“New Geography” of the Russian North-West — External Challenges for Management Practices

Abstract

Geographical conditions create hard constraints for management practices. Geography is physical — a difficult frame to overcome for any management decisions. However, economic and especially political geography is significantly more dynamic, geographical conditions, constant and variable, require their consideration in management. Borderline position can be a great boon, and three decades has been just that. Today, the border or frontier situation is a serious burden, military risks and additional costs. All this belongs to the category of external calls for the national management system.

Keywords

• baltic-scandinavian region
• baltic
• north-west
• management
• st. petersburg
• leningrad region