Medicine has a term, evidence-based medicine. It means that doctors should make decisions based on established scientific evidence.
But among managers, I often meet people who belittle management decisions made “from personal experience”.

I am introducing the term Hashtag #evidence_based_management

And starting a series of posts with research.

Study 1
Foreign companies' strategies in the Russian market under sanctions
In this paper, A. I. Leonov of RANEPA analysed the behaviour of foreign corporations that announced their departure from the Russian market under sanctions pressure.

A useful insight:
Companies' departures are often symbolic: actual operations may continue through indirect arrangements. The author found that “a departure may be conditional and represent only a symbolic action, and the fact of departure does not always mean the end of activity”, so many Western firms retain a concealed presence in Russia. The study offers a classification of strategies for countering sanctions, including ways of continuing business covertly that allow companies to minimise risks in external markets while formally withdrawing.

Link to the publication:
- https://lnkd.in/ebT9FT_d

Study 2
A mechanism for managing integration processes in operations management (A. O. Zhukova et al.).
The authors note that, under current conditions, integrating business processes is becoming increasingly relevant to operations management.

A useful insight:
The paper proposes a mechanism for connecting fragmented operational processes into a single system. This integrated management helps departments work more coherently and adapt operations flexibly to external changes. The study stresses that bringing processes and resources together in a single operational chain increases business efficiency and resilience in turbulent conditions.

Link to the publication:
- https://lnkd.in/e-AVTQyq

Study 3
Features of the employee motivation and incentive system in a financial and credit organisation (L. A. Tretyakova, Belgorod State National Research University).
This paper concerns the restructuring of HR systems in banks amid digital transformation.

A useful insight:
The author proposes a tiered motivation model that takes account of both collective goals and employees' individual results. As new technologies are actively introduced, “an HR management system based on a tiered model of employee motivation and incentives becomes particularly relevant”, requiring a review of how each employee's and department's performance is assessed. The paper analyses common motivation problems in banking and suggests ways to increase employee engagement through an integrated system of financial and non-financial incentives. This will help build a sustainable workforce capability within the organisation.

Link to the publication:
- https://lnkd.in/eCDcY3KE