60%
of Russian company heads believe that the ability to solve work-related problems without help is acquired by employees only with experience in working independently. Various training courses are ineffective in this area.
In assessing how experience affects employees’ ability to organize their time and work in teams, the opinion of business leaders was equally divided. One part believes that personal experience plays a key role. Another is confident that all of these skills can be learned under the guidance of mentors.
This information was obtained during a survey of 1,000 representatives of large, medium and small businesses operating in six primary economic sectors. It was conducted jointly as part of the Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations by the HSE and the Yuri Levada Analytical Center*. An information bulletin on the research has been published (in Russian) on the monitoring survey’s website.
* Решением Минюста РФ Levada Analytical Center (Левада-Центр) включён в реестр некоммерческих организаций, выполняющих функции иностранного агента.
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53%
of Russian families with children believe that children with disabilities should study with non-disabled children.
Management Decentralization Contributes to Better Business
Companies with decentralized management systems are, on average, more effective than firms where the CEO tries to control everything. The risk of centralization is higher if the company is managed by families. These were the main findings of the recent research by Irina Levina, research fellow at the HSE Institute for Industrial and Market Studies.
1.5
is the number of times by which the salary of teachers in Moscow professional and technical schools must be raised to recruit the ‘ideal teacher’ according to the heads of these institutions.
‘ICEF Gave Me an Excellent Theoretical Grounding’
ICEF 2006 alumnus Yuri Kiselev is now head of debt capital markets in Russia and the CIS at Société Générale. In an interview for the ICEF website Yuri talked about his career and education in Russia and abroad.
Russian Businesses Underutilise New Media
Russian businesses have been slow in adopting new media tools. Many companies continue to rely on official websites to reach out to customers and avoid using social media and blogs, as they are not ready for an equal dialogue with external audiences, according to Iosif Dzyaloshinsky and Maria Pilgun, professors of the HSE Faculty of Communication, Media and Design.
13%
of full-time students at Russian universities in 2014 had intentions of studying abroad. A year earlier, the figure was 20%.
31%
of professional and vocational schools in Russia are currently not enrolling students for professional education programmes due to a lack of demand.