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This collection of compact cases on management practices in Russian companies was produced by professors of HSE Graduate School of Business and other units of HSE University and resulted from a joint project between HSE GSB and The Case Centre, the one of the top case clearing houses globally. The cases in this volume reflect on a wide range of the current issues in business management, such as Strategic Management, Business Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Brand Management, ESG and Business Ethics, Talent Management, Entrepreneurship, as well as doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This case collection is recommended for students, participants and faculty of various programs in management — from Bachelor and Master to MBA and Executive Education.

Recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the Graduate School of Business, National Research University Higher School of Economics.

This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic school closures on peer victimization in Mexico

and Russia. In addition to effects on academic performance and attendance, the lockdowns interfered with

usual peer socialization experiences and interactions. We examined the effects on the problem of bullying

victimization. Since all measures were originally in English, factorial invariance was established at the

outset. Comparisons by country for frequency of victimization, type of victimization, harmfulness of the

victimization experiences, location of the victimization, and relationships to the perpetrator, were calculated.

Although the countries were similar in many ways, significant differences were detected on several items; one

notable difference was the relationship to the perpetrator. In Mexico, the most common bully was siblings,

while in Russia, the highest rank was for parents. Significant differences reflected the cultural contexts of each

country; these cultural influences are discussed.

Animal-assisted therapy and intervention have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving the quality of life of people with mental health issues that are connected to social functioning difficulties. Anorexia is a mental health disorder that is associated with problematic formation and maintenance of long-lasting personal relationships. There is a limited number of papers that describe how people with eating disorders, including anorexia, treat their pets. Since the perceptions of people with anorexia of their pets are largely unexplored, in this article, I aim to contribute to this lacuna. In particular, I study the meanings that young women with anorexia attach to their pets. The data on this topic was collected through semi-structured biographical interviews and the concentric circles method (N = 50). The narratives were analyzed using thematic qualitative analysis. The findings indicate that pets are scarcely included in personal networks. Only seven women out of 50 mentioned them as members of these networks. Pets as parts of personal networks are referred to in five ways: (1) as providers of needed emotional support, (2) as targets of care that help to find the reason to be alive; (3) as triggers of depression and other mental health problems, (4) neutrally, or (5) as family members who are both in need of care and capable of providing support. Based on the results of the present research, I suggest the cautious implementation of animals in the provision of mental health services for young women with anorexia because these individuals tend to create strong bonds with their pets and the sudden cut of these ties (for instance due to pet death) could result in the worsening of the mental health of these vulnerable women.Animal-assisted therapy and intervention have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving the quality of life of people with mental health issues that are connected to social functioning difficulties. Anorexia is a mental health disorder that is associated with problematic formation and maintenance of long-lasting personal relationships. There is a limited number of papers that describe how people with eating disorders, including anorexia, treat their pets. Since the perceptions of people with anorexia of their pets are largely unexplored, in this article, I aim to contribute to this lacuna. In particular, I study the meanings that young women with anorexia attach to their pets. The data on this topic was collected through semi-structured biographical interviews and the concentric circles method (N = 50). The narratives were analyzed using thematic qualitative analysis. The findings indicate that pets are scarcely included in personal networks. Only seven women out of 50 mentioned them as members of these networks. Pets as parts of personal networks are referred to in five ways: (1) as providers of needed emotional support, (2) as targets of care that help to find the reason to be alive; (3) as triggers of depression and other mental health problems, (4) neutrally, or (5) as family members who are both in need of care and capable of providing support. Based on the results of the present research, I suggest the cautious implementation of animals in the provision of mental health services for young women with anorexia because these individuals tend to create strong bonds with their pets and the sudden cut of these ties (for instance due to pet death) could result in the worsening of the mental health of these vulnerable women.