Aim. The presented study aims to develop a structural model for industrial ecosystem management and to propose strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator.

Tasks. The authors systematize the landscape of existing research in the field of ecosystems; identify the problem and determine the research gap; develop the concept of ecosystem entity; determine the specific features of industrial ecosystem management; develop a structural model for industrial ecosystem management based on the platform concept; recommend strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods (synthesis, generalization, content analysis, graphical data interpretation), economic and statistical methods (correlation and regression analysis, mathematical statistics, expert methods, principal components analysis, hierarchical agglomerative clustering). As part of a study of economic sectors and digital technologies, the market structure is analyzed, and the dynamics of development indicators of digitalization processes is described.

Results. The landscape of modern ecosystem research, types and properties of ecosystems, the composition of actors and exchange resources by ecosystem type are systematized, the concept of ecosystem entity is developed, and the specific features of industrial ecosystem management are determined. A structural model for industrial ecosystem management is developed. Four strategies for the industrial ecosystem orchestrator are recommended: increasing value, building trust, activating industrial ecology, institutionalization.

Conclusions. In the context of digital transformation, it is advisable to implement strategic management of industrial ecosystems based on the platform concept. The results of managing an industrial ecosystem with the orchestrator function include enhancing the maturity and integration potential of synergetic interaction in the ecosystem, maintaining a high level of coherence (consistency) between actors at different hierarchical levels, creating long-term value and improving the quality of life.

Aim. The presented study aims to propose ways of developing new competitive advantages with allowance for the requirements of environmental sustainability by systematizing theoretical approaches and analyzing the institutional aspects of land rent.

Tasks. The authors show systemic trends in the formation of environmental rents in the agricultural sector and propose a plan for developing competitive advantages in the context of environmental sustainability challenges by using the systemic effects of various forms of environmental land rent.

Methods. This study uses the methods of comparison, systems analysis, systematization of information, and the monographic method.

Results. A generalized scheme for developing competitive advantages in the context of new environmental sustainability challenges and requirements based on the use of the systemic effects of various forms of environmental land rent is presented.

Conclusions. The greening of agro-industrial production is a prerequisite for achieving environmental, energy, food, and climate security. Companies that manage to effectively combine sustainability and strategy create value by changing their business model to form a new environmental and social resource associated with factors contributing to business advantage and value creation. The rent system in the agricultural sector expands the concept of land rent. The localization of agricultural rents makes it possible to use systemic effects for increased environmental and social impact, enhancing advantages for the business.  

Aim. The presented study aims to describe the proposed typology of regions based on their  predisposition to scientific and technological development in the context of hereditary industrial, social, and institutional determinants of economic territorial development.  

Tasks. The authors develop a methodological approach to forming a basic criterion for the classification of regions; develop a methodology for the classification of regions based on their  predisposition to scientific and technological development with allowance for the economic  impact of their hereditary core; test the authors’ developments on the regions of the Russian  Federation.  

Methods. This study uses tools for modeling the hereditary socio-economic core of regions based  on the calculation of Frobenius norms to identify the prevailing dynamic trends in territorial  development, and a matrix method for developing a regional typology. The methodology applied  by the authors focuses on identifying territories that are more susceptible to technological  transformations, including those that ensure the significant impact of these transformations  on the national economy.  

Results. The study tests the authors’ developments on Russian regions and provides two  typologies. The first typology groups regions according to criteria such as stable positive  predisposition, permissible positive predisposition, negative predisposition, and stable negative predisposition to scientific and technological development. The second typology identifies regions with hereditary capital, regions with useful heredity, regions with defective  useful heredity, regions with the effect of a large hereditary base, regions with defective  heredity, and regions with significant defective heredity. The developed typologies make it  possible to identify regions that serve as the opposite poles of scientific and technological  transformations as well as high-risk regions with unjustified investment in innovative economic activities.  

Conclusions. Industrially developed regions are more predisposed to scientifific and technological  development, and expansion of innovations will be implemented faster in these regions compared  with others. The Sverdlovsk and Tyumen regions have an elastic industrial heritage, which is  manifested in the successful implementation of a wide range of innovative tasks. Comparative  analysis also shows that the Ural Federal District has the most favorable industrial, social, and  institutional hereditary determinants responsible for the susceptibility of the territory to technological transformations compared with other regions, which makes it a potential center for  the scientific and technological development of the national economy.  

Aim. The presented study aims to develop and describe a contract management system for FMCG chain retailing companies in the context of the digital transformation of the economy.

Tasks. The authors examine the specific aspects of developing a contract management system for chain retailing companies; develop a classification of contracts by sector of activity and outline the landscape of the contract management process; create and describe a system for managing contracts.

Methods. The methodological basis of this study includes conceptual representations of the contract management system, which make it possible to apply a systems approach, generalization, grouping, methods of formal system representation, and socio-economic experimentation.

Results. The study examines the specific aspects of developing a contract management system for chain retailing companies in the context of the digital transformation of the economy, describing the major types of contracts used by these companies. The contracts are classified by sector of activity, and the landscape of the contract management process is outlined. Its individual units correspond to the Deming cycle and represent a cyclically repeating decision-making process.

Conclusions. As a result, a contract management system for chain retailing companies is proposed, and the relationship between the management subsystem and the system of requirements for the architecture of business services in the field of contract management is determined. It is shown that successful implementation of an efficient contract management system requires preliminary work to identify requirements for the architecture of business services. Taking into account these requirements in the modeling of architectural solutions and integrating them into the business architecture will ensure high-quality contract management through the optimization of the company’s resources and highly efficient regulation of the relationship between the stakeholders and counterparties of chain retailing companies.

Aim. The presented study aims to examine the elements of assessing projects for the development of the transport sector of the Russian economy in terms of external risk assessment.

Tasks. The authors formulate the problem of the relevance of assessing external risks that have a significant impact on the development of the transport industry in the context of a pandemic and describe a risk assessment model through the example of transport infrastructure projects.

Methods. The methods of accounting and assessment of risk factors are analyzed. The proposed model is developed based on the use of the fuzzy sets method.

Results. The nature and scale of the pandemic’s impact on the major performance indicators of transport industry enterprises and the development of the transport business in 2020-2021 are determined. The impact of restrictive measures on the efficiency of transport companies has been identified and their development has been assessed as part of the implementation of industry-specific development projects. The risks of non-implementation of transport projects are discovered and described through the example of the infrastructure component. The authors focus on the assessment of environmental risks during the implementation of transport projects under unstable conditions. A model for assessing the risks of possible non-implementation of projects based on a variety of risk types and parameters is presented.

Conclusions. The results of the study can be used in the justification and selection of transport projects, helping to reduce the share of non-implemented projects under complex dynamic external conditions.

Aim. The presented study aims to identify the key features of best practices in the organization of advance notification by analyzing advance notification practices in the European Union (EU) and Japan.

Tasks. The authors analyze the organization of advance notification in the EU and Japan, identify the key features of best practices in the organization of advance notification, and formulate recommendations for Russian customs authorities.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, comparison) and special scientific methods (legal analysis, process analysis).

Results. In the process of analyzing advance notification practices in the EU and Japan, the key features of best practices in the organization of advance notification are identified and described.

Conclusions. Recommendations for the development of advance notification in Russia are formulated: to increase the number of factors used to determine the content of advance information provided on a mandatory basis. An attempt is made to develop methodological recommendations for verifying information at the stage of advance notification.

Aim. The presented study aims to determine the impact of factors causing labor productivity decline on the operating efficiency of air transport organizations.

Tasks. The authors examine the types of factors influencing the level of labor productivity among different employee categories in air transport enterprises; identify external and internal factors and measures aimed at reducing their negative impact when analyzing the operating efficiency of air transport enterprises.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition in various aspects to examine economic factors causing labor efficiency decline among production and management staff.

Results. The impact of regulatory documents of various levels on labor efficiency decline in air transport organizations is investigated. The behavior of management personnel in conflict situations is analyzed as one of the factors reducing labor productivity at the enterprise. The most typical causes of conflict escalation in an organization are described and methods for preventing them or mitigating their destructive consequences are proposed.

Conclusions. Analyzing labor efficiency as part of a comprehensive economic analysis of enterprise activities is crucial for the further development of the aviation business. Labor efficiency analysis involves identifying the causes of labor productivity decline and possible directions for finding ways to prevent their negative impact. In addition to economic factors, which are manifested in the adoption of legal standards, it is necessary to take measures aimed at mitigating the impact of socio-psychological factors.  

Aim. The presented study aims to assess the current state of the banking sector of the economy and its potential for the development of ESG banking and implementation of ESG standards.

Tasks. The authors analyze the current level of ESG standards implementation and the banks’ readiness to further implement ESG standards.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition to analyze the problems and obstacles that arise during ESG standards implementation in banking practice.

Results. The banking community’s participation in the funding of sustainable development projects is selective rather than overarching, with banks choosing individual banking products. Reports marginally trace their participation in lending to business projects related to the circular economy of various industries.

Conclusions. The special place of the banking sector in the national economy and its interaction with the real sector of the economy offer great potential for the development of ESG standards, making it possible to introduce ESG technologies both in banking activities and in their active promotion to other sectors of the economy through customers, thereby accelerating the transition towards a circular economy in Russia. The strength of the Russian banking system has been tested in recent years, and it embraces the formation of new rules of economic behavior. By overcoming existing obstacles, banks will be able to switch to ESG standards in the coming years, thus becoming pioneers in doing business based on the principles of environmental, social, and managerial responsibility.