From the Editor-in-Chief
RMJ's Editorial Board and International Academic Advisory Board view management theory (including strategic management) as a fully developed field of interdisciplinary research that has its own subject matter and a system of analytical concepts distinguishing it from related sciences (economics, psychology, sociology, and others).
In its editorial policies RMJ will give preference to original theoretical and empirical studies based on Russian material and dealing with important areas of contemporary management research, such as:
- strategic management;
- alternative theories of firm and their comparative analysis; concepts and methods of effective corporate management;
- management of organizational change;
- value-based management;
- management of knowledge and innovation in modern organizations;
- risk management strategies and real options;
- vertical integration and interfirm networks;
- economic and social principles of corporate behavior in emerging markets;
- corporate governance and manager motivation mechanisms;
- management in country-specific institutional and legal context;
- social responsibility of business;
RMJ will publish both theoretical research papers and practical case studies exploring specific management practices. We expect contributions from leading scholars both in Russia and abroad. Apart from the intrinsic value of having their works published in the same journal, we see it as a means of promoting international standards of quality in management research among the Russian academic community.
We expect that in the first few years, about a quarter of RMJ's total volume will be devoted to translations of classic works in management theory widely cited in contemporary literature but still little known in Russia. We have a number of reasons for this decision. First, this will be an effective way of helping to overcome the deplorable lag between Russian management research and modern developments in international management theory and theory of firm, a lag that has plagued Russian management thought for most of the 20th century. The majority of seminal works on contemporary organizational and strategic management remain unpublished in Russia. Second, regular publication of such works will play an important role in educating a new generation of modern-thinking Russian management researchers and practitioners. Third, we hope to set a quality standard for accurate and competent translation of research in the field of management.