The objectives of the project were to
- analyse and describe the influence of technological, organizational and
managerial,
marketing and information factors on the process of modernisation;
- to provide a comparative analysis between companies in the two NIS (newly independent
states) and between companies in NIS and EU countries;
- to develop and disseminate a set of recommendations on improving the strategies of
modernization in the enterprises.
A specific emphasis was given to engineering enterprises in Voronezh region
(Russian Federation) and Lugansk (Ukraine).
Theoretical and methodological background was prepared in cooperation for research
of each factor. Studying of technological factors was directed by the Institute for
World Economics and International Mangement, Germany, information factors by University of
Macedonia, Greece, marketing factors by University College Galway, Ireland, organizational
and managerial factors by Voronezh State University, Russia.
Each partner mentioned above is specialized in particular fields of social sciences
relevant to corresponding factor of modernization.
The following research activities were conducted: literature review,
infrastructure-review, expert survey, enterprise survey, preparing case
studies. Empirical
research at the NIS enterprises were conducted by research teams from Lugansk and
Voronezh. For studying each factor a seperate research team were organized both in
Voronezh and Lugansk
