Aim. The presented study aims to identify the causes and factors that determine the positive effect of integrating the efforts of the representatives of institutionalized (professional) and social (citizen) science to obtain new knowledge in the digital environment; to investigate the phenomenon of “citizen science” in the context of current trends in the development of scientific knowledge creation mechanisms.

Tasks. The authors examine approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of “citizen science” in relation to the concepts of participation, distributed knowledge, Science 2.0, etc.; identify opportunities and promising areas for the collaboration between professional and citizen science; formulate conditions and directions for further development of scientific knowledge creation mechanisms involving scientific volunteering.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition in various aspects to consider the phenomenon and concept of “citizen science” as a vital component of the mechanisms of scientific knowledge creation in project form using the capabilities of digital tools and network technology.

Results. The genesis and priority directions for the development of citizen science are described. The reasons and factors of complementarity between professional and citizen science are substantiated. The development of digital tools and network technology is considered as an essential condition for further development of scientific knowledge creation mechanisms.

Conclusions. The development of citizen science is a natural stage in the development of society, which requires consolidated efforts of the bearers of different competencies to collect and process scientific data for further development.

Aim. The presented study aims to assess the quality of life in Russian regions comprehensively and quantitatively by calculating integrated indices based on an updated list of indicators.

Tasks. The authors update the list of indicators used in quality of life assessment; calculate quality of life indices for the constituent entities of the Russian Federation over a certain period; present and explain the results of the calculations; evaluate quality of life differentiation; compare the results with similar studies.

Methods. This study uses general scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, abstraction, etc.) and methods of statistical data processing (normalization of indicators, calculation of integrated indices, calculation of decile coefficients, etc.).

Results. Despite the large number of works on the topic of the study, methodological problems of quality of life assessment still remain relevant. These include the selection of parameters that best describe the quality of life in the context of territories that significantly differ in terms of geographical location, natural resource potential, historical and socio-economic development, etc., and the selection of methods and criteria for assessing these parameters. The study proposes a method for assessing the quality of life by calculating an integrated index based on 26 indicators describing the quality of life in six areas (units): health, education, income, culture, safety, ecology. The proposed method is tested in eighty constituent entities of the Russian Federation in 2010–2020: for each region and each year, six indices for each of the indicator units and the general integrated index I_Quality as the resultant of all unit indices are calculated.

Conclusions. Based on the obtained values of I_Quality, the examined constituent entities of the Russian Federation are divided into groups according to the level of the quality of life (from high to very low). For each group, the dynamics of the unit indices and their constituent indicators are analyzed, making it possible to identify factors that form the living standards in the regions and the nature of their changes compared to 2010. The level of differentiation between regions is estimated according to the integrated quality of life index I_Quality and unit indices. The obtained results are compared with another methodologically similar study, showing 50% and 60% coincidences in the upper and lower segments of Russian regions ranked by quality of life respectively.

Aim. The presented study aims to identify the main factors (and the degree of their influence) hindering the integration of companies into digital and non-digital platforms that are actively developing in the Russian economy and opening up new horizons of development, removing traditional organizational barriers and boundaries.

Tasks. The authors conduct a pilot qualitative study of twenty companies and twenty platform holders of different levels to identify, systemize, and rank factors affecting the decision of companies to integrate into a specific platform.

Methods. This study uses the methods of in-depth semi-structured interviews, content analysis, systematization, and Spearman’s rank correlation to investigate the relationship between the responses of company executives and platform holders.

Results. It is shown that nine main factors mentioned by both groups of respondents prevent companies from mutually beneficial cooperation with platforms. However, the ranking of determinants produces ambiguous results.

Conclusions. Research makes an ascertainable contribution to science. In particular, it complements existing scientific literature and business practices in several areas. Conceptually new information is obtained about what prevents companies from cooperating with platforms from the perspective of platform holders and company managers. The quantitative ranking of barriers for both groups is presented, making it possible to identify existing and potential problems that platform holders may face, evaluate them, and effectively manage the processes of overcoming barriers with allowance for their rating. Scientific results form a foundation for future research, since the information obtained during the interviews can be used as a basis for indepth quantitative analysis that would make it possible to further generalize and use the results.

Aim. The presented study investigates the opportunities and prospects of the digital transformation of procurement logistics.

Tasks. The authors describe the essence of procurement logistics; analyze digital technologies used in modern procurement logistics and the effects of their application; determine the prospects for the use of digital technologies in the procurement logistics system.

Methods. This study uses systems analysis, induction, comparative analysis, structural and functional analysis.

Results. Digital technologies are involved in procurement logistics processes: from data processing using computers to the use of telecommunication technologies for processing and distributing information in digital and other forms. The use of digital technologies in procurement integrated with work on product distribution channels increases the quality of procurement services, reduces inventory and procurement costs. With the help of digital technologies, the relationship between buyers and sellers in the field of procurement has reached a fundamentally new level, with closer interaction and rapid exchange of information on both sides allowing them to make predictions and assess the prospects for collaboration. Thus, it is necessary to intensify efforts aimed at the digitalization of procurement logistics.

Conclusions. Investment in the digitalization of logistics processes is a prerequisite for the successful development of any modern organization that wants to maintain its competitiveness in the market. In the modern world, digital technologies in procurement logistics are increasingly spreading, transforming procurement processes. These include cognitive computing and artificial intelligence; intelligent content extraction; predictive and in-depth analytics; logistics platforms; robotics; blockchain; cybernetic tracking.

Aim. The presented study aims to investigate a relevant quality management method and to propose ways of adapting the continuous production improvement methodology to the operating conditions of a shipbuilding enterprise.

Tasks. The authors describe a productive management system and effective lean production tools; popularize commitment to continuous improvement at every workplace and in every production process of a shipbuilding enterprise; describe an algorithm for the continuous improvement of production processes to increase labor productivity.

Methods. This study uses systems analysis, synthesis, and methods of logical analysis to systematize existing approaches, basic tools, and methods of quality management, in particular the concept of continuous improvement for enterprises.

Results. Adapting the concept of continuous improvement for shipbuilding enterprises and becoming a lean enterprise requires not only a special management style, but also a new way of working through new thinking and attitude to work. For this, corporate culture should focus providing value for the consumer and continuous improvement.

Conclusions. The concept of continuous improvement and lean production based on a constant desire to eliminate all types of losses and a technology for steadily reducing costs; active involvement of employees in the transformation of the enterprise in the context of limited resources and strong competition — all this will increase the competitiveness and stability of the shipbuilding enterprise in the market.

Aim. The presented study aims to categorize the key operational and legal risks of organizations in the productive and non-productive sectors of the  economy and to assess their correlation with other types of risks.

Tasks. The authors investigate and systematize the types of operational and legal risks in various business sectors; analyze the causes of risks in companies; substantiate ways and methods of minimizing these risks; identify the most effective methods of mitigating risks and assess their variability in modern economic conditions.

Methods. This study uses general scientific research methods, including the method of dubious analysis. Systematization of theoretical research and investigation of regulatory documents are used to specify various types of operational and legal risks and to assess their impact on the operating efficiency of organizations.

Results. Operational and legal risks are systematized; the key risks are identified and the level of threat from their realization is substantiated; the most effective methods of managing these types of risks in modern economic conditions are described.

Conclusions. The impact of the negative consequences of realization of operational and legal risks typical for current business operations as factors directly affecting the efficiency of economic activity is determined. The impact of legal and operational risks on the business activities of an organization is assessed and ways to improve its efficiency are identified as one of the tools of business process management. Analysis of approaches to the definition of operational risk and methods of its minimization indicates that the need to find new ways of neutralizing threats is undeniable in the context of changing norms and rules of economic life.

Aim. The presented study aims to describe the current state and trends of digitalization in the Russian medical services market.

Tasks. The authors formulate basic concepts; analyze secondary research data and the content of management decisions, the regulatory framework of digitalization in healthcare; identify trends in the digital space of healthcare.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition in various aspects to investigate the digitalization policy in the social sphere and the impact of digitalization on increasing its effectiveness.

Results. The digital transformation of healthcare in Russia was initiated by the government, which acts as the main subject of the transformation process. This is mediated by the paternalistic model of social policy, making the results of digitalization dependent on state planning, the development of high-tech industries, and other factors. It is obvious that state targeted programs aimed at the formation of the digital space are not being fully implemented. That said, new opportunities are emerging for the private healthcare sector, which uses the advantages of material and technical support and infrastructure, including digital, as a competitive advantage.

Conclusions. Patterns in the formation of the Russian medical services market are not completely clear. Despite the enormous social significance, transformations in healthcare management lack publicity and careful analysis. Digitalization itself is not clearly reflected through quantitative indicators that could indicate its efficiency or inefficiency, fast or slow pace.

Aim. The presented study aims to build a structural model of a regional sanatorium-resort complex (SRC), to determine the role of the government and local authorities in the development of the SRC, and to formulate recommendations for the development of the regional SRC as a component of the regional economic complex.

Tasks. The authors consider different approaches to determining the structure and identifying the elements of the regional SRC; build an original model of regional SRC structure; determine the role of the government and local authorities in solving the problems of regional SRC development; formulate recommendations for the development of the SRC of the St. Petersburg agglomeration and identify its features.

Methods. This study uses general scientific methods of cognition, structural economic analysis, and modeling to determine the socio-economic essence, basic structural elements, specific features of operation and development of a regional SRC.

Results. From an economic perspective, the SRC is an element of the regional economic complex and a component of the region’s tourist and recreational complex. The natural curative resources of the territory are the backbone element of the SRC while its core consists of its products, organizations that produce them, resort infrastructure, and regional authorities. The SRC cannot function without adequate regulatory and normative-value support or development of an appropriate institutional environment. Without government support and significant efforts of regional authorities, there will be no effective SRC development in the regions.

Conclusions. A study of the structure and features of SRC development in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region makes it possible to conclude that it is necessary to develop the SRC of the two regions within the framework of agglomeration collaboration. Key areas of cooperation may include forecasting and strategic planning of SRC development, ensuring information support of decision-making processes, building an effective system of communication with manufacturers, consumers, and intermediaries in the spa services market, human resourcing, and attracting investors interested in projects related to SRC development.

Aim. The presented study aims to substantiate the inclusion of dual management performance assessment in the development strategy of an industrial enterprise.

Tasks. The author describes the theoretical aspects of assessing the dual performance of the enterprise management system; develops methodological recommendations for making allowance for the dual performance of the management system in the development strategy of an industrial enterprise.

Methods. This study uses general methods of cognition (theoretical synthesis and comparative analysis) to investigate various aspects of the nature of assessment and to substantiate the formation of a new approach to the evolution of management in scientific literature based on the principles of functionality, harmony, and consistency and the estimated duality of management performance.

Results. The main result of the study is the development of a conceptual framework for making allowance for the dual performance of the management system of an industrial enterprise in the strategy for becoming the ‘engine of growth’. That said, the dual performance of the management decisions of an enterprise is identified using a triad of assessments: consolidation of organizational efforts aimed at ensuring the target stability of the management system; adaptive behavior of the management system with allowance for the functional and hierarchical relationships between its structural elements and crystallization of the leadership positions of the enterprise in the context of measuring its contribution to the socio-economic development of the enterprise’s region.

Conclusions. The methodological recommendations developed by the author will be useful to industrial enterprises whose management is focused on solving endogenous and exogenous problems of socio-economic development, to representatives of science dealing with strategic management issues, and to public authorities focused on identifying and supporting the ‘engines of growth’.

Aim. The presented study aims to identify the most relevant and socially demanded lines of research on organizational structures through the example of Yandex web queries.

Tasks. The authors investigate the major approaches used in scientific research and in common search queries on the subject of organizational structures; systematize existing approaches in the context of organizational structures based on the goals of research and queries; compare ongoing scientific work and the requests of a wide range of Internet users to identify the most popular topics.

Methods. This study analyzes information from two databases, develops principles for the systematization of existing approaches in the scientific environment and among users of the Yandex portal, and synthesizes new knowledge in the form of the authors’ conclusions.

Results. The results of comparing statistics on scientific sources and common search queries are presented. The discrepancies between scientific works and public requests in the practical sphere are revealed. The diversity and continuing relevance of many types of structures are shown.

Conclusions.  The topic of organizational structures is still relevant. The authors propose an original classification of lines of research in the context of organizational structures (types, industry specifics, development and implementation) based on the purpose of application. According to the authors, the most demanded studies are those on designing a individual structure that takes into account the specifics of the company, is built from standard elements, and has the necessary properties.