss and
explain
issues.
 Their  Their
Meetings meetings are meetings are
formal and less formal
and serious as
casual seen
and they
interact
Teamwork as a sign of
disrespect.
casually and
frequently
 over the time.
 There is  In American
Gender equality for corporations
women in the women
Roles workplace
but in
frequently
hold senior
practice the and top
status of governmental
women is positions.
much lower.  Women don’t
 Women find that
might have much level of
difficulty in difficulty as
getting their they as heard
voice heard while taking
in meetings important
 as men will discussions
likely be and given
given more more
preference. preference.
 The work  The work
Work Hours hours is 40 hours in
hours long America is
and can go also 40 hours
beyond 50 but they have
hours in more flexible
Russia. workplaces.

Observation and comments

 In American corporation woman have more
powers in decision making at top levels as
compared to Russian corporations.
 Russians communication have more value as
they have one on one communication
physically as compared Americans having
more virtual communication.
 Russian corporation are more serious about
their meetings and follows strict rules as
compared to Americans.
 Americans have given more powers to lower
level as it provides more sense of
responsibility of work to the employees which
led them to work with more seriousness and
can help them to increase creativity.