ABSTRACT
This chapter examines transformation with respect to management theory and practice, and review the key developments in Russian Human Resources (HR) strategy as described in the literature published over the last 20 years. It presents a critical examination of the interactions between research and actual HR practice in Russia. Unprecedented transformation, which has had a profound impact on social and economic structures, labor relations, institutions, and national culture and identity, has attracted the attention of business and management scholars, as well as economists, sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists who have closely followed and studied the developments. Some analysis of the development of HR strategy in Indian organizations also suggests the interplay of the forces of convergence and divergence. While liberalization unleashed the forces of globalization on India over 20 years ago, it is only recently that Indian organizations have begun to more widely embrace the high performance HR practices dominant in the West.
