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Corruption and social values: do postmaterialists justify bribery?

Kravtsova, Maria; Oshchepkov, Aleksey; Welzel, Christian - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

Using World Values Survey data from dozens of countries around the world, this article analyzes the relationship between postmaterialist values and attitudes towards bribery in a multi-level framework. This is an inherently interesting and under-researched topic because the various propensities...

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The Cradle of Chaos: Metamorphosis of Chinese Elite, 1850s–1900s

Vul, Nikita A. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015

When the Qing Empire collapsed in 1911, military groups moved to the forefront. The power of regional warlords bloomed …

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Fast Food As An Actual Form Of Modern Gastronomic Culture

Sokhan, Irina V. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This article analyzes the actual gastronomic practice of fast food. Traditional gastronomic culture is undergoing transformations in the modern world. New gastronomic scares are developing that are related to an inability to predict ingredients in consumed foods. Fast food is neutral on the...

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The Problem Of Sovereignty In The Liberal Conservatism Of Francois Guizot

Matveev, Sergey - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

: “Who has the supreme state power?” Who is sovereign: the people, the representation, the monarch or God? The research of …

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Structural embeddedness and contractual relationships of chain stores and their suppliers in Russian emerging markets

Kotelnikova, Zoya - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

continuation of markets ties, the presented paper focuses on the influence of power, institutional forces, and competition. The …. However, retailers and suppliers are prone to follow different models. Power turns out to be meaningful for retailers, while … institutional forces appear to be of much more special importance for suppliers. Retailers exercise organizational power to …

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Social Capital and Attitudes towards Money

Tatarko, Alexander; Schmidt, Peter - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

The objective of this research was to assess the mechanism through which the individual level components of social capital, that is, individuals‘ levels of trust, tolerance and civic identity affect their economic behavior. The sample of the study included 634 respondents aged 20 to 59. A...

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Internal Empires I: Social Institutions of the Frontier

Foa, Roberto; Nemirovskaya, Anna; Mostovova, Elena - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

One of the attributes most consistently highlighted in the literature on frontier society is the tendency to spontaneous social organisation. However, despite the resilience of the ‘frontier thesis’ within sociology and political science, it has not been subject to a rigorous empirical...

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Values and Social Capital as Predictors of Attitudes towards Innovation

Lebedeva, Nadezhda; Osipova, Ekaterina; Cherkasova, Liubov - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

This study examines the relationship of values and social capital with attitudes towards innovations. The respondents (N = 1238) were asked to fill in a questionnaire, which included the Schwartz value survey SVS-57, a selfassessment scale of innovative personality traits [Lebedeva, Tatarko,...

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Are Individual Value Orientations Related to Socio-Psychological Capital? A Comparative Analysis Data from Three Ethnic Groups in Russia

Tatarko, Alexander - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2012

This study analyzes the phenomenology of socio-psychological capital viewed as a resource for psychological relations which constitutes the basis for the formation of social capital. A cross-cultural analysis of the impact of value orientations on socio-psychological capital has been performed....

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Consumer Cooperatives and Liberal Idea In Russia

Menyashev, Rinat - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2011

A popular view in Russian studies argues that underdevelopment of Russian civil society is partly responsible for the failure of liberal idea in Russia. The fragmented society may see no alternative to massive government regulation, which is why support for a strong state is so high. If this...

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