National monetary policy and the role of banks in increasing its efficiency
This study aims to explore the relationship between credit institutions and the Bank of Russia in implementing the national monetary policy. Another aim is to identify the goals and objectives of the national monetary policy, as well as the means and ways to attain them. The methodology relies on both general scientific principles (the ontological principle, the unity of the historical and the logical, the formal legal and comparative legal approaches) and domain-specific approaches. This research...
Measuring performance of cultural organizations on the data of the envelopment analysis
The article focuses on the issue of cultural organizations performance measurement. The author explains the benefits of applying a non-parametric “Data Envelopment Analysis” that is based on comparison of input and output indicators, to performance measurement of cultural organizations. Using ...
Information resource for corporate reporting for the innovative attractiveness of business
At present, the regulation and unification of non-financial reporting are of great interest to scientific community. International accounting standardization organizations offer a variety of reporting formats and a set of indicators of corporate non-financial reporting for their users. The article explores some provisions that regulate the composition of non-financial reporting and offers their comparative ...
Administrative resource at the elections to the State Duma of the third convocation in the North-Western provinces of Russia
... employed a wide variety of methods. The electoral legislation was radically changed (the provision on elections to the State Duma of June 3, 1907); the government removed unreliable candidates, supported loyalists, instructed officials of all levels, and organized campaigns in the press. In the Northwestern provinces, the process of administrative control was the most visible. Along with dismissal of some candidates, there were difficulties during the issuing of voter certificates; voters were not informed ...
Certain issues of correlation between the international financial law and the EU law
... integral part of the EU legal order, the rules of their interpretation differ from the primary and secondary EU legislation. The reverse influence of the EU law is carried out by EU institutions and Member States by participating in inter-governmental organizations and other international bodies which work out and review national implementation of International Financial Standards.
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Regional aspects of international tourism (1960—1980s)
... international tourism in the Soviet Union. The article focuses on the main forms and methods used by the Kaliningrad Regional Trade Union Council for the development of international tourism. The author analyses archive materials describing the preparation, organization and reporting of tourist trips abroad and attempts to reconstruct behavior patterns of Soviet tourists abroad during their holidays.
1. Государственный архив Калининградской области (далее — ...
3.0 University: legislative framework for innovative entrepreneurship
This article describes a legislative framework for a new model of higher education institutions, oriented towards business and innovation. The author offers practical recommendations for the development of competitive socioentrepreneurial innovation-based universities. It is shown that the new generation university should be formed on the basis of the socio-entrepreneurial ideology.
1. Антонова А. Великобритания: новый Закон о компаниях. Основные новеллы, практика применения // GSL. URL:
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Key trends and features of the Canadian military-industrial complex during the Second World War
The article deals with the development of the Canadian military industry in 1939-1945. The effectiveness, organisation and scale of production of aircraft, ships, armored vehicles, artillery and small arms are analyzed. The author reveals the influence of geographic, economic, home and foreign policy factors on the type of weapons produced and the volume of their production. Using official Canadian documents and statistical publications, the author concludes that the military-industrial complex of...
Evolution of the Regional Religious Policy in the Saratov region (1989—2017)
... development of political practices of the regional government bodies in the field of protecting the rights of citizens to the freedom of conscience and the freedom of religion. The author analyses the principles of regulating the activity of religious organizations, and monitoring their interaction with different religious confessions in the Saratov region. Special attention is paid to the emerging system of partnership between the state and religious institutions, which is a key vector in the development ...
The modelling of investment and current costs in investment project evaluation using spreadsheet tables
This article focuses on the calculation of investment and current costs of an investment project. The structure of calculations and approaches to their classification are described. Recommendations on organizing calculations of investment and current costs of investment project calculations in spreadsheet tables are produced. It is proposed to consider such parameters as the investment payment period, variable cost per unit, starting date of fixed ...
The competitiveness of the Irkutsk region in the world tourism market
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Energy security in the scientific and institutional discourse in Russia and Poland: problems and solutions
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Symbolical interactionism: A methodology for ana-lysing processes in an administrative system
This article considers the role of symbols in the system of social interactions. Symbolical interactionism is examined as a methodological framework for studying administrative practices. The key notion of the concept of symbolical interactionism — “a symbol in the course of interaction” – is interpreted as a wide range of meanings including, alongside linguistic structures, determinants in the form of cultural, organizational and group factors. The efficiency of management process is associated...
Between profession and public engagement: Evolution of the public history movement in America
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The system and structure of sources of corporate law
This article considers the system and structure of sources of Russian corporate law. Research approaches to the notion and legal nature of sources of corporate law and their place in the system of civil law sources are analysed. The authors address the legal nature of corporate regulations, including the rules and standards of self-regulatory organisations as sources of corporate law.
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Implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code and amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 74/78) for ship-building
... under International Law // Legal challenges in maritime security. Leiden, 2008. P. 3—40.
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A management analysis of operating activities at a regional furniture enterprise
This article stresses the importance of a management analysis of operating activities for decision-making at a furniture enterprise. In particular, the possibility of using tools of management accounting — marginal analysis and operational leverage – is considered. The author emphasises technical, organisational, and methodological problems of cost accounting at furniture factories in the Kaliningrad region. The author provides recommendations for conducting a management analysis and developing management...
The origins of tour activities in the Kaliningrad region (second halfof the 1960s)
This article examines organizational and material resources behind the emergence of tour activities as a field of tourism in the Kaliningrad region. Based on the archive materials of the Regional Trade Unions Council and the Regional Tourism Board and existing tours, the author studies decision on the establishment and functioning of tour agencies and analyses the methods and key areas of their operation in the second half of the 1960s.
1. Государственный архив Калининградской области (ГАКО). Ф...
The prime of Jimmy Carter: The 90th anniversary of ex-President
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The system of financing political parties in Latvia
This article considers the mechanism of financing of political parties in the Republic of Latvia. The author analyses the participation of financial and economic groups in the country’s political life. Key business actors affecting the formation of Latvian political system are identified. It is concluded that, since regaining independence in 1991, business has been a principal source of financing for Latvian political parties. The scope of financing of political parties in the republic depends on...
Using the economics dynamics principles in modelling the process of original accumulation of household waste
This article justifies the use of economic dynamics principles in the process of modelling the existing system of household waste accumulation. The authors identify a number of factors relating to the tendency of various organisational manifestations to stable equilibrium of the process of accumulating household waste in containers. The model is based on the linear proportion of changes in parameters describing the quantity of household waste accumulated within one cycle.
The formation of Israeli foreign policy concept towards the Baltics in 2009—2012
This article considers the role of the Baltic republics as partners of the State of Israel in the international arena in A. Lieberman’s period in office as head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main areas of cooperation in economy and politics, as well as historical features of intergovernmental contacts are analysed. The author stresses the considerable potential of intergovernmental projects given the major differences are overcome, which include the issues of the restitution of Jewish property...
Key factors of the spatial organisation of small businesses
... the conditions, resources, and prerequisites necessary for the efficient functioning of small businesses. Based on the theoretical propositions and practical results of productive forces distribution, the authors identify groups of factors of spatial organization of small businesses: national and supranational level, regional level, location, and the entrepreneur. A sequential analysis of the main factors of the small business deployment showed that taking into account all the factors contributes ...
The Christian right movement in the USA in the 1990s
This article analyses the factors that strengthened the influence of the Christian right movement in the USA in the 1990s. The author considers the organizational changes and ideological transformation within the movement and its effect on the political process in this period. The article identifies the problems facing the Christian Right movement in its attempt to devise political tactics in the mid-1990s. The author pays special attention to the question of the interaction between the Christian...
The liberal concept of freedom in the conservative teachings of K. N. Leontyev and L. A. Tikhomirov
This article considers the reception of the liberal concept of freedom in Russian conservatism as exemplified by K. N. Leontyev and L. A. Tikhomirov. Reasoning in the framework of Russian philosophical organicism, each philosopher insists on his own approach to analysing social phenomena. It is shown that Leontyev, in line with naturalistic aestheticism, sharply criticises the philistine ideal triumphing through the implementation of the liberal interpretation of freedom. Tikhomirov, under the influence...
Studies of the Orthodox canon law in the Baltic area in the second half of the 19th/early 20th centuries
This article analyses the emergence of canon law as a science and academic discipline in the Baltic area in the second half of 19th/early 20th centuries. The author emphasizes the role of the Tartu University in the organizational development of ecclesiastical law in legal education system of the Russian Empire. The article describes the general religious situation in the Baltic area and explores the role of the personality of a scientist in the development of a research area.
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Management behaviour: Expert system and modelling processes
The article studies issues relating to the employment of expert systems in the management process. The authors describe the application of activity theory in organisational interrelations. The possibility of considering activity theory as a basis for understanding the essence of management interrelations is analysed. The authors examine the social context of activity theory within he changes in the processes of management interrelations.
1. Леонтьев А. Н. Деятельность. Сознание. Личность. М., 2005...
International legal protection of marine environment from vessel-source pollution
... морской среды //Морское право. 2007. № 3. URL: http://www.sea-law.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=76 (дата обращения: 14.06.2014).
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Key problems of the preparedness of marketers to the new challen¬ges of digital communications era and their impact on a company’s performance
This article analysis the changes in the level of requirements for and the expected competencies of professional marketers in the age of digital communications. The article discusses the role and evaluates the contribution of mar-keting specialists to the economic and financial performance of companies and organisations. The author analyses the applied methods and indicators that used to assess the level of specialists' competencies in the area of marketing.
1. Дойль П. Маркетинг, ориентированный...
Investigative situation and organisation of particular investigation
This article examines the connection between establishing the investigation objective and investigative situations at the initial stage of investigation. The author describes the role of investigative situation in establishing the objective of investigation.
1. Волчецкая Т. С. Криминалистическая ситуалогия. М., 1997.
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Legal regulation of tax privileges for education educations and those involved in educational relations
This article addresses government support for education through tax benefits in Russia and some other countries. The author considers the issues of using tax benefits by the subjects of educational relations. It is concluded that it is possible to adopt the international experience in improving the legal regulation on imposing taxes on educational organsiations and granting the subjects of education relations tax benefits in Russia
1. Налоговый кодекс Российской Федерации (ч. 1) от 31 июля 1998...
A situational approach to building social managerial expert systems
The article presents the author’s view on modelling an expert system through the implementation of one of social paradigms. Such categories as ‘governance’, ‘leadership’, and ‘leadership management’ are identified as indicators of management interactions. Each of the categories is operationalized and provided with a detailed description, which includes autonomous social resources supporting effective governance in the situation of organizational interactions.
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The role of customer loyalty programmes in the modern market
... approach // Journal of Consumer Marketing. 2006. Vol. 23,no. 7. P. 397—405.
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The development of nationalist identities in the Baltics: The Latvian aspect
This article discusses the development of post-Soviet nationalist identity in Latvia under the influence of nationalist neo-Nazi organizations and persuasion. The ethnic component occupies a central place in today's political identification in Latvia. It is proved that major political groups and parties recognize and proclaim nationalist principles regardless of their basic ideology....
The logistics of reverse flows of secondary resources
This article discusses the problem of organizing the movement of secondary resource flows in the system of reverse logistics flows. Traditionally, Consumption is considered the point of origin for all types of reverse flows, however, the question remains unanswered as to whether the secondary ...
On the territorial differences in chain organisation of retail in the Russian Federation
The relatively rapid – however slower than forecasted — development o retail chains is characteristic of Russia in general, nevertheless it exhibits significant territorial differences. An attempt to identify the factors behind these differences through calculating the correlation coefficient made it possible to detect only one factor, whose value is close to essential: the geographical remoteness from Moscow. However, many regions of central Russia have a low share of retail chains. One cannot exclude...
Fishing in Novgorod and Pskov Governorates and the related trades (the second half of the 19th/the beginning of the 20th centuries)
... fishermen. It is concluded that fishing continued to play an important role in the peasant economy of Novgorod and Pskov Governorates in the beginning of the 20th century through assuming a pronounced commercial nature with predominating capitalistic organization of trade.
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2. К вопросу о платежных условиях землевладения Псковской губернии. Псков,...
The Awareness Department of the Don Government in 1919
This article is devoted to the Department of Awareness of the Don Government and its activities during the Russian Civil War. The author describes in detail the structure of the organization, it principal activities, and the reasons behind its closure. The author pays special attention to the political situation in Russia in 1919 and the importance of agitation during the disintegration of the old foundations of the state.
1....
Passages from the history of the Kaliningrad region: The first sitting of the Königsberg regional Office for Civil Affairs on June 26—27, 1946
... authorities. Different models of relations between the military and civil administrative structures developed in the region’s towns and districts. The meeting also discussed the position of the German population and the flaws of trade and communication organization.
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“Am I a trembling creature, or do I have the right”. Legal capacity in the election procedure
... Верховного Суда РФ от 9 февраля 2012 г. №АПЛ 12-39 // Архив Конституционного суда РФ. 2012.
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Kant and the contemporary theory of international relations
..., № 3. P. 183—205.
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The sole executive body of a commercial organisation as an employee: Some problems of authority delegation
This article emphasizes the lacunae in the legal regulation of termination of powers and employment agreement of executive officers in connection with the replacement of the exclusive executive body.
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The alignment of stakeholders’ interests in interfirm networking
... The development of network society suggests a transition to management in the conditions of growing market turbulence and interdependence of market actors. Therefore, the ability of managers to align the diverse interests of stakeholders — groups, organizations, and individuals that affect or may be affected by the organization's actions — appears to be crucial for its success. It raises a number of management issues, which require resolution both in theory and practice. One of the most urging ...
Cessation of right of claim under a credit agreement: the problems of enforcement
... made that the law provides an opportunity for alienating the bank’s rights (claims) in respect of borrowers (natural persons). The author considers the position of public authorities on the inadmissibility of cession of a bank’s rights by non-bank organizations.
1. Ерохина М. Г. Правовой механизм банковского кредитования и обеспечеия возвратности кредита : дис. … канд. юр. наук. Калининград,...
The flow form of economic matter movement and the concept of levels
... methodology of economic logistics is a general theoretical approach to studying material and related flows in economic systems that based on a special understanding of reality within a certain philosophical framework. As science, logistics applies the laws of organization of elements into a functional whole as a result of the practices of logistic structure formation. Alongside general laws, the system of logistic knowledge includes the laws of philosophy, general economic theory, as well as the laws, categories,...
The delegated power of an official
The notion of ‘official’ and their functional and structural features help carry out a legal assessment of the administrative activities of persons working at non-state (commercial and other) organisations. The author analyses the functions (powers) of an official and thus suggest supplementing the criminal legislation with a scope of persons, whose powers are delegated by the state.
1. Егорова Н. А. Теоретические проблемы уголовной ответственности за преступления лиц, выполняющих управленческие...
The strategic potential of an organisation and the models of programming solutions in the conditions of uncertainty
This article considers the problems of studying the strategic potential of organisations in the modern conditions. The authors analyse the methods of allowing for the uncertainty factor within the programming solution development procedures.
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Strategic competitiveness of organisations in knowledge economy
The process of ensuring the strategic competitiveness of organisations in the conditions when knowledge assets become the decisive development factor is analysed. The author considers a number of modern research concepts striving to explain the development and sustaining of stable competitive advantages of organisations in the dynamic environment of global economy. The article explores the features of the impact of development programmes of the leading educational centres on strategic competitiveness...
The legal regime of taxation of education organisations in the Russian Federation
This article considers the features of the regime of taxation of educational organizations in view of the latest changes to the tax law; the author analyses major issues pertaining to specific tax exemptions granted to organizations, pays attention to legal disputes relating to the application of the tax law, and comes to a conclusion ...
Prerequisites for organisational changes at manufacturing enterprises
This article presents generalized approaches to the concept of organizational changes. The main factors of internal and external environment influencing the introduction of changes at a construction company are identified and grouped. A factor analysis is performed on the basis of an expert survey, the response consistency is estimated with the help of Cronbach's alpha coefficient in SPSS, and the areas of organizational changes in the company are identified.
1. Иванова Т. Ю., Приходько В. И. Теория...