Проблемы теории и практики управления

Ambiguous 2016 Results: Are We Still Drowning or Already Swimming?

Tsvetkov Valery

The condition and prospects of Russian economic development are analyzed. Signs of recovery are identified: economic recession ended, inflation is steadily decreasing, the ruble exchange rate is stable. The author defines the current economic situation as stagnation and holds that, under the current state policy, the Russian economy will gradually decline.

Evaluating Small Innovative Enterprise Performance under Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Ilysheva Nina, Rozhkov Alexey

A combined model of performance assessment for a small innovative enterprise is proposed. The impact of transition of financial records to IFRS on business evaluation is studied.

Industry as Driver of Sustainable Economic Growth of Modern Russia

Volkova Galina

The author justifies the thesis that stable and sustainable economic growth can only be ensured by a diversified national economy based on a developed real sector, primarily industry. She addresses modernization problems of Russian economy based on industry with positive foreign experience in this field taken into account. The possibility is analyzed to design and implement a program of “new industrialization” for Russia, which would contribute to industry becoming an effective driver of the country's sustainable economic growth.

Innovation Persistence in Russian Companies’ Activities

Grasmik Konstantin, Verkhovets Olesya

The paper reveals the essence of innovation persistence, describes approaches to its measurement. It shows that innovation activity of Russian companies is stable on the whole, but the number of companies investing in R&D is negligible. According to the authors, R&D expenditures are part of these firms' strategies, therefore, the focus of public support must be shifted in their direction.

Integrated Accounting — Modern Corporate Accounting of the 21st Century

Kalabikhina Irina, Galushkina Marina, Voloshin Dmitry

The paper shows that the traditional accounting model is unable to capture the entire information for interested participants. The authors make the conclusion that it is precisely the format of integrated accounting with non-financial indicators used, that can, over the long term, reflect conditions, factors of business development and sustainable value creation of the company.

Land Management Problems of Mining Companies and Ways of Their Solution

Komarov Stanislav, Borodina Olga

The article deals with current problems of acquiring a land parcel due to lacking conformity between land legislation and subsoil legislation. Modern complexities are analyzed and structured, the above problems are illustrated by practical examples. The authors offer specific measures in the framework of applicable law that will, according to them, significantly diminish unplanned subsoil users’ expenses linked with obtaining land parcels, as well as reduce the risk of failure to impose their rights.

Markets Management and Economic Security of the Country

Zakharov Vladimir

Markets management is viewed as an integral part of the country’s economic security system. Strategic decisions are investigated needed to increase markets capacity and neutralize threats of its destruction.

On Research Performance Indicators

Chernyshov Kirill

The author advances principles expedient to be taken as basis to manage, at the current stage, the material incentive fund of Russian research institutions. The implementation of these principles intends the use of a research performance indicator (RPI) for researchers in a scientific organization. Meanwhile, all (without exception) incentive rewards in a scientific organization are to be determined proceeding from proposed RPI-based ratios.

Optimizing Business Processes in the Chain of New Product Development

Novichkov Nikolai, Dolganova Olga, Novichkova Alexandra

The article presents the authors’ approach to optimize business processes in the chain of new product development. Their conception — the area of knowledge concentration connecting all organizational competences — is described and substantiated. The authors unveil the need to apply the corporate memory model in order to preserve, constantly renew, update and mainstream knowledge for activities related to new product development.

Processes of “New Industrialization” and Import Substitution as Basis to Consolidate Regional Economic Integration

Saralidze Anzor, Donichev Oleg, Grachev Sergei

The article reveals the peculiarities of processes of “new industrialization” of economy and import substitution. The development of these processes will allow a scientific-and-technological renewal of production and introduction of innovative changes, will contribute to expand the interregional economic space and enhance economic growth.

Social, Material and Financial Resources of Russia''s Advanced Development

Buzgalin Alexander, Kolganov Andrei

Topical problems of property and labour relations reforms are researched. Practical moves are proposed to de-bureaucratize state-owned property and shape socioeconomic relations, which not only create incentives, but also public respect for productive, hands-on and creative pursuit-oriented labour, and for the working man. In this case the authors do not mean so much a formal re-nationalization, but rather a more democratic distribution of key ownership rights.

The Banking Crisis in Italy: Causes and Ways to Overcome It

Zakharova Natalya

In the article the current economic condition and peculiarities of Italian economy are addressed. Main economic problems are highlighted, specific features of Italy compared to other developed countries are indicated. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the situation the Italian banks are in and the causes of 2014–2017 banking crisis.

The Evolution of Industrial-and-Production Economic Zones Formation

Demyanova Olga, Mansurova Aliya

Factors are researched which have an impact on the efficiency of implementing the instrument of free economic zones for Russian regions development. The experience with free economic zones accumulated by foreign countries is analyzed, failures committed during their formation which hampered successful performance of these zones are identified. The conclusion is drawn that Russian special economic zones, when set up, need their clear-cut targets, and also a more flexible management.

The Great Russian Revolution and Its Lessons

Grinberg Ruslan

The author evaluates key 20th century events and personalities: the 1917 revolution, the role of Stalin. He claims that today Russia is on the verge of groundbreaking shifts, both of material and sociocultural type (as, essentially, the whole world as well). Competition is in full swing between various intellectual platforms on how should adequate responses to challenges of modernity look like.

Theoretical Aspects of Power — Management — Control Relationship in Modern Russian Companies

Bogoviz Alexey, Obiremko Sergei

The authors analyze the relationship between key concepts — power, management and control — of companies' efficient activity organization. They hold that if state-owned enterprises play the leading role in all sectors of economy, a peculiar “double exclusion” of economic actors from property items is formed.