No 4 (2015)

The article aims to systemize views of different Armenian scholars on features of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Armenia and their role in national economy. Based on analysis of various publications about FDIs in Armenia, the authors conclude that mainly they are within mainstream of modern FDI concepts. Although, there are signs of Marxist ideology in some of the publications. As a result, authors found positive correlation between FDI flows to the country and sustainable development in long-term perspective. Although, the scholars state that flow of FDIs in Armenia and other developing countries is not a key factor of economic growth. The article emphasizes some factors for attraction of FDIs to Armenia. Some of the factors are considered to be crucial by the scholars. Particularly, they mention strategic assets in industry (brownfield investments), non-expensive and high-qualified employees and widespread Armenian diaspora.

The article discusses issues related to the role of international benchmarking in the promotion of Russian industrial companies on the markets of developing countries, particularly Asia, Africa and Latin America. Ratings submitted by the group total integrated global rankings and specialized ratings. For each of the groups analyzed the main existing ratings of countries, their features and criteria for the preparation, assessed the dynamics of the Russian indexes. It is concluded that almost all known global rankings, reflecting the export potential of Russia, there is a positive trend. Proposes concrete directions of use of monitoring results in international rankings for the promotion of Russian industrial companies on emerging markets.

Import substitution is one of the most urgent problems at the current stage of the Russian national economy development. This issue is the most relevant in high-tech industries. Based on analysis of individual enterprise development barriers in the framework of the Russian Aircraft Industry author makes a concrete proposal - the mechanism for improving the commercial aircraft programs implementation strategy using alternative business model. The essential difference and novelty of the alternative embodiment is the unconventional interaction way between aircraft manufacturers, suppliers and customers through intermediaries, operating technical information that is distributed under open source licenses. The article provides description of the mathematical model that assesses the effectiveness of the proposed alternative. Conducted calculations demonstrate that efficiency of the alternative model in comparison with the traditional one is higher, primarily due to better management of research and development process.

The paper was formulated and solved the problem of forecasting of items of income of the municipal budget. We considered regulations, their applicability in practice, the problem of the official prediction of existing work on this issue. We consider the classical adaptive model and based on the method of SSA (“caterpillar”). Conclusions about the applicability of the proposed methods in the alternative forecasting budget or drafting social and economic development plan for the municipality. The study suggested software for automated receipt of predicted values of the revenue side of the budget in the context of articles revenue.

In recent years, one of the current issues for the Russian Federation is the problem of transition from the resource-based economic model to the innovative model of economic growth. An important role in this transition is given to information and communication technologies. Russian government has set a strategic goal to become a leader in the development of ICT. To accomplish this task, the government has created a number of programs and strategies to stimulate the development of information technology. The main aim of this article is to examine the current situation of ICT development in the Russian Federation and identify its major trends. The analysis in this paper allows us to say that the current situation in Russia can be evaluated as good. In spite of problems, which were highlighted, almost all observed indicators show a stable positive dynamics. In conclusion, we note that despite the problems in Russia there is great potential in the field of information and communication technology.

The authors consider, that the main purpose of this publication is to draw attention to a changing a role and an importance of all methodical work types at the university, and to necessity of changing the forms of its organization and management. Developing a comprehensive stimulation system of methodical work will allow expanding directions list of employees labor efforts application, increase the teaching staff interest in teaching, scientific and methodological activities, increase the efficiency of methodical work at the university, optimize the performance of methodological activity units. Based on the practical experience gained, the authors also identified and offered for consideration the main elements of a comprehensive teaching, scientific and methodological work stimulation system in the Volgograd State Technical University, which may be reflected in the future in the practices of other educational institutions.