Sheila M Puffer: 3 books
Hammer and Silicon
The Soviet Diaspora in the U.S. Innovation Economy — Immigration, Innovation, Institutions, Imprinting, and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2018
This deeply personal book tells the untold story of the significant contributions of technical professionals from the former Soviet Union to the US innovation economy, particularly in the sectors of software, social media, biotechnology, and medicine. Drawing upon in-depth interviews, it channels...
International Management: Insights from Fiction and Practice
Insights from Fiction and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Exploring topics covered in international management courses, this book pairs business articles and fictional short stories to provide practical guidelines and concrete examples and convey cultural subtleties and shades of meaning.
The Russian Management Revolution: Preparing Managers for a Market Economy
Preparing Managers for a Market Economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Soviet managerial culture, however resistant to change, is in fact changing (just as Western managers have begun to grasp some of its written rules). This volume attempts to reveal the direction of those changes. It spotlights the problems that are preparing students, career managers, and the employees...