bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
‘A Musical Instrument’ as an Autobiographical Poem of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Authors: Heera B  , Balu Das P S  , Dr Shibani Chakraverty Aich
Published: February 2020

The poem “A Musical Instrument” written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is being discussed in the paper. The poem is viewed as it contains autobiographical elements. The poet indirectly describes how she fights against the conventional society of Victorian period. She reveals how she disturbed the river of rules with her pen. The poem represents the mythical story of god Pan and the syrinx. She compares herself with the Pan who created music out of reed. She struggled against societal themes just like Pan tore out reeds from the river. She made the best art like Pan made beautiful music from with the instrument. Like Pan modified reed into a musical instrument she reshape the modern thinking and attitudes. She fought for literary freedom in her poetic battle against a society that denied women all freedoms. Victorian society never accepted any art form from women rather they only considered for being a mother. Sufferings of Victorian women can be seen in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Art was hidden from women by the Victorian society like Syrinx was hidden from Pan by the water nymphs.

The poem portrays the story that Pan once tried to chase the nymph Syrinx. She ran away from him and went near a river then she asked the water nymphs to save her. They turned her into a reed so as to hide her in the river. Pan never found her. So, in a rage, he jumped into the water and walked briskly, thus disturbing the calmness of the river. By the end, he made a musical instrument out of the reed, and its music was haunting and mind-blowing. . Just as Pan did, she worked hard to polish her art to bring the best poetry to the literary world .The poem describes the power and control over women in the society but we are giving a new notion that it contains autobiographical elements.
Community Participation for Health Systems Strengthening” - A Decade of Experience in Sustaining Community Interventions in NHM, Odisha
Authors: Susanta Kumar Nayak  , Dr. Iswasr Chandra Naik
Published: February 2020

This paper presents a framework to explore the decadal experience of community participation for health system strengthening using Primary Health Care Approach in National Health Mission (NHM), Odisha. It traces the concept of community participation, its various facets, dimensions and application in the context of health system strengthening using Primary Health Care Approach. The paper tries to ascertain the scope of the community participation in National Health Mission (NHM), identify and highlight measures adopted for improving community participation leading to improvement in health system and health outcomes. Further it tries to critically understand how the decadal experience community participation efforts have been sustained in NHM, its challenges and way forward.
Evaluating Micro-Structure, Hydration and Thermal Expansions of Cement Containing Nano-Silica
Authors: Dr. Sarvesh PS Rajput
Published: February 2020

This study reported that the addition of nano-silica enhances the mechanical characteristics of concrete as its compressive, flexural and tensile split strengths are increased. As a comparison mixture to equate it along with nano-modified concrete, ordinary samples of Portland cement (OPC) have been utilized. Herein, upto 6.0 percent of OPC has been substituted by nanosilica. In fact, the introduction of nanosilica improves mechanical and microstructural characteristics of concrete by significantly (28 to 35%). The finding therefore, indicated that partly replacing OPC with up to 5 percent nanosilica increases the mechanical and microstructural properties cured up to ninety days as opposed to the standard OPC mix.
Strong Brand Appreciate Cutthroat Leverage
Authors: Dr.Shaifali Garg
Published: February 2020

In this paper it is intuitively reasoned as to how effect of Green Brand on cutthroat leverage which consist company sale and its Advertisement, which leads to corporate advantage   in the form of change its consumer attitude and created in the area that would not only hold maximum value for any organization in general but also be the one to hold critical importance and a present challenge before all Corporate functions. This research  was chosen from various stores, shops and malls of  Delhi cities. A sum of 155 samples is accidentally chosen from city and after that similar online and offline survey was given to them, in which they indicate the view on market magnitude in the cities. This attempts to measure the attitude of customers when they purchase products how much they consider green in them which help in getting to measure leverage.
The Nexus between Public Health Care Expenditure and Health Outcomes in India
Authors: Bandita Deka
Published: February 2020

The issue of financing health care has assumed greater significance in the developing world.There are two broad approaches of financing health care- market-based and government (public) financed. Considering the social welfare obligations, market mechanism is unlikely to operate at the best interest of the people who live at the bottom end of the income distribution. Hence, from welfare perspective, the government needs to intervene more vigorously in the areas of education and health. Governments have assumed considerable importance in the provision of certain goods and services of which health care is of significant importance…in provision of health care services free of cost or at subsidized prices (Gertler 1990). There is a need to understand the relationship (nexus) between increasing public spending and improving health outcomes. Therefore, this paper makes an attempt to examine the impact of government expenditure on health care in health outcomes in India.
Analysis Of Emotional Intelligence Among Kabaddi And Handball Players
Authors: Dr. D. Rajalakshmi  , R. Ramya
Published: February 2020

Emotional intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity, skill or case of the trait EI models, a self- perceived grand ability to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one’s self, of others and groups. Different models have been proposed for the definition of EI and disagreement exists as to how the term should be used. Despite these disagreements, which are often highly support in the ability EI and trait but not the mixed models enjoy support in the literature and have successful applications in different domains.
Measuring the Rural Customers’ Attitude: Knowledge and Influencing Factors of Internet Banking Usages
Authors: M. Ganesan  , Dr. K. Prabhakar Rajkumar
Published: February 2020

Internet banking refers the systems that enable the customers to access their accounts and general information on bank products and service through the use of a bank’s website, without the intervention or inconvenience of sending letter, faxes original signatures. Internet banking as an “internet portal, through which customers can use different kinds of banking service ranging from bill payment to making investment”. Thus internet banking is the use of internet by bank customers for transacting their banking transactions. In other words, it is the use of internet by banks to deliver banking transaction. In other words, it is the use of internet by banks to deliver banking services to customers irrespective of their geographical location.
An Empirical Analysis of Investor Behavioral Biases, Investment Risk Tolerance and Decision-Making
Authors: Nidhi Jain  , Dr. Bikrant Kesari
Published: February 2020

It is very necessary for the judgment on financial investment adopted by professional investors to be able to face behavioral biases by recognition of their own psychological traits as well as to take account of their own investment risk tolerance levels. In this research, a survey has been used to assess the association among personality traits, behavioral bias as well as investment risk toleration. The research paper dataset was shortlisted from individual investors who work or operate on capital/finance markets. Chi-square assessments and multivariate regression analysis evaluated the predictions established during the research. Depending on the hypothesis analysis, there was a positive relationship among investor’s behavioral traits as well as behavioral perceptions, as well as the personality characteristics of investment companies that impacted their tolerance levels to potential risk.
The relationship between marketing strategies and innovative market orientation on performance of halal-certified agro-food SMEs
Authors: Khairuddin N.H. , Kamarulzaman N.H. , Hashim H. , Hussin S.R.
Published: February 2020

Changes in Malaysian’s lifestyle have resulted in an increased demand for trusted agrofood products. Therefore, it is becoming a challenge for halal-certified agro-food SMEs in
Malaysia to fulfil the demand by implementing marketing strategies and innovative
market orientation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between marketing
strategies and innovative market orientation on performance of halal-certified agro-food
SMEs. A systematic random sampling was used to select 321 halal-certified agro-food
SMEs located in Peninsular Malaysia and a self-administered questionnaire using a
structured questionnaire was employed to obtain responses from the target SMEs.
Descriptive analysis, Chi-square analysis, and Pearson correlation analysis were carried
out to analyse the data. Majority of the halal-certified agro-food SMEs involved in the
study were categorised as small-sized companies with at least 5 to 75 employees. The
finding revealed that there was no association between annual average sales and overall
performance of halal-certified agro-food SMEs. The finding further indicated that there
was a strong positive relationship between the performance (market share, sales,
profitability, and growth rate) of halal-certified agro-food SMEs and marketing strategies
and innovative market orientation. It is suggested that the halal-certified agro-food SMEs
utilize their experience to develop more effective marketing strategies for better
performance.
Agudíssimo: Maquiavel em Espinosa
Authors: Montans Braga Luiz Carlos
Published: February 2020

No Tratado político, Espinosa, ao primeiro movimento do texto, faz dura crítica àqueles que criaram utopias ao tratarem da política. Tais filósofos, afirma, por tomarem os homens não pelo que são, mas pelo que gostariam que fossem, conceberam uma forma de política que nunca pôde ser posta em aplicação. Tese muito próxima à de Maquiavel, presente em O Príncipe, segundo a qual, para escrever coisa útil neste campo, deve-se ir direto alla verità effettuale della cosa che alla immaginazione di essa. Não casualmente, portanto, no Capítulo V do Tratado político, último parágrafo, Espinosa usa os termos ‘agudíssimo’ e ‘prudentíssimo’ ao se referir ao florentino. Há mais Maquiavel em Espinosa para além das citações elogiosas? O artigo procurará tratar desta questão ao mostrar alguns traços comuns às respectivas filosofias políticas. Ao que indicam as fontes primárias e alguns comentadores, Espinosa teria se apropriado, e reconceitualizado, à sua maneira, teses-chave do florentino para escrever suas obras, em particular o Tratado político.
O Livre-Arbítrio, o Servo-Arbítrio e a Presciência Divina
Authors: Nascimento Sidnei Francisco
Published: February 2020

Erasmo de Rotterdam escreverá a favor do livre-arbítrio e admitirá que a presciência divina seja compatível com a livre iniciativa da vontade. A possibilidade do acordo entre a necessidade e a liberdade estará preservada, e o humanista demonstrará influenciado pelas alegorias de Orígenes, que as passagens contidas nas Sagradas Escrituras concordarão com o livre-arbítrio. Mas, para se contrapor à interpretação que Lutero fazia dos conceitos de presciência divina e necessidade, o humanista discutirá com a escolástica medieval e, se por um lado, concordará com as cinco provas tomistas a respeito de Deus como princípio e causa do mundo, por outro lado, relativizará que a presciência divina seja a causa necessária dos acontecimentos futuros. Dentro desse contexto, Lutero responderá a diatribe de Erasmo e escreverá o servo-arbítrio, demonstrando radicalmente o contrário, isto é, que não haveria nenhuma compatibilidade entre a vontade de Deus e a vontade humana, porque esta foi completamente obscurecida pelo pecado original. O monge de Wittenberg amplificará o mito do pecado original de Agostinho e dirá que o livre-arbítrio nunca serviu para nada.
EL Logos en cuanto Identidad Originaria/The Logos as Primary Identity
Authors: Marín Francisco Guzmán
Published: February 2020

Las diversas técnicas de reconstitución del Símbolo, en Occidente, consisten en el desciframiento sistemático de los signos de un logos originario que debe ser restaurado, dentro de la acción reconstructiva de los dispositivos procedimentales de una dialéctica metodológica, donde la dispersión mundana de las diferentes partes que conforman el código de la creación son reconciliadas mediante una philia, al propio tiempo que se armoniza el resarcimiento de la totalidad orgánica por la intervención de una sophía, en la lógica rectora de un intelecto provisto de la disposición para reconocer los sentidos de significación de la Unidad trascendental que organiza la existencia, producto de su correspondencia trascendental con la Inteligencia del Demiurgo.
A subersão da Öffentlichkeit em "Mudança Estrutural da Esfera Pública" de Jürgen Habermas/The subversion of the Öffentlichkeit in Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere by Jürgen Habermas
Authors: Lubenow Jorge Adriano
Published: February 2020

Este artigo visa elucidar o problema-chave inscrito no contexto da publicidade burguesa: a subversão do princípio da publicidade (Öffentlichkeit). Este é analisado sob o ponto de vista histórico na obra Mudança Estrutural da Esfera Pública, e está inserido no contexto onde se desenvolve a noção de esfera pública: a instância em que se forma a opinião pública (salões, livros, jornais). Opinião esta que tinha no início funções críticas com relação ao poder e que mais tarde foi refuncionalizada para canalizar o assentimento dos governados. Para tal, cabe esclarecer como Habermas aborda as funções críticas e manipulativas da publicidade. Nesse sentido, o objetivo é esclarecer e identificar o que vem a ser o princípio de publicidade e porque o mesmo é subvertido. O texto é dividido em três partes: a relação da esfera pública literária com a esfera pública política (1); a publicidade como princípio de mediação entre a política e a moral (2); e, por fim, a subversão do princípio da publicidade (3).
A seleção genética de Embriões deve ser proibida por ofender os portadores de deficiência?/Should Genetic selection be prohibited because it offends people with disabilities?
Authors: Frias Lincoln , Birchal Telma De Sousa
Published: February 2020

A seleção genética de embriões humanos algumas vezes é criticada porque se considera que de alguma maneira ela possa prejudicar os portadores de deficiências que já existem. O artigo defende que essa crítica é injustificada. A primeira seção apresenta as questões morais colocadas pelos portadores de deficiências. Em seguida, são apresentados os três argumentos contra a seleção de embriões baseados nos direitos dos portadores de deficiências – o Argumento do Apoio Social, o Argumento da Diversidade e o Argumento da Ofensa. Dentre eles, o terceiro foi considerado o mais consiste e, por isso, a terceira seção é dedicada a sua análise, cuja conclusão é de que a seleção de embriões é consistente com o respeito aos direitos dos portadores de deficiências.
O caráter não-rortyano da filosofia de Dewey/The non-rortyan character of Dewey’s Philosophy
Authors: Nascimento Edna Maria Magalhães do
Published: February 2020

O presente artigo é uma crítica à interpretação rortyana de Dewey. Nosso propósito é argumentar que as hipóteses de Rorty sobre o pragmatismo deweyano não podem ser confirmadas. Existem diferenças significativas entre a filosofia de Dewey e o neopragmatismo de Rorty. Nesse sentido, faremos objeções a alguns conceitos que aparecem na apropriação rortyana da filosofia de Dewey, a saber, a ideia do fim da filosofia, o relativismo expresso em sua crítica à ciência e a teoria conversacionalista como substituta da epistemologia. Argumentaremos, especialmente, contra a proposta de Rorty, em que o conceito de linguagem tomaria o lugar do conceito de experiência na obra de Dewey. Assim, apresentaremos a metafísica empírica de Dewey em toda a sua especificidade, mostrando a inadequação da interpretação rortyana, condição que nos ajudará a confirmar o caráter não-rortyano da filosofia de Dewey.Abstract : This article is a critique of Rorty interpretation of Dewey. Our purpose is to argue that the hipoteses  of Rorty about Dewey's pragmatism can not be confirmed. There are significant differences between the philosophy of Dewey and Rorty's neo-pragmatism. Accordingly, we will object to some concepts that appear in the appropriation of Dewey Rorty's philosophy, namely, the idea of the end of philosophy, relativism expressed in his criticism of the science and theory of epistemology conversacionalista as a substitute. Argue, especially against the proposed Rorty, in which the concept of language would replace the concept of experience in the work of Dewey. Thus, we present empirical metaphysics Dewey in all its specificity, showing the inadequacy of interpretation Rorty, a condition that will help us to confirm a character non-Rorty's philosophy of Dewey. Keywords: Dewey, Rorty, pragmatism, experience, metaphysics
School Physics Assistance Learning using the TAI (Team Assisted Individualization) Model: Analysis of Student Evaluation Capabilities
Authors: Pratiwi Umi
Published: February 2020

The ability of prospective teacher students obtained in lectures needs to be developed to be applied in learning in schools. One of them is by applying the TAI learning model. The application of the TAI (Team AssistedIndividualization) learning model is implemented to analyze the student's evaluation ability in the implementation of school assistance and and to add to the experience of students in the real field. This effort was carried out with four stages of TAI namely Teams, Placement Tests, Student Creative, and Teaching Group. At each stage of the TAI model, students provide a description and analysis in the form of activity reports and presentations. The research conducted is a description of collaborating with experimental research, one-shot case study research on students of physics level 5 and data collection techniques with observation and interviews.The results showed that students had the highest ability to evaluate the ability to provide solutions to the obstacles found in partner schools and the lowest ability to find a settlement procedure that was suitable for the scope of the implementation of school assistance.
Social Policy as a Key-Productive-Factor of an advanced sustainable development
Authors: Ricceri Marco
Published: February 2020

In this article, I would like to discuss three main problems. Indeed, there are no particular problems but the whole complex of mutually connected ones. The first issue concerns the structural character of the current changes. The second issue concerns the peculiarity of globalisation’s process. The third issue concerns the great correction of the current development model. In my analysis, I stress the real turning point, consistent with the need for a significant correction of our understanding, approaches and policies. It took place in September 2015 at the UN General Assembly with the approval of the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development — a structured action plan with 17 Goals and 169 specific Targets. Namely, within this framework, social policy has been recognized as a primary, essential value, after decades in which this policy has been interpreted and relegated to a secondary function, a function to support economic activities, a simple cost that the state and businesses must cover to assist the weakest and most affected people by the production processes. However, for competitiveness and cohesion of a system, the fundamental point concerns an adequate interpretation of this key-word: “social”. The matter at this point is likely to become extremely complex.
The differences of the institutional environment of the activities of firms of varying size on the example of ferrous metallurgy
Authors: Blokhin A. A. , Dranev S. Y.
Published: February 2020

Introduction. The article shows the importance of the factor of institutional differences in the development of the Russian economy, in particular — the steel markets.

Methods. In this article, we proposed some institutional criteria to determine the institutional differences, by which we selected three samples — the largest, large, medium-sized ferrous metallurgy companies with a foundry technological redistribution for a higher degree of comparability. Initially, we determined a sample of companies on the basis of annual revenue. Further, we examined all three samples of companies in terms of economic criteria for the last ten reporting years — from 2008 to 2017. We selected the main directions of the considered criteria for comparing groups of enterprises: ratings, market coverage, level of state support, access to financing.

Results. The study was able to determine that each of the samples has its own characteristics of development and performance indicators. At the same time, a comparison of the dynamics of economic indicators in the three institutionally different groups shows that the first sector significantly exceeds the second and third in terms of both volume indicators and the dynamics of their growth. The differences between the second and third sectors are less pronounced, but also in favour of the second. In general, groups of companies, separated by institutional characteristics, demonstrate marked differences in the dynamics of economic parameters. A comparative analysis of the technological level, despite the lack of detailed studies, showed that the selected groups of companies differ significantly in terms of access to new and high technologies, and the level of interaction with universities.

Discussion. The approach described in the article allows predicting the development of markets and industries, taking into account the selected institutional and economic features. Also, besides the distinction according to the institutional characteristics of a group of companies in terms of economic parameters, further studies of their technological level are required.
“One Belt One Road” Project 2.0 — A strategy to stimulate China’s global expansion
Authors: Yiju Liu , Avdokushin E. F.
Published: February 2020

The article analyses the formation and development of the Chinese initiative “one belt, one road” (OBOR), the main internal and external factors of its promotion, motives and goals. It shows how the initiative of the new Silk Road (NSR) has evolved into the concept of globalisation with Chinese characteristics, the strategy of overseas expansion of China. The NSR initiative is tied to the transformation of the traditional export-oriented model of labour-intensive production, with a high rate of accumulation, total borrowing of foreign technologies to a new model oriented to domestic demand, export of high-tech products, own innovations. It is shown that in the course of the implementation of the OBOR initiative, elements of the old model of trade and investment expansion are used. It makes it possible to gain time for the transition to a new model, to create opportunities for its implementation. During the course of its theoretical development by Chinese social scientists and its practical implementation, the OBOR project is being transformed into version 2.0, being filled with geo-economic content, while at the same time focusing on the achievement of intra-economic goals. It reveals the evolution of the BRI, which claims to be the new mechanism of globalisation, the “concept of global governance”, the new ideology of globalism with the slogan “building a community of the common destiny of humanity”.
Post-Keynesian approach to budget balance with regard to the financial balances of economic sectors
Authors: Karaev A. K. , Ponkratov V. V.
Published: February 2020

In the article, the authors investigate the reasons for the fallacy of the presumption that the ‘excessive’ level of public debt is harmful to economic growth, and that austerity measures should be applied whenever public debt is too large. We also considered the approach of the advocates of “functional finance” proposed by Abba P. Lerner. Our research was based on the Balance Mechanics developed in the middle of the XXth century by the German economist Wolfgang Stützel. On this ground, the authors examined the financial balances of individual economic agents, a group of economic agents, and macroeconomic sectors of the economy. The authors make an important conclusion that follows from the macroeconomic identity: the dynamics of public sector behaviour cannot be considered in isolation from the behaviour of the private and external sectors, as changes in financial balances in these sectors are interrelated and interdependent. It follows from  the macroeconomic identity that some policy objectives in one sector (for example, a constant public sector surplus) are  unattainable or extremely difficult to achieve (regardless of the scale of economic adjustments used: devaluation, changes  in interest rates or total income, etc.), without taking into account the wishes of other sectors. Therefore, it is extremely destructive to continue policies aimed at achieving incompatible desires for it inevitably leads to a crisis in the economy.
Anti-Russian Sanctions: Damage to the Countries that Declared Them
Authors: Kazantsev S. V.
Published: February 2020

Many states, pursuing their own political, economic, financial and ideological goals, have used all sorts of non-military methods and means of coercion of other states, international unions and organisations, and economic entities to perform actions that are desirable for states declared such sanctions. Such methods and means include various restrictions, prohibitions, blockades and unjustified tariffs. When asked about the consequences of sanctions imposed on someone, they usually refer to their negative impact on those to whom they are applied. However, the undesirable consequences of sanctions are also felt by those who apply them, as well as by other members of the world community that are not involved in such measures. That is why the author of this paper tried to estimate the losses which bear the states that declared anti-Russian sanctions. It is also essential because such sanctioning countries usually adhere to the principle “don’t hurt yourself”. So, the measures they take should not cause damage to their initiators (state, companies, corporations, etc.), especially irreparable damage. The author presented in this paper some results of the assessment of sanctioning countries’ losses incurred as a result of the reduction of their exports to Russia and imports from the Russian Federation. As a statistical basis for the calculations, the author used the data of the World Trade Organization for 2012–2017. The author has shown that the primary damage from the implementation of anti-Russian sanctions in the sphere of foreign trade in 2014–2017 was incurred not by their initiators, but by the countries that joined them. First of all, this applies to those countries that have developed more significant foreign trade relations with the Russian Federation, that is, who is more dependent on the volume of Russian exports and imports.
Problems of Formation of a Multipolar Financial System under the Centralisation of Global Capital
Authors: Kuznetsov A. V.
Published: February 2020

Topic. The active transnationalisation of the U.S. business after the end of the Second World War became possible thanks to the creation of the American-centric framework of the world monetary and financial system. The U. S. and the United Kingdom have become leaders in financial globalisation by monopolising global financial intermediation and creating institutional barriers to other countries’ access to international liquidity. With formal non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states, they made the latter dependent on the activities of informal institutions (American rating agencies, Anglo-Saxon offshore centres, Anglo-American law, etc.) that determine the rules of access of sovereign countries to world financial resources. Such a state of affairs is a significant obstacle to the establishment of a multipolar monetary and financial system.

Purpose. The purpose of author’s research was the identification of the institutional features of the centralisation of global capital at the present stage of development of financial globalisation processes and identification of China’s potential, as a leader of the global economy, in creating a systemic counterweight to Anglo-Saxon domination in the global monetary and financial system.

Methodology. The author based his study on a dialectical approach, the systemic, institutional approaches, and the method of comparative analysis.

Results. The active inclusion of China in the global value chain has led to a complex change in the global balance of power mirrored by weakening US international influence. However, the increasing influence of China in the global economy has not yet been adequately reflected in the system of international economic and financial institutions, in which the dominant positions continue to belong to Western countries.

Conclusion. The institutional reforms undertaken by the G‑20’ aimed at bringing the world economy back to the path of healthy, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth are not quite adequate since they practically do not take into account the increased economic and financial role of the most dynamically developing countries. Such disregard for the interests and importance of developing countries (BRICS, EAEU) requires the elaboration of alternative approaches to regulating the global monetary and financial system at the regional and interregional levels.
Trends and Prospects of Development of Financial Innovations in the Russian Banking Business
Authors: Vasilenko O. A.
Published: February 2020

The relevance of the article is because the modern development of the Russian banking business takes place in the context of increased competition and crisis phenomena in the financial markets. The policy of constant innovations is one of the main factors for the successful development of banking activity. Financial innovation is a crucial factor in the competitiveness and sustainable development of the banking sector. Of particular relevance is the study of trends, based on which the development of the innovative activity of banks and non-bank credit organisations is currently taking place, as well as the determination of the specifics of the innovation process in the banking sector.

The purpose of the article is to conduct research on the current state of the most popular at the present stage financial innovations in the banking sector, identify trends in their development, and determine the future directions for the development of financial innovations in the Russian banking business. In this paper, we analysed analytical information, which allowed us to identify trends in the development of financial innovations in the banking sector, and determine their role in the development of the banking sector in Russia. In the course of the study, the author used the methods of analysis, synthesis, the complexity of the approach, comparison, consistency, and other methods of cognition. Based on the research results and personal experience in the development and implementation of new banking products at Unistream CB, the author predicts the future directions of development of financial innovation in the banking business.

The author concludes that their introduction has an influence on the transformation process in the real and financial sectors of the Russian economy, and contributes to the organisation of their effective interaction, accelerates the development of the entire economic system of the country.

The main objectives of the development of financial innovations in the banking sector at the present stage are the development and implementation of new banking products. It requires further study of the theoretical and practical aspects of introducing financial innovations, a detailed analysis of domestic and foreign experience, and needs implementation of knowledge gained in practice to modernise and organise productive interaction financial and real sectors of the Russian economy.
Assessment of the Sustainability of the Socio-economic Development of the Regions in Russia
Authors: Fattakhov R. V. , Nizamutdinov M. M. , Oreshnikov V. V.
Published: February 2020

Introduction. The regions of Russia are not only heterogeneous in terms of the current state but also differ in the prevailing trends in the key parameters of their future development. Some of them, possessing significant economic potential, risk losing stability due to ongoing social processes and vice versa. The purpose of the study is to assess the sustainable development of the Russian Federation regions, to identify typical regions, including implementation of the main priority of the Spatial Development Strategy of Russia until 2025 — to uncover the socio-economic potential of the territories and their sustainable development through economic specialisation regions.

Methods. In the framework of solving the problem of choosing typical regions of Russia according to the level of sustainability of socio-economic development, we formed a database of indicators for the period from 2010 to 2016. The 8th indicators describe the financial and economic component of development, the social component — by the 14th indicators, the environmental one — by the 3rd indicators. The ranking of regions was carried out in three stages — the consideration of particular indicators, their unification into groups and the study of generalised values. For the identification of typical regions, we applied the clustering method.

Results. Approbation of the approach showed that the high position of the region in one of the considered areas of analysis does not always correlate with the level in other indicators. The magnitude of the dispersion in general increases with the transition from the leading regions to the outside regions. Cluster analysis revealed four groups of regions. The first cluster is characterised by the predominance of the economic component. The second cluster is characterised by the absence of a significant imbalance between the directions. The third cluster is characterised by better dynamics of financial and economic indicators against the background of relatively good positions in the social and environmental spheres. The fourth cluster is represented by subjects of the Russian Federation, in which there are significant results in the field of improving the environmental component. Based on the cluster analysis, typical regions were selected — the Republic of Ingushetia, the Samara Region, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Vladimir Region, respectively.

Discussion. The obtained results can be applied when making a forecast of the socio-economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation and indicators of their sustainability in the medium term.
Management of Economic Research in Russian Universities: Scientometrics and International Rankings
Authors: Shastitko A. E. , Zyubina A. L.
Published: February 2020

The authors analyse the environment and its current state of academic research in the field of economics formed in Russia. We considered the publication activity over the past six years of Russian economic, educational organisations as well as the results of the leading Russian universities in the QS and THE subject rankings. Further, we also revealed the connections between the formed conditions in which Russian economics researchers have to work and the results of universities in these rankings. The authors presume the need for expanding approaches to promote Russian economic science on the world stage. Therefore, we discussed current ways of stimulation and evaluation of the activities of Russian economic researchers and proposed that educational system governors use now need to be evaluated and perhaps improved.
The Main Trends in the Development of Methods and Models for the Use of Digital Technologies in the Creation of Value Chains
Authors: Abdikeev N. M. , Moreva E. L.
Published: February 2020

In the modern world, value-added reproduction chains (VARC) are among the most important economic structures that have a mostly decisive impact on the production use and development of digital technologies (DT). This article analyses the features of their application, related problems and opportunities for their solution. The study showed that within the framework of different types of organisational and economic models of VARC, effective use of DT has its limits. They are driven by the specific nature of these models and require specific targeted actions to overcome and/or expand these limits. Mandatory participants in such processes include both the VARC and the state. The measures taken in this regard are integral complexes and should be carried out within the framework of the state policy of technological development in cooperation with the participants of the chains. Neglecting model features in the development and implementation of such actions is fraught with a reduction in the effectiveness of the efforts made and unjustified expenditure of resources. Taking into account the features of different models of DT use in the VARC is vital for the implementation of the economic policy of technological development of Russia. It makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of efforts to achieve the goals set by the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to ensure the transition of our country to the digital economy and accelerate this process. In this regard, the promising areas are the allocation of various organizational and economic models of the use of DT in the VARC of our country and/or in the international VARC with the participation of Russian entrepreneurs, as well as the formation in relation to them of particular sets of measures from different levels of government.
Problems of Digital Maturity in Modern Business
Authors: Kuzin D. V.
Published: February 2020

The worldwide process of digital transformation (DT) in the economy, which is currently affecting almost all spheres of contemporary business is somewhat controversial. On the one hand, according to the estimates of International Data Corporation (IDC), by the end of 2019 DT spending will reach $ 1.7 trillion globally and by 2021 more than half of world GDP will be related to digitalisation. On the other hand, while most business leaders acknowledge DT as crucial, just about half of them have some understanding of DT and its implementation. Even in developed countries, the real quality shifts are visible just over the last 2–3 years, and the companies are at different stages of “digital maturity”. That’s why this issue attracts more and more attention of researchers, experts and business people, especially in terms of not just technology implementation but preferably in terms of organisation and management. The purpose of this paper is to reveal these managerial issues and problems with particular focus on 3 points: first — on the attitude of business to DT and digital maturity; second — on key management issues facing business; third — on further research options and perspectives. The paper is based on the significant outcomes of several wide-scale types of research done in the USA and Russia over the last 2–3 years, which can reveal major management problems and challenges. Since currently at this stage of DT development, the research of this topic is at the beginning and just over the last several years the relatively big empirical data and best practices have been collected and analysed further in-depth research of operational, organisational, behavioural, strategic and social issues of DT is necessary. Besides its practical business side, it will allow better and more sophisticated understanding of the new 21st -century management paradigm as well as the inclusion of the findings and practices into the educational process.
Communicative Interaction оf Participants in the Process оf Promotion оn the Individual Residential Market in Russia
Authors: Hristoforova I. V. , Schmidt I. A.
Published: February 2020

In order to achieve the maximum possible efficiency of modern management in Russia in the market of individual housing communication should be built considering the relationship between market actors, on the basis of which is formed by the housing promotion object that allows you to improve the economic efficiency of an entity in the long term through the generated values relationships. The article is devoted to the consideration of the interaction of key actors in the private housing market, participating in the promotion: building organisations, Realtor firms and consumers. The subject of research: the process of interaction between construction companies, real estate agents and consumer firms, which formed values which affect the effectiveness of the promotion. Tendencies of the development of the individual residential market on the example of the city of Novosibirsk, which allowed updating communication processes of market agents. Despite massive amounts of residential construction, the sales volume of objects of individual pages.
Structuring Multidimensional Data in the Study of the Development of Information Society in Russian Regions
Authors: Gabdullin N. M. , Kirshin I. A.
Published: February 2020

In the article, the authors present the results of the analysis of the structure of multidimensional data on the factors of use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation. We chose the subjects of the Russian Federation as the objects of observations, and the average annual values of the corresponding factors of monitoring the development of the information society in the Russian Federation for the period from 2010 to 2017 as the factors of each object of observations. The study was carried out to reduce the set of factors of ICT use in the subjects of the Russian Federation and identify their structure. The analysis of the structure of factors is carried out by applying the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method, implemented by the authors in the integrated development environment Rstudio. Through the use of the PCA method, we identified the structure of the initial factors of ICT use for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation and made their reduction. Then, we showed that the identified factor loads have specific semantic interpretations that consolidate the links of individual factors of ICT use for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation. The factor analysis carried out by us proves the effectiveness of the DCA method in research on the development of digitalisation of the regions of the Russian Federation for structuring the initial data and qualitative interpretation of the results. We have proved that factor loadings revealed employing the application of a method of RSA have the deterministic economic sense.
External and Internal Factors of Cross-Border Capital Flows in Russia
Authors: Golovnin M. Yu. , Oganesian G. R.
Published: February 2020

The literature on the assessment of factors affecting cross-border capital flows is usually characterised by distinguishing of external and internal factors. The former as a rule include international indices of the global economic growth rate, interest rates and other indicators of profitability (for certain types of financial assets). The latter include domestic indices of the growth rate of the national economy, interest rates and the profitability of financial instruments, sovereign credit ratings. Since the beginning of the 21st century, cross-border capital flows in Russia have followed the same trends as capital flows in other emerging markets. A distinguishing feature of Russia was the negative impact of sanctions on the level of its financial openness. We estimated regressions, designed to evaluate the factors affecting the individual components of cross-border capital flows in Russia. Regressions for the three types of flows (liabilities of direct investment and portfolio investment liabilities, and assets) demonstrate good results. Among external factors, the dynamics of oil prices turned out to be significant, as well as the global stock index (for portfolio investment assets). Among internal factors, an increase in aggregate demand helps to attract foreign direct investment, and an increase in the yield of Russian financial assets (stocks and bonds) — to attract portfolio investments. The difference in interest rates is the determinant of all analysed capital flows. Our estimations confirmed the significance of the “round-tripping” movement of foreign direct investment in Russia.
Analysis of the Impact of External Shocks on the Russian Banking System in the XXI Century
Authors: Kochetovskaya O. S.
Published: February 2020

The main objective of the study was the identification of the key channel of impact of positive and negative external shocks on the Russian banking system for the period from 2000 to 2017. In conducting the study the author used systematic and statistical methods of analysis. Throughout the named period, the banking sector of Russia was always under the influence of one or another external shock: rising and falling oil prices; favorable conditions for obtaining financing on the global capital market; the global financial and economic crisis; the European debt crisis; the tapering of the quantitative easing policy in the USA; sanctions imposed on Russia by the Western countries. In the pre-crisis period, capital inflows became the main channel for the transmission of external shock. In the course of the European debt crisis, problems with attracting external financing became a key channel for the transfer of external shock. During the global crisis and the crisis of 2014–2016 the channels of transmission of external shocks to the banking sector of Russia, despite various causes, were in many ways similar. So, the main channels were the outflow of capital, the restriction of external financing, the collapse of the ruble exchange rate, and the state of confidence in the banking sector.
Forming the Foundations of the “Digital Silk Road”
Authors: Liu Yiju , Avdokushin E. F.
Published: February 2020

The article focuses on the analysis of the innovative component of the Chinese initiative “One Belt, One Road” and its positioning as a “Digital Silk Road”. The Chinese initiative “One Belt, One Road” as its practical implementation demonstrates its new features and peculiarities. The article analyses the practice of introducing new technologies into production in Chinese enterprises, as well as interaction with Russian and Kazakhstan companies. The article is based on the problem-factual principle of presentation of the material using the method of factor analysis of information obtained in the course of economic and statistical data collection and processing. The primary sources used in the present article are mainly the original works of Chinese authors, as well as publications in Russian scientific journals and the media. Electronic commerce, as well as several new technologies used on the routes of the new silk road like the Internet, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, are becoming a basis of new Silk Road. The transition to the digitalisation of the new Silk Road is determined by the significant achievements of China in the development of electronic commerce, artificial intelligence, FinTech. The concept of digitalisation includes the main imperatives of the “Fourth industrial revolution”, which are beginning to be introduced along the routes of the economic belt of the Silk Road.