Introduction: can Russia and its oil companies handle change?
Journal: Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Year: 2020

The introductory chapter presents the two main questions that the book seeks to answer. First: How are Russian oil companies tackling the changing global context? This question concerns both how Russian actors think about and plan for the future, and how they handle change once it happens. In other words, this question is about the adaptability of Russian actors. Second: How are the companies themselves changing? This concerns the people in charge, their corporate culture and political connectio