• Cultural characteristics of the Russian-Norwegian business relationship in the seafood industry 

      Pyzhova, Anna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-15)
      This study examines the cultural differences between Russia and Norway as a barrier for Norwegian seafood companies to do business with Russia. The main focus will be put on the role of personal relationships and personal contacts in the process of business exchange between Norway and Russia in the seafood market. Geert Hofstede's theory on cultural dimensions will be used as a main framework for ...
    • Identity and regional culture : the case of the Pomor people in Arkhangel’sk Region, Russia 

      Pyzhova, Anna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-10)
      The thesis focuses on the identity of an unrecognized, small-numbered people in the northwestern part of Russia– the Pomor people (or Pomory). The thesis will examine the history of this group and how they came to be ‘fragmented’ from the main identity-forming process of the central Russian nation from the ninth to the 21st centuries. Using fieldwork materials, the thesis will present which identity ...