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| Author: | Vlachoutsicos, C. Lawrence, P. |
| Title: | What we don't know about Soviet management |
| Journal: | Harvard Business Review
1990 : NOV-DEC, VOL. 68:6, p. 50-52, 56-69 |
| Index terms: | CENTRALISATION USSR MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ECONOMIC SYSTEMS HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS VERTICAL INTEGRATION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION JOINT BUSINESS VENTURES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Distorted Western views of Soviet management techniques are a danger to the success of joint ventures. In fact, managers of many Soviet enterprises have overcome the burdens of a command economy. The core of Soviet hierarchy is the structural task unit /STU/, any group with a specified assignment. The largest STU is the enterprise itself and the smallest is the work brigade. Each STU is contained within a larger one, and each STU leader has a direct and complete authority over subordinate STU leaders and members. This system produces excellent vertical integration but the inner solidarity of STUs greatly inhibits horizontal communication. The second feature of Soviet management is modern democratic centralization. |
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