Current Needs of Business Owners and Managers, Business Schools’ View

Abstract

This article investigates actual training programs of leading Russian business schools for entrepreneurs, managers, and business owners. The aim of this research is to analyze current trends in the Russian business education and compare them with experts’ forecast and opinions about the orientation of Russian entrepreneurship to general management issues (complex, integrated consideration of business processes, cultural and value based approaches to business management). The main research methods are analysis, systematization, and generalization. Based on the results of this research work, the authors make a conclusion about the presence of a new development stage of Russian entrepreneurship characterized by new tasks and requirements, urgent needs and skills in demand.