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Increasing Labor Productivity in Conditions of Staff Shortage at Enterprises in the Sverdlovsk Region
Ruslan A. Dolzhenko, Svetlana B. Dolzhenko

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JEL J24, E24

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_4_546_561

AUTHORS

Ruslan A. Dolzhenko

Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-3005

SPIN-код: 8576-4140

РИНЦ Author ID: 617562

ResearcherID: J-2847-2015

Svetlana B. Dolzhenko

Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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SPIN-код: 8557-7373

РИНЦ Author ID: 148831

ResearcherID: B-5311-2018

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Dolzhenko R.A., Dolzhenko S.B. Increasing Labor Productivity in Conditions of Staff Shortage at Enterprises in the Sverdlovsk Region. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(1):546-561. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_4_546_561 (In Russ.)

Abstract

In the context of the ongoing changes, employers are faced with a persistent shortage of staff. The situation is aggravated by the fact that large industrial enterprises are significantly increasing their production volumes due to a change in production chains, sales channels, and government orders. To ensure them, the business aims to increase labor productivity by using various reserves. At the same time, companies face a number of limitations that prevent them from achieving their goals in this direction. The aim is to study the directions and possibilities of increasing labor productivity at industrial enterprises in the Sverdlovsk region from the positions of heads of enterprises and HR directors, identifying existing limitations and suggesting ways to overcome the difficulties that have arisen. The key research methods were surveys conducted among industrial enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region, as well as among employers and employees of enterprises. The survey of managers showed that in conditions of personnel shortage, the importance of increasing labor productivity increases, the need for an integrated approach to efficiency, including restructuring business models and overall improvement of activities, and not just local changes, but many projects in this area are perceived as costs. The main growth reserves are associated with more efficient use of personnel. It is necessary to eliminate discrepancies between employee motivation and existing incentive systems. The main methods of increasing productivity are training, digitalization, automation and lean manufacturing. The hypothesis has been confirmed that the existing shortage of labor resources and low levels of automation significantly reduce the growth rate of labor productivity at enterprises in the Sverdlovsk region, and it is necessary to implement systemic organizational solutions and innovative approaches that ensure an effective increase in labor productivity in the region.

Keywords

labor productivity, industrial enterprises, growth reserves, personnel shortage, regional labor productivity, enterprise managers, enterprise personnel

Acknowledgments

the study was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation No. 24-28-20469 and the Sverdlovsk Region

AUTHORS BIOGRAFY

Ruslan A. Dolzhenko

Doctor of Economics, Professor of the Department of Labor Economics and Personnel Management, Ural State 
University of Economics

Svetlana B. Dolzhenko

PhD in Economicss, Head of the Department of Labor Economics and Personnel Management, Ural State 
University of Economics

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TITLE

Typology of Russian Regions Based on Inflationary Development Characteristics and Their Impact on Real Monetary Incomes of the Population
Elena I. Yangirova

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JEL R11, R12

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_3_531_545

AUTHOR

Elena I. Yangirova

Ufa University of Science and Technology, Ufa, Russia

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-0200

SPIN-code:  9260-1351

ResearcherID: ABF-3475-2021

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Yangirova E.I. Typology of Russian Regions Based on Inflationary Development Characteristics and Their Impact on Real Monetary Incomes of the Population. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(4):531-545. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_3_531_545 (In Russ.)

Abstract

The aim of the study is to typologize regions depending on the impact of their inflationary development patterns on the real monetary incomes of the population and to develop recommendations for the transformation of real economic growth into an increase in living standards in Russian regions. The main objectives of the study are to assess the degree of impact of the inflationary development of the regions on the real economic growth of the country and, on this basis, to determine priority measures to ensure the positive dynamics of monetary incomes of the population. The study was based on comparative and retrospective analysis methods, which used gross regional product (GRP) indicators as the sum of gross value added for 2016-2022 in the economic sectors of 82 regions of the Russian Federation in current and constant (2016) prices. The quality of Russian regions' GRP growth was characterized according to its inflationary degree, which allowed identifying regions with exceptionally inflationary development. The Russian regions were ranked according to the specific values of GRP inflationary growth (per capita). The regions that play a significant role in the inflationary development of Russia have been identified. These regions are characterized by the most pronounced inflationary characteristics of GRP dynamics and high specific values of GRP inflationary growth (per capita). It is shown that as a result of the impact of inflationary factors, these regions do not guarantee an increase in real monetary incomes of the population adequate to the real growth of GRP. In this regard, recommendations were proposed for the transformation of real economic growth into an improvement in the standard of living in the regions of the Russian Federation.

Keywords

inflation, regions-subjects, gross regional product, growth of gross regional product, growth indices, inflationary characteristics of the region, current and constant prices, real monetary incomes of the population

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Elena I. Yangirova

Doctor of Economics, Acting Head of the Strategic Management Department, Ufa University of Science and Technology

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ECONOMIC RESEARCH

TITLE

Russia's Food Import Dependence: Transformation Under Sanctions and Price Risks to Living Standards
Aleftina A. Gulyugina

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JEL E21, E31, F14 

https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_2_518_530

AUTHOR

Aleftina A. Gulyugina

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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RCSI Author ID: 305797

ResearcherID: H-2175-2018

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Gulyugina A.A. Russia's Food Import Dependence: Transformation Under Sanctions and Price Risks to Living Standards. Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(4): 518-530. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_2_518_530 (In Russ.)

Abstract

This article aims to analyze Russia's dependence on food imports for domestic consumption in the context of sanctions and factors creating price risks affecting living standards. The research methodology is based on the principles of Russian statistics and the Russian Federation's Food Security Doctrine. The primary sources of information include data from Rosstat, customs statistics, Rosselkhoznadzor, the Bank of Russia, and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). This article examines changes in the study area since 2014 using the food import dependence indicator—a calculated indicator that determines the role of the global market in shaping a country's food resources. The level of import dependence for certain types of socially significant products was calculated using statistical balances of consumer goods. Calculations showed that it differs from the self-sufficiency indicator (an adjustable indicator of food security) in both level and dynamics. Various combinations of these dynamics are identified: a decrease in import dependence amidst rising self-sufficiency, an increase in the former indicator amidst a decline in the latter, and an increase in the former indicator amidst a rise in the latter. It is substantiated that assessing transformation processes based on aggregated product types is insufficient; a detailed approach to their broader composition is essential. The article demonstrates that, as a result of global problems in the global food market in recent years, a persistent risk factor for living standards has emerged due to the accelerated growth of global prices, as well as the appreciation of the US dollar. It was determined that core imported inflation, calculated based on the ruble equivalent of the imported product, influences consumer price indices in the food market, decreasing as import dependence declines. The study suggests including import dependence and imported inflation indicators in food security indicators, allowing for a more comprehensive assessment of its status and the areas that pose challenges to the population's standard of living.

Keywords

global food market, imported inflation, food import dependence, food independence, imported products, risks, standard of living, level of import dependence, level of self-sufficiency

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Aleftina A. Gulyugina

PhD in Economics, Senior Research Worker of the Department of Socioeconomic Research of Living Standards and Quality of Live at the Centre of Development of Human Potential at the RAS Institute of Economics, Moscow, Russia

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Increasing Labour Productivity or a New Wave of Optimization in the Cultural Sphere?
Valentina Yu. Muzychuk

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Valentina Yu. Muzychuk

Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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Valentina Yu. Muzychuk. Increasing Labour Productivity or a New Wave of Optimization in the Cultural Sphere? Uroven' Zhizni Naseleniya Regionov Rossii=Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia. 2025;21(4): 502-517. https://doi.org/10.52180/1999-9836_2025_21_4_1_502_517 (In Russ.)

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the correctness of applying the labour productivity concept in social sector in general, and special in the cultural sector, as accepted in the national project «Efficient and Competitive Economy» (federal project «Labor Productivity») for 2025-2030. The article analyses the challenges associated with applying the labour productivity indicator "by output" to the cultural sector, particularly through the index defined in the national project as "increase in the number of visits per employee" for cultural institutions. The incorrect nature of this approach is revealed both through statistical data calculated for specific types of cultural activity (theatres, museums, public libraries, concert organizations), and through the inaccurate calculation methodology contained in ministry documents. Applying the concept of labour productivity, appropriate for industrial production and the commercial service sector, to social sector, particularly the cultural sector, distorts the non-commercial nature of cultural activity and underestimates the social significance of cultural goods. Increased labour productivity in cultural institutions is planned to be achieved through lean production concept, originally developed to reduce costs in mass-production enterprises. This also demonstrates the inadequacy of a unified approach to assessing performance in manufacturing production and socially significant sectors. A detailed examination of the federal project's methodology reveals a new wave of optimization in the cultural sector, where rhetoric about the need to increase labour productivity conceals another one reduction in the network and number of cultural employees, as well as the deprivation of cultural institutions' financial and economic independence.

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labour productivity, cultural sphere, optimization of the cultural sphere, cultural activities, employment in the cultural sphere, national project, lean production in the cultural sphere

AUTHOR BIOGRAFY

Valentina Yu. Muzychuk

Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Vyacheslav N. Bobkov

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Vyacheslav N. Bobkov

Editor-in-chief of the scientific and practical journal “Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia”, Moscow, Russia

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Vyacheslav N. Bobkov

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Chief Research Worker, Head of the Department of Socioeconomic Research of Living Standards and Quality of Live at the Centre of Development of Human Potential at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences