Vol. 49 No. 6 (2017)

The article is bearing on the presentation of a model of development mechanisms as a target for public management and its operationalization with subsequent testing on a sample of government documents aimed at regulating socio-economic, information and innovative development. The model is developed on the basis of a comparative interdisciplinary analysis of studies concerning the structure and mechanisms of development. Approbation of the model is based on a random pilot sample of the strategic documents adopted in 2015-2017. The article presents the model of development mechanisms itself, its algorithmized version, designed for experts involved in the formation and evaluation of development documents, as well as key problems of existing documents and recommendations for their improvement, based on the analyzed sample. The mechanism of development is described as a sequence of changes, including the interaction of information, providing and structuring processes based on motivated activity of agents, ensuring self-sustainability of the process and leading to irreversible qualitative change in the developing system. The following problems of the current state development management documents are characterized: ignoring the resistance to development, lack of mechanisms for self-development (self-maintenance of the process), lack of mechanisms for processing or recycling development waste, lack of incentives for state development actors, ignoring the duration and sequence of the natural stages of development (given properties of the object and the self-determinism of development). The originality of the research is based on the newness of the author's model and the identification of problems of development management that are not taken into account in the modern literature on public administration and public management.

Purpose. An analysis of the key political factors that determine the content of reforms as a kind of state transformation, based on the experience of implementing administrative reform in modern Russia. Methodology and methods. The content of reform processes as a form of state transformation, analysis of the conditions affecting the definition of their goals and objectives, is realized using the methodology of reform theory, as well as methods of institutional and factor analysis. Results. The content of the reforms is disclosed, taking into account the specifics of the political factors that determine the priorities and directions for implementing the transformations. Based on the degree of influence of various factors, possible risks and hidden costs of reforms, manifested in the effect of turning around their goals, meaningful substitution of reforms by other types of state reforms, are identified. Scientific novelty. Taking into account the specific nature of reforms as a form of state reforms, possible risks and hidden costs of reform processes, key factors influencing the choice of models of public administration at the present stage, the experience of implementing administrative reform in modern Russia is analyzed, and the level of consistency of each of its stages is assessed.

Purpose. Theoretical and methodological study of the problem of the influence of political corruption on the public administration system, identifying the main causes of political corruption. The subject of the research. The opinions of researchers, scientific ideas, practical approaches to fighting corruption in the public administration. Methods. As research methods in the work used: comparative, structural and system analysis, analysis of statistical data, analysis of materials of scientific works of Russian and foreign authors on the research problems. Results. The paper considers the ambiguity of the phenomenon of corruption in modern society, identifies specific features and manifestations of political corruption, as consequences of unfair government. Systematized the main characteristics of political corruption, identifies the main factors that cause the formation and development of political corruption in a transitional democracy. Scientific novelty. The tools that proved in practice their effectiveness in countering corruption at the highest levels of power are presented. The need to apply a systematic approach to counter corruption in public administration, which would involve a combination of many factors and elements in the complex, is indicated. The necessity of involving the public in the fight against political corruption in the system of public administration is grounded.

Purpose. This article presents a study on the problems of motivating municipal employees. Its goal is to ascertain, study the problems of motivating the municipal employees of the Administration of the city of Magnitogorsk, and also to develop a system of measures to optimize it. The need to form a new generation of municipal servants, adapted to the conditions of a regulated market economy, combining a strategic approach with high professionalism, able to effectively operate in crisis situations, is being actualized in the Russian authorities. Methods. During the research, general scientific methods were used to collect the theoretical basis, methods of management sciences. Also, methods designed to collect primary information from the practical part: observation, written interrogation, methods of processing received data, their logical and mathematical analysis, and methods for qualitative analysis. Primary information was obtained by means of the first survey, which was based on the methodology of Zamfir and reflected the importance of motivation factors in the professional activities of municipal employees. Results and practical significance. The first stage was the determination of the degree of significance of the motivating factors in the professional activity of the personnel. We calculated such parameters as internal motivation; external positive motivation; external negative motivation. At the second stage, the level of satisfaction with the work of personnel was determined. The factors of material motivation are presented, the list of additional payments to municipal employees of this institution is reviewed, the sequence of monthly allowances for municipal servants for long service is described. This illustrated example in action characterizes the mechanisms for ensuring optimal motivation as a tool for improving the activities of local authorities, tested and acceptable for application in practice. The results of the research are applicable in the theory and practice of personnel management and have prospects in the development of motivation and remuneration systems for employees of the public service and municipalities of the Russian Federation. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty is the realized multi-aspect analysis, based on the study of normative documentation: Regulations on the payment of labor of municipal employees of local government bodies of the city of Magnitogorsk.

Purpose. To study the problems of the implementation of the state youth policy in the Sverdlovsk region and propose ways of solving them. Methods of research: a questionnaire survey of youth in the Sverdlovsk region (May 2016), a quota sample, a sample size of 1,000; expert interview with specialists of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region (May 2016); analysis of official documents in the field of youth policy; analysis of statistical data. Results and practical significance. The state youth policy is considered from the point of view of system and activity approaches. The regulatory and legal framework of the state youth policy has been studied. The goals and directions of the youth policy are analyzed. An expert interview was conducted, as a result of which problems were identified in the implementation of the state youth policy in the Sverdlovsk region. A survey of youth in the Sverdlovsk region showed a low level of awareness of youth about activities and programs of youth policy. Practical significance consists in developing practical recommendations aimed at improving the state youth policy and solving identified problems. The results of the research can be used by state authorities to develop state programs in the field of youth policy, youth public associations to attract young people to the implementation of youth policy. Scientific novelty. Based on the research carried out by the authors, new empirical data have been obtained: expert assessments of the problems of implementing the state youth policy have been identified, factors influencing the level of awareness of youth in the Sverdlovsk region on the implementation of state youth policy in the region have been established.

Purpose. The rapid development of the information economy is currently associated with the introduction of end-to-end digital technologies and the formation of a correspondingly digital economy. Modernization of traditional manufacturing industries and service industries, organization of trade and procurement procedures, related financial and logistical operations, changing consumption patterns against the background of the penetration of information technologies and the digitization of economic processes creates the basis for the formation of new markets and new conditions for the functioning of the market, as well as new approaches to analytics, forecasting and decision-making. Therefore, the goal of the study is to study Russian and foreign experience in the conditions of rapid development of the digital economy. Methods. The study was carried out using common methods used in economics, based on a logical description of the components and functions of digital technologies that reflect their essential properties using a systematic approach that provide the necessary depth of the scientific problem. Results. It is revealed that the digital economy is becoming an increasingly important driver of global economic growth and plays a significant role in accelerating economic development, increasing the productivity of existing industries, creating new markets and industries, and providing comprehensive sustainable growth and development. Foreign experience in the development of digital technology is proving Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the study is to substantiate a systemic integrated approach to the development of end-to-end technologies, based on the challenges and risks of the digital economy, based on the analysis of Russian and foreign experience.

Purpose: To justify that modern management technologies, in particular, the definition of a mission and the formation of an organization's image, are applicable not only in commercial organizations, but also in the activities of external state and municipal financial control bodies. Methods: system analysis, general scientific methods. Results: Based on analysis of management technologies regarding the formation of the mission and the image of organizations, results were obtained that would allow the proposed model and mechanisms for adapting these technologies to external state and municipal financial control bodies. Scientific novelty: the authors proposed a model for the formation of the mission of external state and municipal financial control bodies, structurally consisting of a complex of elements reflecting: the purpose of the existence of an external control body; services that it provides; target groups of consumers of these services; distinctive features (competitive advantages) of the external control body; his philosophy; methods of interaction with society. Corresponding substantiations of each element are presented. Also, a model of the external financial control body's image is structurally composed of a complex of elements reflecting: the image of the external control body as an organization (external image); internal image of the external control body, as well as the image of the results (products) of the activity of the external control body. A set of actions is proposed to create an image for each element of the model. The article may be of interest to managers and specialists of external state and municipal financial control bodies.

Purpose. The article is devoted to the circumnavigation of venture capital. Scientific novelty and results. In this study, the main hypothesis is the thesis that venture capital at any stage of reproduction is a real capital (self-increasing value). Innovative reproduction actively stimulates venture capital, drastically changing the quality and pace of economic growth.

Purpose. Study of contradictions, limitations, problems both in understanding the processes of measuring human capital, and in the methodology for its evaluation. Methods. The study was carried out on the basis of an analysis of the approaches of domestic and foreign authors to the evaluation and measurement of human capital. In the process of studying the issues raised, general scientific methods of research, methods of formal logic, as well as methods such as analysis, comparison, generalization and system approach were used. Results. Cause-effect relationships of the main problems in the field of labor productivity, economic growth with fundamental approaches to the evaluation and measurement of human capital are built. The main contradictions in the methods and approaches used for quantitative analysis of the multifaceted category of human capital have been revealed. Scientific novelty. Discrepancies are revealed that make it difficult to use a single methodological approach to measuring human capital. An integrated approach to the systematization of methods for calculating human capital metrics and developing basic parameters for improving methodological approaches to the assessment of human capital for the purposes of correct and effective management at all levels of impact is developed.

Objective: to study the causality and motives of the choice of regulator in the field of agriculture (Ministry of agriculture) of those or other target performance indicators of the subprogramme for the support of small and medium enterprises that are part of a system of measures contributing to the achievement of target regional programs. Methods: monographic; dialectics; theoretical operation methods: systems analysis and synthesis; induction and deduction; generalization; abstraction; concretization; modeling; thought experiment; graphic. Results and practical significance: when comparing the two main subroutines Federal financial support program of small and medium enterprises and "Development of agro-industries" identified directions of development of system of target indicators of the State program of development of agriculture and regulation of markets of agricultural products, primary material and food for 2013 2020, concerning the sphere of small and medium-sized businesses, defined the vector of its implementation, which is associated with cooperation. Recommendations can be used in the process of correcting the areas of monitoring and evaluation of activities of small and average business. Scientific novelty: the proposal to expand the system of indicators of efficiency of realization of the State program of development of agriculture and regulation of markets of agricultural products, raw materials and food for 2013 2020 in the key of changes in the system of financial support infrastructure, based on guarantee operations, detail credit transactions in terms of demonstration of businesses effectiveness within the state order, the participation of SMEs Bank; indietary activities of agricultural consumer cooperatives. Overall, the necessity of implementation of support programmes in accordance with the specifics of the concept of development of small and medium-sized businesses, unlike large, out of a "common subsidy".

Purpose. The goal is to study the practice of implementing project management in the state bodies of the country and develop proposals to improve the effectiveness of this area. Methods. The article analyzes the practice of implementing project management in Russia with the illustration of elements of foreign experience. On this basis, the methodological problems of implementing projects in Russia aimed at innovative development of the economy have been revealed. Results. The result of the research was proposals to create a principled new construction of project management in Russia, by introducing innovative design offices into the practice of state management. Innovative project management is an effective tool for attracting the best world practices in managing public projects with the help of professionals from the business environment. Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty lies in the study of project design as an important tool for the competitiveness of both government and business projects. Based on modern trends in the development of project management in the world, a model of innovative project management in Russia is proposed, which is fundamentally different from modern approaches to the organization of project management. The principles of building a new management model that unites the creative economic and social motives of the state, business and society are formulated.

The urgency of the chosen topic is due to the financial uncertainty and instability that has developed in Russia, which leads to an increase in entrepreneurial risks associated with doing business. In these conditions, the financial condition of Russian enterprises is deteriorating and may end in bankruptcy. This article examines the methodological and legal basis for bankruptcy, financial ratios, which are calculated during the bankruptcy proceedings in the Russian Federation. The concept of bankruptcy, the main reasons, the stages of bankruptcy and its consequences are disassembled. An analysis of the financial condition of Russian enterprises was conducted to identify signs and causes of bankruptcy. The dynamics of the financial performance of large and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation is shown, as well as the structure of accounts receivable and payable at large and medium-sized Russian enterprises. An example of indicators characterizing the solvency and financial stability of organizations is given.

Purpose. The study of the characteristics and main components of the risk of investment activities in the region. Methods. The article used General scientific methods and approaches to the analysis of capital investments, selected the most effective tools of analysis of their dynamics, the fluctuations estimation of the ranks of the main investment risks factors. Scientific novelty. Estimation of fixed capital investment, various structures investments, identifies changes in the ranks of components of investment risk in the region. Results. Proposed the key directions of the increase of investment appeal of the region while lowering the risk level.

The article substantiates the significance of the analysis of financial sustainability of the regional budget, according to which the authorities have the opportunity to adjust the indicators of budget revenues and expenditures, change the regional budget and tax policies, create conditions for financial independence, balance and stability of the regional budget. The authors determined that the assessment of financial sustainability of regional budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation should become a key element of the current assessment of budget execution, as well as an assessment of the sustainability of the budget for the future. The approaches of different authors to the content of the concept of "financial stability of the budget" are explored, the economic content of the concept "financial stability of the regional budget" is specified. The model of financial stability estimation of the regional budget is offered, the algorithm of its application is developed. Conducting an assessment of the financial sustainability of the budget will complement the current assessment of the implementation of the budget of the region. The assessment of financial stability of regional budgets on the example of the budgets of six constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the Urals Federal District made it possible to identify financially stable regions and regions with an unsustainable financial situation. The developed model for assessing the financial sustainability of the regional budget and the algorithm for its application can be useful to regional authorities in solving tasks related to planning the revenue and expenditure component of the budget for the next fiscal year, selecting priority spending directions and finding sources of providing them with additional revenues, operative decisions for increase of financial independence of the regional budget at a stage of its execution.

Purpose. Compare the results of investment activity of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of the Urals Federal District; to consider the role and importance of instruments for enhancing the investment activities of the regions in order to improve their competitiveness. Methods. The study uses a method of comparative and statistical analysis. The dynamics of investment activity in the regions of the Urals Federal District is analyzed with the aim of identifying key problems hampering the development of the regional investment system. Results. Based on the comparative analysis of investment performance indicators in the regions of the Urals Federal District, a rating of the effectiveness of investment activity of the regions was drawn up, a conclusion was made on the relationship between investment activity and investment attractiveness of the regions, the need to intensify investment activities with the help of such tools as the introduction of the Standard for the executive authorities of the constituent entity to ensure a favorable investment climate in the region, the interrelation of the development strategy of the region with the territory advantages of municipalities. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty lies in the development of a methodology for comparing the investment activity of the regions, including a set of indicators, different from the methodology used by the State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation.

Purpose: To develop recommendations on the calculation of cash flows and the amount of subsidies from the regional budget to the lessor (on a mortgage loan) and to the tenant of rental housing in the Sverdlovsk Region Methods: The comparative method and the method of calculating discounted cash flows Results: A model for the calculation of cash flows in the construction and operation of rental housing with the involvement of a mortgage loan by the lessor. The model allows estimating the amount of annual subsidies from the budget and their accumulated discounted amount for different values of the initial parameters: the cost of housing, the conditions for mortgage lending, the planned period of subsidization, and the forecast change in the value of cash for the entire period of subsidization. Scientific novelty: The methodology for calculating the amount of subsidies from the regional budget to the lessor is complemented by the procedure for discounting cash flows, which allows one to correctly compare the different payments, since payments in the near future have higher current value than payments in the more distant time. This addition makes it possible to more accurately compare the various options for paying subsidies from the regional budget in terms of the accumulated total of discounted subsidies.

Foreign economic activity in the Novosibirsk region can become the basic factor in the intensive development of the region, creation of new forms of economic activities, attract foreign investment and address current socio-economic problems. However, this will require qualitatively new solutions to the ongoing regional economic policy. The role of the tool of balancing long-term goals of development of the market environment and the regional authorities proposed the development of public-private partnerships. The article analyzes the ongoing and planned projects of state-private partnership in Novosibirsk region, marked by the highlights and shortcomings in the economic policy of regional authorities. The findings of the study may be considered when the preparation of future policy documents of socio-economic development of the region. Financing. The article was prepared within the framework of internal grant for research project NSUEM №. «D-481-2017» from the «15.06.2017» theme: «the Concept of foreign economic activity non-oil regions of the Siberian Federal district».

The article shows the specifics of demand for basic technologies for the development of the Arctic space, defines Arctic technologies, diagnoses problems of the practice of modernizing the economy of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. Analysis of the practice of the enterprises of this zone referring to high-tech production is presented in the context of assessing the level and growth of the competitive potential of domestic producers, selecting mechanisms for institutional assistance to the state transition to innovation. The article forms a methodological search for goals and methods of innovative modernization of the Arctic economy for the socio-cultural and economic development of Russia. The author associates the expansion of the innovative way in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation with the economic success of Russia in the framework of global cooperation.

Purpose. The article considers the economic aspects of organizational vandalism. Scientific novelty and results. Author's interpretation of the concept of organizational vandalism and its main characteristics as a socio-economic phenomenon is given. Hypotheses were advanced on the economic patterns of development of this phenomenon. The types and approaches to calculating the amount of damage for the territory at the municipal level are determined.

Purpose. Consider a normative base of program management and practice of preparing programs of Yekaterinburg, analyze limitations of the programs and propose necessary changes. Method. Axiomatic. Results and application area. The article criticizes the program development process as a set of activities, shows the shortcomings of the practice of developing programs by example of Ekaterinburg, evaluates this practice and makes recommendations. Scientific novelty. The article substantiates the necessity and primacy of analysis and formulation of a problems, setting of goals instead of budget allocation during programs developing. The article substantiate the impossibility of accounting of functional responsibilities of authorities and its departments during programs developing, independence of programs from the budget funds administrators.

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze the conditions for the implementation of the project management standard in the municipal sphere of culture Methods. The conditions for implementing the technology of project management are analyzed, general principles of the comparative method are used. Results and scientific novelty. The conditions for the introduction of technology of project management into the sphere of culture of a particular municipal territory are revealed, the conclusion is made regarding the contradictions between the requirements of the modern educational standard and the competence of the teaching staff, the basic minimum requirements for the graduates of a municipal university are formulated in the implementation of a practice-oriented model of education.