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Item Open Access Adoption of ISO 9000 by Companies in Kazakhstan: Reasons for Adoption, Perceptions by Managers, and Benefits for Companies(Central Asia Business Journal, 2009) Moldashev K.The current paper explores the reasons for companies in Kazakhstan to adopt ISO 9000, the role of management, perception of Quality Management, and benefits from certification. The managers and employees of companies responsible for adoption of ISO 9000 were asked to answer survey questions. The main conclusions arising from study are that the major source of ISO 9000 knowledge are foreign partners, most companies report improvement in quality, and only small percentage of respondents agreed that costs decreased. The study shows the need to intensify promotion of ISO 9000 on local level by conferences, workshops and other means. Also, according to survey results, companies should emphasize on waste management and system approach management principles in adopting ISO 9000.Item Open Access How training and development practices contribute to research productivity: a moderated mediation model(Studies in Higher Education, 2020) Kozhakhmet S.; Moldashev K.; Yenikeyeva A.; Nurgadeshov A.The use of corporate management practices in higher education has led to spread of result-oriented practices to improve research productivity, including publication rewards and requirements. In this paper we stress the importance of input and process based approaches by examining the mediating role of research self-efficacy on the relationship between training & development practices and research productivity, and the moderating role of knowledge sharing climate. This empirical work provides a more complete understanding of how training & development practices may build research self-efficacy which in turn promotes faculty members’ research productivity. Finally, we contribute to the emerging literature on the moderating effects of knowledge sharing climate.Item Open Access ISSUES IN UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION: RESULTS OF A STAKEHOLDER SURVEY(Higher education in Kazakhstan №4, 2024) Moldashev K.; Sakhimbek B.In 2024, Kazakhstan introduced a new science and technology policy to bridge academia and industry. Despite this, challenges persist due to conflicting goals, limited industry capacity, and bureaucratic obstacles. Based on a survey of 700 academics and 108 business representatives, this study identifies major barriers to collaboration, including the underdevelopment of high-tech industries, bureaucratic hurdles in research organizations, and insufficient funding. Notably, satisfaction varied by organization type, with state universities expressing higher satisfaction compared to private research institutions. These findings underscore the need for policy reforms that reduce bureaucratic barriers, enhance funding, and foster active engagement in university-industry partnerships for innovation.Item Open Access REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN A GLOBALIZATION CONTEXT(Suleyman Demirel University, 2017) Zamzamkan D. ; Moldashev K.This article discusses about the Regional integration in a globalization context. Regional integration is often viewed as a way to support development and economic growth in developing countries through the related with it benefits to trade and welfare. Proper attention was paid to the etymology of the theory “regional integration” in economical and political objectives. Tried to explain the importance of regional integration. In addition, examines levels of integration, gives characteristics to each of them. My graph explains the level of them. Also, was explained the relationship and difference between regional integration and globalization. The paper describes the main characteristics and phases of this worldwide actual and successful unification of the integrity process.Item Open Access Response of Local Academia to the Internationalization of Research Policies in a Non-Anglophone Country(education policy analysis archives, 2022) Tleuov A.; Moldashev K.World University Rankings (WUR) are growing in prominence in the eyes of governments and universities around the world. Often this encourages the introduction of state- or institution-wide policies and regulations that put academics and graduate students under performative pressure to publish in international, peer-reviewed journals with a high impact factor (e.g., Scopus- or Web of Science-indexed journals). Such publication requirements are part of the broader internationalization of research (IoR) policies being implemented in many countries. This article adopts a faculty-based perspective and explores the response of academia to IoR policies in Kazakhstan, a developing country that actively pursues a strategy of integrating local academia into the global scientific community. The authors develop a typology of responses based on a literature review to guide the data collection and interpretation. Data for this study were collected through document analysis and semi-structured interviews. Findings suggest that IoR policies lead to a variety of responses from academia, including gaming and token conformity.Item Open Access Sanction Busting Within and Outside Regional Integration(Journal of Economic Integration, 2024) Issabayev M.; Moldashev K.The trade balance of Russia with its top 20 trade partners has increased over the last few years till 2022 with few exceptions such as the United States and the United Kingdom. Even the Russian trade deficit with Germany till 2021 has turned to trade surplus in 2022. However, as a result of the strict sanctions imposed on certain trade products by European Union (EU) nations and the US, the total import values of Russia declined from $266 billion in 2021 to $199 billion in 2022. To explain if third countries, including Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) nations, aid Russia by means of sanctions-busting, we offer several empirical tests. In this paper, we use annual cross-sectional data for 22,648 products exported to Russia along with tariff rates imposed on them in 2022. We first notice that even though the number of sanctioned exports is three times lower than that of non-sanctioned exports, the total import value from sanctioned exports is predicted to be larger than that from non-sanctioned exports on average by 0.36 percentage point. Second, the Russian import values from both EU and Rest of the World (ROW) exports are significantly greater than those from EAEU nations. Last but not least, EAEU nations, which are Russia's partners within the union, and EU nations, are more susceptible to activities such as sanction-busting compared to other third countries.Item Open Access Strategic responses of regional economic organizations to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: the cases of ASEAN, EAEU, and EU(Asia Pacific Business Review, 2022) De Lombaerde Ph.; Moldashev K.; Qoraboyev I.; Qoraboyev I.The aim of this paper is to undertake a systematic comparative analysis of how regional economic organizations (REOs) in the wider Eurasian region have strategically responded to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The theoretical framework is based on the external actorness literature, comparative regionalism, and foreign policy analysis. The analysis links the distinctive features of the REOs to the shape and impact of their strategic responses to the Belt and Road Initiative. At the same time, it shows the extent to which REOs play a functional role vis-à-vis their member states and large firms in a macro-regional strategic context.Item Open Access The Belt and Road Initiative and Comprehensive Regionalism in Central Asia(Springer Nature, 2018) Qoraboyev I.; Moldashev K.The Belt and Road (BR) initiative, launched in 2013, aims at “establishing a community of common interest, common responsibility and common destiny with 4,4 billion people in 65 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa along the route”.1 Official and academic texts mostly highlight regional characteristics of BR, while theoretical and conceptual studies are very rare. Only few studies have an explicit focus on its implications for comparative regionalism. Several reasons may account for this situation. As recently as in 2015, Francois Godement was pointing to scarcity of information concerning BR initiative. 2 Lack of clear information and understanding about BR both within and outside China has led, according to Jia Qingguo, to multiplication of different interpretations about the nature of BR. 3 This makes BR appear as an ambiguous project, which in turn prevents further efforts of clear conceptualization.4 Moreover, it is a common practice that any Chinese project is immediately scrutinized for its geopolitical consequences and security implications for its immediate neighborhood as well as the entire international system. This practice has already resulted in a vast literature based on zero-sum game assumptions of Chinese rise in international politics. The BR is seen as another project initiated by China in its quest for global leadership and there is a risk that the lack of conceptual frameworks may perpetuate geopolitical analyses of the BR.Item Open Access The Effects of Trade Related Sanctions on Russia on Kazakhstan’s International Trade in Goods(Eurasian Journal of Economic and Business Studies, Volume 67, Issue 4, 2023) Moldashev K.The aim of this study is to explore the effects of sanctions on the international trade of Kazakhstan using data from TradeMap database. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought instability to the broader Eurasian continent and significantly affected neighboring states. Kazakhstan and Russia share the second-longest international land border and both participate in the Eurasian Economic Union with a high level of economic integration. Given Kazakhstan's landlocked status, the country relies on Russian territory for its main export routes. Despite expectations of potential issues with oil and gas transportation for Kazakhstan due to sanctions on Russia, there was an increase in mineral exports from Kazakhstan in 2022, resulting in a positive trade balance. High energy prices and inflation in the EU at the start of the invasion led to the delay of oil and gas import bans by the bloc until late 2022. There is also evidence of sanction evasion by Kazakhstani companies, reflected in changes in the structure of exports to Russia. This has prompted visits by officials from sanctioning countries and increased monitoring. Overall, the conflict and subsequent comprehensive sanctions have created uncertainty for investors and require scenario-based longterm planning and additional compliance costs. It is recommended to improve awareness of local companies about the possibility of violating sanctions through corporate training and cooperation with business associations. This will help local businesses to prevent the risk of being subjected to secondary sanctions.