RUDN Journal of Engineering ResearchRUDN Journal of Engineering Research2312-81432312-8151Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4922Comparative Analyses of Russian and Western Top-ManagementAlekseenkoV BКафедра инженерного бизнеса и управления предприятием; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples Friendship University of Russiaeup374@mail.ru <mailto:eup374@mail.ru>IvanovaT BКафедра инженерного бизнеса и управления предприятием; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples Friendship University of Russiaitb@bk.ruPeoples Friendship University of Russia15042010410310807092016Copyright © 2010,2010To start innovation and modernization Russia needs to research and find out characteristics and special features of its CEO and either to learn or reject the Western experience. The main difference between Russian and Western management lies in their formation which determines their approaches to business activity. Russians have been concentrating their efforts on destruction of the previous values and basis, while Western management has been doing its best in business and welfare creation.modernizationinnovationvaluesformationмодернизацияинновацииценностные установкистиль лидерствастиль мышления