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Since the FCPA Blog published my series on IKEA’s charitable contributions in Russia, I’ve received a lot of positive feedback, both directly and indirectly. That is incredibly flattering, and I want to thank everyone for taking that all-important first step: reading what I wrote.… Continue Reading
This is the final post in my series analyzing IKEA’s charitable contributions in Russia in the 1990s and early 2000s. I haven’t presumed IKEA was subject to the FCPA when the events happened or that any FCPA violations might have occurred.… Continue Reading
This is the fifth post in our series about IKEA’s charitable contributions in Russia in the 1990s and early 2000s. Today we’re looking at an event that at first glance doesn’t even appear to be a donation.… Continue Reading
In this series, we’re looking at IKEA’s charitable contributions in Russia during its expansion there in the 1990s and early 2000s. In Parts Two and Three, I presented quotes from the memoir of the former CEO of IKEA Russia, Lennart Dahlgren.… Continue Reading
I discussed in Part 2 how a donation in line with the interests of deputy governor of Moscow Region, Mikhail Men’, helped IKEA resolve its problems relating to construction of its second store in the Moscow Region.… Continue Reading
This is the second post in a series analyzing IKEA’s charitable contributions during its expansion efforts in Russia during the late 1990s and early 2000s. In the first post, I talked about Lennart Dahlgren’s memoir, Despite Absurdity: How I Conquered Russia While It Conquered Me, which has not been published in English.… Continue Reading
When I was about to go work in Russia in 2012, somebody suggested that I read Lennart Dahlgren’s memoir, Despite Absurdity: How I Conquered Russia While It Conquered Me. Dahlgren, the CEO of IKEA Russia during the late 1990s and early 2000s, was instrumental in establishing the furniture giant there.… Continue Reading
