The article illustrates the essence and content of innovation at the meso-economic level. Special attention is paid to the authors` representation of the innovation process at this level.
Keywords: innovation, investment, investment innovation, meso-economic level.
The authors justify the perspective functioning of the network economic entities with a view to the development of innovative domestic economy. The article analyzes the European experience of clustering and reveals the features of this process in Russia. The authors suggest a business model of innovation networks, and form a network of innovative organizational management structure.
Keywords: integration and balanced innovative development, clusters, meso-economic system, innovation networks, coordination center of innovative network, management model of innovation network.
Galina M. Kulapina, Doctor of Economics, Professor; Olga V. Markova, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor - Volga Region State University of Service.
The authors consider the organizational and technological problems of accelerating the pace of development in domestic machine-building and the growth of efficiency of economic activities based on the use of internal reserves and increasing the innovative potential of system modernization of material-technical base at enterprises. The article represents the conditions in order to implement the measures aimed at improvement of machine-building enterprises` performance.
Keywords: innovative potential, technical and economic performance, internal reserves, modernization, machine-building complex.
Boris Ya. Tatarskih, Doctor of Economics, Professor. - Samara State University of Economics; Oleg V. Fedorov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University.
The authors suggest a methodological approach to the determination of the innovative capacity of the production unit. The authors justify the unit control system, reveal the state, form the structure and prove its innovation potential. Special attention is paid the directions of the developed methodological approach.
Keywords: innovative development, innovative capacity, innovative features, innovative phase, innovative provision, production unit.
Using the example of the development of metal heat treatment technologies the authors consider the most significant changes in the organization of production processes, which are based on new technologies in the field of digitization, used materials and principles of the equipment operation. The authors suggest the defining innovative industrial development incentives, as well as the transition from bulk operations to individual orders and to a cleaner production.
Keywords: manufacturing business, innovative economy, digitalization of production, customization of production, cost of equipment, changes in the principles of the equipment operation, reducing the environmental burden.
Svetlana I. Ashmarina, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Head of Applied Management Department; Elena A. Kandrashina, Doctor of Economics, professor; Irina A. Shvedova, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor - Samara State University of Economics.
The article illustrates the retrospective analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the global pharmaceutical market over the period of 2000-2015. The author represents the causes of the mergers and acquisitions in the global pharmaceutical market.
Keywords: mergers and acquisitions, pharmaceutical market, synergetic effect, research and development activities.
The article represents the issues of diversification formation and development at the industrial enterprise as a development mechanism. The authors illustrate the role of the production diversification in modern conditions, analyze various approaches to this concept, and reveal the dual nature of diversification. On the basis of existing definitions the authors clarify the concept of the diversification mechanism at the industrial enterprise, and define its composition. The paper the diversification mechanism as a mechanism of the business development.
Keywords: industrial enterprise, diversification, diversification mechanism, mechanism of business development
The article illustrates the essence of business image as the most important intangible assets of the organization, and the necessity of the company`s business image management. The author represents his research attitude to the corporate image and business image in Russian companies.
Keywords: business reputation, image, intangible asset, reputational risks, stakeholders, business image management.
The article illustrates the issues of cost control associated with environmental safety and formation of environmentally oriented system of accounting and analytical support related, primarily, to environmental aspects of the organization`s activity.
Keywords: environmental costs accounting, cost control in the ecological safety, management of environmental costs, greening, classification signs of environmental costs, costs of environmental activities, environmentally oriented system of accounting and analytical support.
The article analyzes the factors increasing the competitiveness of domestic security companies and determines the main management areas of competitiveness in security firms associated with an increase of the staff quality. The author suggests the requirements for personnel on the part of consumers of security services and the company`s management, and illustrates the issues of staff selection, placement, training and development in security firms. The paper represents the measures associated with higher levels of service quality, image and organizational culture of the firm.
Keywords: enterprise competitiveness, internal and external factors of enterprise competitiveness, personnel, human resources management, services companies, security services.
The article illustrates the results of seasonal issue and sale of books on the subject areas, the possibility of using synchromarketing and simulation of optimal production programs with the aim of minimizing the impact of instability in the employment demand.
Keywords: employment, regulation, seasonal demand, synchromarketing, modeling.
The article illustrates the basic method of budget planning - the balance one. The authors represent the measures to solve the problem of budges balance of the regions, i.e. on improving budget planning measures.
Keywords: budget, budget planning, budget planning methodology, balance method, budgets balance, deficit, public debt, charges efficiency.
Tatyana M. Kovaleva, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of "Finance and Credit" Department; Alla G. Glukhova, Candidate of Economics, a senior lecturer - Samara State University of Economics.
The article analyzes the financial decisions of the population, implemented within the framework of financial planning. The authors attempt to identify the factors that influence the financial decisions of the population in conditions of macroeconomic instability. The paper reveals the comparative structure of credits and savings accumulated in commercial banks; it shows the ratio of savings and the amount of mandatory spending.
Keywords: financial planning of population, financial solutions, consumer income and spending, government regulation, macroeconomic indicators.
Elena A. Razumovskaya, Doctor of Economics, Professor. - Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Head of Economic Theory and Applied Economics Department. - Ural Institute of Finance and Law; Anatoly K. Vahrushev, a Master`s Degree student. - Humanities University; Julia Y. Istomina, an assistant. - Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin; Denis Y. Razumovsky, a post-graduate student. - Ural Institute of Finance and Law.
The article illustrates the borrower`s ratio analysis according to the balance sheet and income statement. On the basis of the indirect method of reporting cash flow the author identifies cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities. The author makes conclusion about the possibility of using the indirect method for the early detection of the facts of the funds withdrawal in related companies to the prejudice of the bank`s obligations.
Keywords: signs of bankruptcy, ratio analysis, analysis of funds, analysis of financial statements, loans, related companies.