Russian Industrial Revolution. Managerial Lessons of the First Half of the 19th Century

The author examines the first imperial industrialization from a special perspective: in terms of managerial tools.

How did government bodies manage industrial growth - the Committee of Ministers, the State Council, the Department of Manufactures, governors?

What documents did the leaders of the industrial revolution rely on, how did they protocol meetings, and how did they control the execution of tasks?

Through what manufacturing and commercial councils did they establish interaction with business? How were government subsidies and benefits distributed among industrialists?

In each chapter, approaches characteristic of the three industrializations are compared, and conclusions useful for managers of our time are drawn.

The book is based on a significant number of archival primary sources and is written in an accessible, lively language.