Vol. 10 No. 4 (2014)

Purpose. Reconstruction of the main ideological (the Russian state-civilization) and practical (Soviet state-civilization) forms of historical self-identification of the modern Russian society. Determination of the place and role of corruption in the process of self-determination of the Post-Soviet Thermidor. Explanation of consistency and identification of various forms of modern Russia sovereignization, reasons and sources of anti-corruption revolution. Methods. As a methodological basis of the research the author uses the theory of civiliazional development by S. Huntington and methodological constructs of the hyper reality and simulacra theory by J. Baudrillard. Scientific novelty. Results and practical significance. The author analysed theoretical and ideological sources of forming an idea of the Russian Soviet State-Civilization, reconstructed the main laws (“genetic code” and “generative model”) of historical self-identification of the Soviet State-Civilization. Historical modifications of the Soviet corruption are determined as tools of manifestation of those laws in conditions of the Post-Soviet Thermidor. The author critically analysed various models of suvereignisation (self-identification) of the modern Russian society. He substantiated an idea concerning the transition from historical self-identification of the Soviet State to historical identification through anti-corruption revolution.

The subject of the article are the political views of the Black Hundred unions on the issue of government, a representative of the authority, in connection with its establishment Manifesto of October 17, 1905. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the views of representatives of organizations monarchical, Russian Assembly of the Union of Russian People, the Union of Russian People on the matter. This goal is achieved through the study of archival materials using scientific methods of historical research and the use of the basic methods of historical research. Shows that extreme right believed that the idea of parliamentary, expressed in the Manifesto, legalize political views that undermine the foundations of the state system of Russia, based on their opinion on the autocracy.

The article is devoted to the problem of implementation of innovations in the sphere of civil service in which public management is a core. In this article the authors use the results received during the realization of project № 13-05-0018 supported by the Program “Scientific Foundation NIU VShE” in 2013. Significance of the topic is determined by the fact that civil service in our country is being greatly reformed. According to the intermediate analysis of this reform many difficulties of innovations implementation which public administration confronts with are connected with human and organizational factors, personality directivity of civil servants. Research objective. Research of innovation problems and factors concerning human resources in public management within the civil service reform carried out in Russia. The subject of research is attitude of civil servants to innovations and subjective factors of innovations implementation. Methods of research. During the research the author studied statutory and regulatory papers providing for reformation of the RF civil service, materials concerning the intermediate results analysis of the reforms, psychological approaches to innovations study, readiness for the activity and subjective factors of innovations implementation. Methods of empirical data collection”: methods “Attitude towards innovations”, “Express-methods of social and psychological (organizational) environment evaluation. Results. The authors outline two main directions of innovations concerning human factor in public management: a) staff formation; b) increase of efficiency and effectiveness of civil servants’ performance. It is shown that the main problems of innovations implementation are connected with the level of professional competences, businesslike character and moral values of civil servants, specificity of innovative technologies, peculiarities of structure and organizational culture in the sphere of public management. It determines the necessity to study the problem of innovations implementation on individual, organizational and group-wide levels. Scientific novelty. Using the data of the empirical research the author determines subjective factors of innovative technologies, a role of organizational climate concerning attitude of civil servants to innovations. Practical importance. Results of the research can be useful for staff formation, professional improvement of experts and executives, personnel appraisal programs and determining the ways of further research innovations implementation in public management.

Subject: methods and results of quality assessment and availability of public services provision to executive bodies of state power in Sverdlovsk region. Purpose: To analyze quality assessment and availability of public services provision to executive bodies of state power in Sverdlovsk region and develop proposals on its improvement on the basis of social audit technologies. Methodology and methods: research methodology is based on the principles of activity approach to social audit. In the research process the author used such methods as description, analysis, synthesis, papers analysis, sociological poll, expert interview, statistical data analysis. Results: the author conducted social audit of quality and availability of public services in Sverdlovsk region and studied the experience of organizing monitoring of quality and availability of public services in Sverdlovsk region; conducted comparative analysis of the results of official monitoring and independent sociological research of quality and availability of public services; received expert assessment and found out drawbacks in monitoring organization; proposed recommendations on improvement of quality and availability of public services in Sverdlovsk region. Sphere of the results application: the results of the research can be used in the activity of state power bodies of Sverdlovsk region providing public services, and in the activity of state power bodies participating in organization and conducting monitoring of high quality provision of public services to people. Scientific novelty: a new scientific idea on social audit of quality and availability of public services enriching a social audit concept is developed; contradiction between the results of official monitoring and independent sociological research of quality and availability of public services is proved; original ideas on organizing monitoring of quality and availability of public services in Sverdlovsk region.

Purpose: Study of innovative activity of high-tech cities exemplified by cities with nuclear industry. Results and sphere of application: the authors bring a notion of innovations; consider territories of innovative development and high-tech cities as an economic growth point. They also show influence of nuclear electric stations on social-economic development of regions, qualitative and social standard of living. Methods: using sociological polls perspectives of cities development are determined. Method of economic-statistical analysis of urban processes is used. Scientific novelty. The authors articulate the concept of innovative activity, consider the innovative development strategy. They consider experience of inter-municipal cooperation in the sphere of a budget process organization and taxation of city councils areas of nuclear electric stations. The authors show the results of sociological poll among citizens concerning the perspectives of development of a high-tech city.

Purpose. To study elements of the composition of qualified power abuse, i.e. crime committed by a person occupying a power position of the Russian Federation or a power position of the subject Russian Federation. Methods. In the research the author used general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematic approach, etc.) and formal-juridical methods (description of legal rights; determination of juridical features of certain events; development of legal notions; classification of legal notions; determination of the origin according to juridical science; their interpretation according to legal theories; description, analysis and generalization of juridical practice), knowledge methods. Results. The author identified evidence of qualified power abuse; substantiated proposals on changing the existing criminal code in the sphere of responsibility for power abuse. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty is in research of qualified power abuse, by a person occupying a power position of the Russian Federation or a power position of the subject Russian Federation; identified the evidence permitting to find out whether that power body where the person occupies his position to the power bodies of the RF subjects, and accordingly special status of the criminal subject.

Purpose. Development of integral index of development level of municipal education determining the most significant potentials showing a level of the territory functioning. Methods. Methodological research basis is introduced by the methods from the general to the specific, the methods of induction and deduction, economic-statistical analysis, graphical methods, classification methods, generalization, etc. Results. On the basis of the conducted research the authors identified and solved the main problems concerning the assessment of local power bodies’ activity. The found out that the indices in the annual report of municipal districts on efficient activity of local power bodies did not provide adequate assessment of those territories development and were averaged and non-informative. In this connection the authors were proposed to add integral indices of territories development to their report. In its turn it permits to identify it as a general situation of a municipal entity functioning and substantiate main priorities of the targets for the territory functioning. Scientific novelty is: the proposed authorized approach to assessment of local power bodies’ activity; the proposed classification of potentials forming integral index.

Purpose. Analysis of happiness as a social resource which is formed together with post-industrial society in the new social entity workers of knowledge. Methods. Using an extrapolation method the author analyzed the possibility of applying happiness index in municipal government of post-industrial society. Results and practical importance. Happiness is considered as a sociological term which means status and resource of social entity. Depersonification of happiness allows to increase the measure of management by local post-industrial society. Scientific novelty. Development of happiness criteria of social groups which are the basis of social structure of local society can bring to reconsideration of municipal government basics and give new evaluation of its economic efficiency and social effectiveness.

The purpose is to study the effects of post-Soviet Russian urbanization due to migration processes. Methods and methodology research is theoretical and exploratory in nature, from the standpoint of axiological approach, systemic, structural-functional analysis and analysis of network communications are considered adaptations to life in fast-growing multi-ethnic modern cities. Results showed that the transitional society is highly volatile dynamic system, in which random events can have a significant impact on the course and direction of its development. As a result of intensive migration changes substantially socio-cultural character of Russian cities, intercultural and interethnic communication in them. Considers that the commercialization of culture and a significant increase in the number of low and medium skilled workers of the urban Aboriginal population contributes to the migrantnogo and arhaizacii of urban culture and the marginalization of large segments of the population. Novelty-showing mitigating adaptation migrantnogo population in inokul′turnom space channels, which include cooperation and interaction of ethno-cultural societies and organizations, educational projects and language courses for migrants, as well as improving migration and labour legislation targeting the high professional and social status of migrantnogo of the population. Otherwise, society would be in a State of social tension and inter-ethnic conflicts.

Purpose. Analysis of main features of investment attractiveness of a region with the following development of methods for regions assessment and forecasting of their investment potential proceeding from the proposed methods. Methods. The author introduced assessment methods of regions situation in investment matrix and forecasting investment matrix of the subjects of Siberian federal area. Scientific novelty. In the article the authors introduced and theoretically interpreted such terms as “investment attractiveness” and “investment activity” which compose the developed term “investment matrix”. Results. On the basis of the developed investment matrix the author described strategic directions of cooperation of Omsk region and other subjects of Siberian federal area.

Purpose. The article is devoted to detailed and systemized analytical consideration of the six main international studies which allow to evaluate the level of the state competitiveness: business-climate situation, level of entrepreneurial activity and level of preferential treatment of business development, situation with development of competitive environment, investing possibilities and level of economic openness. Methods. As the main method the authors use the method of comparative analysis and comparison within the context of systematic approach. Scientific novelty. The authors underline special features of each study according to the assessment of the state competitiveness, methodology of ratings development, indices included into the methodology of rating analysis. Results. On the basis of the analyzed rating indicators of the evaluation of entrepreneurial and investing climate it seems possible to have system-based positioning of economic policy of the state influencing the adoption of managerial decisions in the development process of a special-purpose program.

Purpose. Analysis of motivating and stimulating role of allowances for social off-budget foundations for small business development in Vladimir region. Methods. The author conducted a system-based analysis of regulatory legal acts and statistical analysis for consideration of financial flows on part of sole proprietors to off-budget foundations. Scientific novelty. The author evaluated influence of allowances for social off-budget foundations for small business development in the region, developed recommendations for buildup of motivating and stimulating compound. Results. The author proposed certain measures for socialization of sole proprietors activity using additional tools, developed certain directions small and middle management development, specified growth poles in various branches, gave recommendations to power bodies for stimulating entrepreneurship both fiscal and non-tax methods.

Purpose. To study issues of implementation of strategic management in health care organizations in an updating period. Methods. The research is based on the theory of systems, theory of organizational development, methods: analytical, comparative, balance, normative, economic-mathematical. Results. The authors found out that combination of strategies allows to increase efficiency of activity of health care organizations and the branch in general at the expense of complex problem solving: planning of volumes of care delivery on the basis of modern branch norms and regulations, substantiated cost regulations, methods of economic-mathematical modeling; determination of necessary proportions in the production process and resource provision of medical services; development and implementation of resource saving models. Results of the conducted research are used in programs of inter-regional and inter-governmental fundamental research UrO RAN “Factors and acceleration mechanisms of social-economic development of the Russian regions development”, project 12-С-7-1007. Scientific novelty. The authors substantiated the methodological approach to improvement of a planning system, managerial process, based on strategies combinations: growth and maintaining of stable development; innovative strategic marketing; resource saving which allows modeling behavior of a health care organization in conditions of updating increasing the efficiency of functioning. Within the framework of this approach the authors proposed stages and methods of planning volumes and funding secured free medical treatment for population of the territory taking into account demands of its use. It allows forecasting optimal resource provision of health care on a regional level in conditions of updating. The developed methodological approach is used in the Ural state medical university in studying process on management, organization and health economics, at improvement courses for health care executives, medical organizations in change management implementation. Using the results of the conducted research there are 3 certificates for an intellectual product.

Purpose. The article is devoted to a topical issue of social control and those specific characteristics which are typical for that event in the process of development of modern informative society. Methods. On the basis of a systematic approach the author uses such methods of research as description, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, modeling and extrapolation. Scientific novelty and results. In the research the author is the first to introduce systematization, analysis and description of new possibilities of social control realization which appear together with development of informative-technical structure and rising role of information and knowledge in decisionmaking

Purpose: development of original methodical instruments for assessment of the situation in the sphere of employment according to the degree of departure of factual number of workers from optimal number, and, as a consequence, for substantiation of recommendations on rationalization of municipal employment policy. Methods: The research is based on methods of comparative quantities analysis. Informative base is the following: index of natural volume of production calculated as a basic rate of change of the volume of actual production, work and services performed using prices of the basic year and factual number of the employed. Results. Algorithm of founding out the level of non-optimal employment; using conventional (modeling) example the authors illustrate special mission of the developed methodical instruments for assessment of the situation in the sphere of population employment in municipal entities. Scientific novelty. The authors proposed original methodological instruments aimed at substantiation of recommendations on optimization (rationalization) of municipal policy of population employment. Its basis is formed by two moments: 1) optimal population employment means such distribution of labor resources (according to territories and types of activity), which provides maximum possible profitability in such conditions; 2) presence of excesses or shortage of labor can bring to decrease of factual level of profitability and appearance of concealed mistake or overtime.

Purpose. Research of the problem of participating of various representative bodies of employees in the organization management. Methods. The author analyzed the regulations of the existing labor legislation of the RF in the sphere of regulation of labor relations concerning representation of employees’ interests in the organization management. Results. Proceeding from the practice of implementation of labor legislation on a local management level the author researched a possibility of participation of representative power bodies of employees in organization management; she also made a conclusion about participation of alternative representative power bodies of employees such as general meeting of the staff. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty is in research of possibility to apply power bodies alternative from trade unions which represent employees’ interests in interactive forms of organization management.

Purpose. Study of factors, directions and toold of regulation influencing the development of modern conditions in the sphere of labor safety. Methods. On the basis of a systematic approach the author analyzed dynamics of indices of industrial accidents in the RF in comparison with similar indices in RKS; identified possibilities and risks of realization in connection with the adoption of the Federal law of the RF № 426-FZ “On special assessment of industrial conditions”, December 28, 2013. Results. The article points out that though for 2005 - 2012 the number of employees who died in the Russian economy decreased from 3200 up to 2890, in the construction sphere accordingly - from 754 up to 699 people. Nevertheless, the degree of certainty of the Russian statistics in the sphere of labor safety, according to the expert evaluation, is rather high. Therefore compatibility (exact) of death cases in the RF and the USA and also less-than-lethal cases shows that the number of industrial accidents in the RF must be mot 70-80 thousand (Official data), but from 1,2 up to 3 mln. of people. The presented data show that the sphere of the Russian official statistics encompasses only not more than 2-5% of accidents. Mainly it happens because that in Russia there is no official statistics of professional accidents as they have it in EC countries and the USA. The information published by the RF Ministry of Labor is not informative as data about types and causes of injuries are not interesting for research of risks connected with professions of the injured. Scientific novelty. The article analyses not only the existing situation in the sphere of labor safety in the Russian economy, but possible consequences and risks connected with December 28, 2013 of the Federal law of the Russian Federation № 426-FZ “On special assessment of labor conditions”.

Purpose. The article is devoted to sociological analysis of the essence of civil control, its role in modern society. Methods. In the theoretical analysis, study of social environment of modern Russia the authors identified essential differences in identification of public and civil control from the point of view of sociological knowledge. Scientific novelty and results. The authors analyzed the functions of organizations, which activity character is identified as public or civil, carried out their systematization. The authors propose a system of empirical sociological indicators for further study of civil control within the framework of sociology of management.

Purpose. To identify factors of realization of social potential of local entities in local self-government. Method of methodology. Sociological research with the help of experts’ assessment and questionnaire survey of public and municipal servants, and also leaders of territorial public self-government. Results allowed finding out the reasons of low social potential of local entities in local self-government. These reasons are: ignorance of citizens and reluctance of power bodies in cooperation with civil public organizations and mechanisms of local budgets development. Sphere of application of the results. The formulated directions of citizens’’ motivation to participate in local self-government and methods of efficiency assessment of local power bodies can be used in activity of public organizations and activity of self-government bodies, and also as a basis for the secondary data analysis and further scientific investigation of the problem of citizens’ participation in local self-government.

Purpose. To substantiate methodical approaches to the assessment of efficiency of marketing activity on the market of social services of municipal education. The authors identify key factors influencing directly or indirectly the efficiency of all the participants of the social services market. They form generalized total of original parameters, which includes: amount of provided social services, quality of the services, economic and social efficiency of social enterprises and organizations activity. The authors evaluate analyzed parameters in certain segment of social services market (health care, education, cultural affairs). They propose calculation methods of integral index of marketing activity efficiency on the social services market which determined as a sum of weighted indices of group criteria of the volume of social services provision (OSU), quality of social services provision (KOS), economic efficiency of social sphere enterprises (EfP) and social efficiency enterprises activity (SEf). Amount of indices number in each of integral criteria and their indices of relevance are determined according to the features of the studied segment of the social services market. As integral indices of the criterion of medical services provision (OSU) they use the amount of cured patients, bed-days or visits, volume of the provided services in terms of money, etc. Integral index of quality of the provided medical services (KOS) will characterize indirect indices (amount of secondary visits for medical assistance, amount of complaints and penalties on part of insurance companies in absolute and monetary form according to the treated patients, complaints on part of controlling power bodies, amount of received licenses, accreditations, patients’ assessment of their recovery, etc.) Results. The authors identified congregation of indices which allow determining an integral index of efficiency of marketing activity on the social services market. On their basis the authors developed methodology of assessment of marketing activity on the social services marketing. Each of the proposed criteria may be considered as integral, i.e. consisted of a complex of specific digital indicators typical for that criterion. Sphere of application. The proposed methods allow giving qualitative characteristics of efficiency of marketing activity both in a separate segment and on the social services market in general. As a whole efficiency parameters identified in separate market segments are aimed at the development and saving of population through realization of prioritized measures aimed at stabilization of demographic, economic and social situation in the region. Scientific novelty. The authors developed new methodological approaches to efficiency analysis of marketing activity on the social services market.

Purpose. Study of social factors providing stable development of organization and achievement of appropriate level of competitiveness. Methods. The author analyzed notions of competitiveness social responsibility, identified external (‘hard”) factors of competitiveness and social aspects (“flexible”) factors of making competitive advantage, conducted an analysis of the competence notion and the role of competence in making competitive advantage. Results. Proceeding from the conducted analysis of the competitiveness notion and policy of social responsibility of an enterprise, the author pointed out hard and flexible factors which increase competitiveness of organization and providing its steady development. The author considered place of individual, group and organizational competences as one of the most important factors of competitiveness. She also makes a conclusion that socially responsible policy of an organization which is based upon individual and organizational competences is the basis of steady development and competitiveness of any organization. Scientific novelty. In the article the author proposes a new definition for the notion of organization competitiveness as a social-economic category.

Purpose. Comprehensive analysis of biographies of prominent Russian thinker, lawyer and philosopher Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin. Study of the key legal and political views concerning the interaction Chicherin, Boris the State and society, institutions and citizens. Knowledge of the scientific community with the basic ideas of B. N. Chicherin on State law of Russia. Methods. The study is based on the method of historical research. To assess the significance of the works of Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin was comparative law method. The Results. The study provided a historical retrospective views of Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin on State and law, B. N. Chicherin describes as one of the prominent proponents of the theory of natural law of pre-revolutionary Russia. The scientific novelty. A detailed analysis of not only the philosophical and theoretical-legal opinions, B. N. Chicherin, presented his scientific biography of little-known facts that are interesting for a wide range of representatives of the scientific community, especially for young scientists.

Purpose. In the article the author considers efforts of systematization of civil legislation of the Russian Empire XVIII century in the period of reigning of Peter I. Methods. The author analyzed and systemized norms of civil law in the period of 1700-1725, considered main arrangements on codification. Scientific novelty and results. Period of reigning of Peter I was commemorated by active legislative activity. Multiplicity of acts appeared in judicial and managerial practice actualized evident need in codification of legislation. In the considered period systematized efforts were between two possible ways of the problem solving: addition to Council code of laws reflecting the existing changes in the country or making of a new Council code.

Purpose. Historical-legal analysis of the legal arrangement process of the international relations system development, including direct participation of Russia. Methods. In the research the authors conducted a historical-legal analysis of the announced process, which is based of original sources (international-legal documents adopted in the announced period of time) and scientific papers on corresponding issues. Results. The author carried out historical-legal analysis, found out trends connected with the process of arrangement of unified world-political system, determined stages of the process characterized legal entrenchment of the corresponding principles on the level of international contracts concluded by states with Russia’s participation. Scientific novelty. In systematized way, with references to originals, the author explained the process of development of juridical arrangement of intergovernmental relations in the indicated period of time, determined stages and trends of development.

Purpose. In the article the author considers evolution right to information for 20 years the RF Constitution. Methods. In the article the author using the method of critical analysis considers and characterizes key normative legal acts regulating the right to information. Scientific novelty and results. Specificity of functioning “Internet” network, importance for realization of numerous rights and freedoms which allowed confirming on an international level a human right to access to Internet as an inherent right. We believe that the given right is a compound part of the right to information as it allows to get and distribute information.

Subject. The subject of research in the article concerns topical issues of documents as sources of evidence on administrative offences proceedings. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to determine essentially important characteristic features which are inherent to the notion of a document as a source of evidence on administrative offences proceedings; formulation of a special notion in respect to administrative offences proceedings; development of proposals on amendments to the existing legislation of the Russian legislation; classification of documents as a source of evidence on administrative offences proceedings, according to their legal basis and period of their development (receiving). Methods. The research is based on the main statements of a dialectical method of scientific knowledge; general scientific methods, such as formal and dialectical logics, systematic, historical, logical and comparative analysis, abstraction and analogy, etc.; concrete-sociological methods; methods of simulation. Results. The author formulated own definition of a sentence as a source of evidence on administrative offences proceedings, which can be used as a basis of a juridical principle covered by clause 1 article 26.7 of RF Code on administrative offences; proposed a classification of types of documents on administrative offences proceedings according to their legal basis and period of their development (receiving), and also suggested spelling out the existing classification in clause 1 article 26.7 of the Code of the RF on administrative offences. Scientific novelty. Within the framework of the article the author studied the issues concerning the appearance of new documents as sources of evidence on administrative offences proceedings, which appear at a time of increasing of amount of real data, identified problematic aspects of a new category “edocuments”. The author gives own definition to the notion of a document as a source of evidence on administrative offences proceedings, introduces author’s classification of documents as sources of evidence on administrative offences proceedings.

Purpose. Ratio of civil rights issues from Art. 128 of Civil Code of Russia with the objects of the usufruct. Methods. Overall dynamics of the object of the usufruct are analysed from Roman law and civil law to contemporary Western Europe, where not only objects of the material world are considered as objects of usufruct rights. Results. Based on the comparative legal analysis of usufruct objects presented in the Draft Amendments to the Civil Code of Russia and the objects of usufruct rights enshrined in the Civil Code and the French Civil Code, the author concludes that there were gaps in the understanding of the objects of usufruct as a whole by the project developer. Scientific novelty. Scientific innovation lies in the study of objects of usufruct, not only material objects themselves, but also rights to material objects and adaptation of non-materials to the Russian legal system.