The management of international strategic alliances in the Russian energy industry

Abstract

The objective of the dissertation is to understand influencing factors on management practices in International Strategic Alliances between Russian and European corporations in the energy industry. The task is to sup literature, conduct qualitative expert interviews as well as an online survey in order to create linkages between certain alliance situation and management methods in place. The main result is an integrated model dividing into four main areas of partnerships as well as three common scenarios.