Taradanov A.A.

Purpose. Identification of features of marriage and family relations in the Ural single-industry towns for their record in social processes management. Methods. The genetic method of sociological research is applied: the definition of "social genotypes" in the object of research, allowing determining the factors of marriage and family relations development. The comparative analysis of social, economic, administrative, demographic and psychological conditions of marriage and family life is carried out. Data collection was carried out by questionnaire in the cities of Magnitogorsk and Kartaly, Chelyabinsk region. The methods of mathematical statistics were used for the calculations. Technical data processing was performed in Excel. Results. Three types of marriage and family relations in the Ural single-industry towns were studied: 1) marital non-family relations (a couple without children); 2) marital family relations (a couple with children); 3) non-marital family relations (one parent with children). It is revealed that a backbone enterprise and a single-industry town perform a compensatory function for non-marital family respondents: they are more confident that working in the backbone enterprise is prestigious and beneficial to the family and they would like to have their children work at such enterprise. The same category of respondents demonstrates a higher level of patriotism for a single-industry town: for them, their single-industry town is a place where you want to live. For them such a situation more typical than for married non-family and married family. On the contrary, marital family respondents, the majority of whom work at the city-forming enterprise, do not wish their children the same fate; to the least extent, single-city factors are positive for respondents of marital non-family relations. Scientific novelty. Three types of marriage and family relations in the Ural single-industry towns (marital non-family, marital family and non-marital family) are formulated and studied and their single-industry town’s features (factors of the town-forming enterprise, social and labor relations, and professional education) are revealed. It is found that the city-forming enterprise and single-industry town perform a compensatory function of substitution in non-marital family respondents, whose share in modern Russia is increasing.

Purpose. Evidence of opportunism middle management personnel in the transition of performers in network relationships, i.e. a team contract. Methods. A survey using questionnaires to line managers: supervisors, their deputies and the mountain of masters from almost all major coal-mining enterprises of Russia. Results. Content analysis of the questionnaires showed that the interests of the middle management personnel maximum control performers in the manual mode, in principle, opposed to the interests of the members of the brigades the right to make local decisions on the production process and the maximum freedom of action in their area of responsibility. Scientific Novelty. The discrepancy between the interests of the middle management personnel and interests of performers, that is, members of the teams working on a team contract that causes № demand for reserves due to the development of horizontal ties, that is networks. It is necessary to develop the competence of middle management staff related to the management of network structures.

Purpose. Analysis of discrepancies in requirements for qualification of personnel by specificity of innovative development of enterprises and its real training in the development of new products, techniques and technologies, leading to a significant slowdown in efficiency growth. Methods. Comparison of the results obtained by ordinary skilled workers and competent employees. Results. A comparative analysis of the requirements and the actual situation has shown that, with the development of new products, equipment and technology, i.e. non-stationary conditions of work the most important factors are not qualifications, but his ability to solve specific problems, building on his skills, but taking into account the tasks he must fulfil, and the opportunities provided by the enterprise. Scientific novelty. Competence, that is, the ability of an employee to link his qualification with the capabilities of its implementation in achieving the objectives, and using the available resources is the factor that allows the employee to reveal the potential in the development of new products, equipment and technologies.

Purpose. Research of staff competences in the processes of increasing productivity and competitiveness of industrial enterprises, particularly in coal mining industry. Results. The possibilities are considered to demonstrate professional management competencies in complex conditions of technical-technological re-equipment of an enterprise. Scientific novelty. A scheme for networks application in coal mining companies under the conditions of technical-technological upgrade is also provided.