Procurement is a necessary component of the activities of each organization. Procurement should be holistic, reflect a systematic process, the purpose of which is with minimal effort and money in a timely manner to get all the goods, works and services, which are necessary for the organization. The article reveals the relevance and importance of the environmental component of tenders, analyzes the methods of procurement, provides recommendations in terms of non-price evaluation criteria, and offers options for the implementation of the environmental concept in Russia.

The issues of a «toxic» corporate culture, having a negative impact on interpersonal relations, the working atmosphere in a team, the involvement and loyalty of personnel, have been considered. On the basis of theoretical and empirical studies of foreign and Russian scientists, the main manifestations of a «toxic» culture have been summarized. The behavioral attributes and main behavioral patterns of managers, determining the formation of a «toxic» culture, have been highlighted. The methods, aimed at changing both the working environment as a whole, and interaction with «toxic» managers have been proposed.

The efficiency of use of digital channels has been analyzed, based on the results of a study, carried out on the example of trade centers in Russia. The basic trends of the advertising market and prospects of its development have been examined. Advantages and disadvantages of the most promising types of communication, namely the content and mobile advertising, have been identified. The approach based on the use of cross-platform planning has been offered. The recommendations at the choice of the digital tools for companies of small, medium and large businesses have been given, the efficiency indicators have been adduced.

Urbanization, which changes the habitual living environment of people, in the process of its development leads to increased negative factors, affecting their livelihoods and health. A number of problems, associated with the development of cities: high population density, changes in insolation norms, lack of space for the formation of a comfortable urban environment, etc has been considered in the article. The attention has been focused on the fact, that the revision of such standards as insolation time, location of parking lots, etc., associated with the creation of compact cities, should be balanced.

The article has been devoted to the project approach as the basis of the modern educational process. The importance of changing the educational process has been shown in order to ensure the high quality of Russian education in accordance with the changing demands of both the population and the long-term objectives of the development of Russian society and economy, which will lead to an increase in the demand for graduates of Russian higher education institutions by not only domestic corporations, but also foreign. Advantages and disadvantages of the project-education, as well as the complexity of the transition from traditional learning, have been considered. An example of successful implementation of the model has been analyzed.

The possibility of using ABC and XYZ analysis to systematize customers by degree of reliability by group positions has been presented. The approach of vector work with customers has been proposed, which implies the assessment of receivables by means of their ranking by key criteria, identifying those, who are less exposed to the risk of default on money. The basis for the implementation of the formulated information base can be used when building an evaluation card of buyers - debtors for taking specific measures for business development.

The so-called «digitalization» not only as a management tool in economy (digital economy), but also as a historical phenomenon in the evolution of a society and all social life of a human being has been considered. Two different tendencies in the «digitalization» of a social life: one creates real opportunities of historical breakthrough of all mankind to improve its life conditions; the other, dangerous for human being is a possibility of a “cyber slavery”, have been distinguished. Within this context, the tendency of a digital «socialism» and its alternative have been analyzed. It has been noted, that digital economy plays one of the major roles in a struggle for the future. The need to solve certain problems in theoretical and methodological support of digital economy and digitalization as a whole has been shown.

Based on the results of the analysis of the activity of enterprises of different sectors of the aviation industry, the factors, influencing their effectiveness, have been identified, grouped and highlighted. In this article more than five problem zones of the aviation industry of the Russian Federation have been enumerated. The assessment mechanism of the strategic efficiency of projects on the creation of high-tech products in the aviation industry has been schematically presented. The central block of the mechanism has been described in detail – the method of determination of projects strategic effectiveness on the creation of high-tech products in the aviation industry.

Explanatory concepts of internal, exit and entrance medical tourism have been given. The data environment analysis of Russia and other countries-participants of the market of medical tourism has been carried out. The key directions of international medical tourism have been defined. Based on the analysis, the conclusions about the prospects of Russia’s participation in this market have been made, recommendations for improving the system of medical services to foreign citizens have been given. The key perspective directions of medical tourism to Russia have been determined.

Current state of innovative development in the oil and gas industry has been considered. The importance of the oil and gas industry for the economic development of the Russian Federation has been noted. Comparison of the results of research and development funding levels among domestic and foreign companies has been performed. A system of private indicators to assess the level of development of innovative activity of companies, taking into account the financial, production and technological indicators of companies, has been proposed. The results of testing this system of indicators have been adduced. The main approaches to the formation of Innovative Development Programs of companies with state participation have been considered. The main tasks of technological development for the domestic oil and gas complex have been highlighted.

The main organizational characteristics of the world space industry in the context of increased international competition have been determined. The most characteristic changes in the global market of space products have been identified. The methodology of the analysis of the world market of space products and services has been presented. As a result of the analysis of the successful international experience in the development of the space industry and the trends of the world space activity, the global patterns, that need to be taken into account in the implementation and planning of measures to improve the competitiveness of space activity of the Russian Federation have been revealed.

The legislative base of transition to self-regulation in construction has been analyzed. Differences and advantages of admission to works from the construction license, problems of control of construction works on objects performance, scopes of the state supervision have been considered. The procedure of SRO participation in identification and response to the violations, allowed by the construction organization, has been investigated. Functions of construction control and their difference from technical supervision have been considered. The criterion for the selection of effective self-regulatory organizations, the introduction of preventive control, combining the functions of construction control and supervision of the customer and self-regulatory organization have been offered.

The content of the main plan of measures, aimed at the development of competition in key sectors of the economy of the Russian Federation has been presented, also the process of gradual transition of certain areas of natural monopolies in the competitive market сondition has been considered. The control indicators, necessary for the consistent implementation of the main directions of development, the level of competition in key areas of the economy have been analyzed in detail. Within the framework of the conducted research, a unique value paradigm of competition has been formulated taking into account the potential impact of various global challenges on it, associated with the processes of the modern economy development.

Current state of the debt of population for electricity has been described, the methods of struggle of power companies and regulatory agencies with its growth in Russia have been considered. The reasons for non-payment of population and their share in the structure of total debt for electricity in 2014-2017 have been analyzed. The ways of struggle with non-payment of the population for energy in a number of foreign countries have been highlighted. The prospects for the application of foreign experience in Russia have been considered in terms of methods of regulating the growth of the debt of population for electricity

The study of the labor market allows to determine the main directions of development of the country’s economy, which largely depends on a set of indicators. The article gives detailed characteristics of the components of the labor market efficiency, proposed by the World economic forum in the Report on global competitiveness. Russia’s positions among the world countries according to the importance of the efficiency of the labor market and their dynamics for the period from 2013 to 2017 have been considered. Multidimensional grouping of the world countries according to ten components has been performed, and detailed characteristics of the selected clusters has been given.

The features of risk management of stability of the industrial organizations have been considered. The trends of loss of sustainability have been revealed by the industrial organizations of Russia. Stages of risk management of stability of the organizations have been substantiated. Homogeneous groups of industrial organizations with similar characteristics state have been identified, which increases the efficiency of the risk analysis. The qualitative analysis of risk factors on the basis of the Internet sources and assessment of financial and economic indicators of industrial organizations has been carried out; an array of external and internal factors of risk, affecting sustainability of the industrial organizations, has been created.

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the evaluation of the fundamental components of the organizational and economic mechanism of institutional modernization, as well as the essence of the identification of trends in institutional modernization of higher education as a driver of innovative transformation of the economic system of Russia have been considered. Conceptual and methodological aspects of the study of the features of the development and formalization of the conceptual (structural and functional) model of the organizational and economic mechanism of institutional modernization of higher education in Russia have been adduced. In this regard, the specificity of the implementation of deep institutional changes has been identified, which leads to the improvement of the organizational and economic mechanism of the process of institutional modernization, providing qualitative changes in higher education, acting as a driver of innovation-oriented transformation of the economic system of Russia.

The subject of the study of this article are the statistics on the volume of sales of four hundred leading Russian companies, consolidated by media holdings «Expert» and «RosBusinessConsulting». The process of transformation of the export-oriented economy of Russia into a digital economy is proposed to indirectly assess the volume of sales of leading domestic companies. The author supposes, that the increase in the share of sales of IT-oriented industries in the total volume of leading domestic companies reflect the process of digitalization of the economy. The results of the study show that 31,8 % of the total sales of the 10 largest companies in Russia can be attributed to the digital economy, which allows us to declare a steady movement towards the transformation of the economy, which is based on the processes associated with the creation, transformation, transfer and storage of intangible digital entities.

The best methods of identification of the financial assets and liabilities with highest risk concentration on the example of pharmaceutical companies have been considered. It is well known, that significant risks are subject to disclosure in financial statements of organization, because they can influence management decisions. It is important for professionals to understand how to correctly identify and assess the risks, influencing the financial statements, as well as to form a list of assets and liabilities, that are more affected by them. The above questions can be answered by the approaches presented in the article to the identification, assessment and systematization of risks, their impact on the financial statements, as well as the conclusions, formulated by the authors as a result of the research.

The advantages of cryptocurrency, its distribution and application experience in different countries have been considered. The results of the analysis of the state and ways of development of national and supranational cryptocurrencies in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia) have been introduced. Conclusions and recommendations have been formulated: 1.it is necessary to develop a single regulatory framework for the regulation of the crypto sphere in the EAEU countries. 2.digitalization of the cryptosphere should be carried out according to the General scheme; 3.to make maximum use of blockchain technology to create a digital economy in the EAEU countries.

The main prerequisites for introducing digital assets into the Russian practice, contributing to the development of digital financial relations, have been identified. The necessity of settling the category of “digital financial assets” at the level of legislation has been justified. The draft Federal Law “On Digital Financial Assets” has been analyzed in order to reveal the main points of implementation of activity in this area in the Russian conditions. The adoption of regulatory acts in the field of regulation of digital financial assets will provide a synergistic effect from digitalization processes.

In the process of studying the activities of cultural and leisure institutions it has been revealed, that the content of their information and educational activities is closely related to social, psychological and pedagogical processes. It occupies a dominant place in them, as a rule, the content side. The composition of this group includes those forms, in which the content is supplemented by known means of artistic expression. Their common work determines the further specificity of the methodology of information and educational activities of cultural institutions. The increase in the efficiency of existing and the emergence of new cultural and leisure institutions are related directly to advertising.

The article has been devoted to the possibilities of using an interdisciplinary approach of sociology of management to adapt the management system of an organization of high education to the challenges of the «external» and «internal» environment using the potential of the theory of stakeholders in order to harmonize interests and increase competitiveness. The necessity of using the basic elements of this theory in management practice has been substantiated. As an experiment, an experience in the development and implementation of social technology for the organization of interaction of Lipetsk State Technical University with stakeholders has been adduced. The algorithm, principles and tasks of interaction of the educational organization with stakeholders and its place in the strategic management of the University have been described. The possibilities of using the theory of stakeholders in the strategic management of the University have been considered.

Some aspects of the legal framework, ensuring right of everyone to free access to sports and physical culture, including for persons with disabilities, have been considered. It has been noted, that for today there is a growing interest in adapted sports programs, which are aimed at people with disabilities and disabled people. Work with this category of the population should be based on ensuring prevention, control, assessment, restoration and safety of athletes with disabilities and disabled people; implementation of insurance bases of their social protection; planning of costs for training of athletes of the highest qualification, etc.

The phenomenon of digitalization from a sociological point of view has been considered. The influence of digitalization as a driving force has been revealed both on the life of society and on the methods of its study. The most common methods of the new branch of sociology, called digital sociology, have been given. Existing advantages and disadvantages of these methods have been described. Special attention has been made to the application of these methods in political elite’s research and examples of their usage in scientific researches have been adduced.

Social risks in the implementation of innovative technologies of training in college have been considered. The main directions of development of innovative changes in education have been adduced. Based on the data of sociological content analysis on this subject, the key trends of technological achievements in the educational environment of institutions of the secondary vocational education have been revealed. The concept of social risk has been given. As factors of perception of social risks its interacting components have been allocated. Based on the theory of risk society, it has been substantiated, that the risks in education are the risks of society, they are the same for the whole society and the whole Institute of education.

The conducted research in modern conditions allows to allocate such classes in society as rich, average, poor and beggar. Stratification is basing on four criteria, established and justified by the author. The offered technique of social stratification includes 34 indicators, grouped in four blocks. Its transparency, clarity of reflection of vital realities in concrete indicators and availability of information on the specified criteria provide practicality of its realization in life. By results of the conducted survey of 200 experts (as of 01.01.2019), classes are represented in the following order of types and ratios: rich 7-9 %, average 20,9 %, the others – poor and beggar classes. Unfortunately, the trend of increasing reduction of the middle class in Russia and exhaustion of its potential is observed.

The actual problem of studying trust and socio-psychological characteristics in people of young (student) age has been reflected. First-year students of the Penza universities participated in the research process. Based on the results of diagnostics, two groups of subjects were identified: with high and low levels of trust in interpersonal relationship. Then, in these groups, such socio-psychological characteristics as types of attitude towards others and the level of empathic abilities were investigated. Statistical analysis of the obtained results allowed to reveal significant differences in the styles (types) of interpersonal relationships, the level of development of empathic abilities among students with high and low levels of trust.

The features of perception by adolescents of their own appearance as a factor favoring the emergence of eating disorders have been considered. The analysis of literature on psychological characteristics of people’s attitudes to themselves and their bodies has been made. It has been noted, that people’s attitudes to themselves and their bodies can cause eating disorders. The role of the media, which can provoke growing number of eating disorders, has been considered. The experiment, analysis of the research results of features of eating behavior among adolescents, dissatisfied with their own appearance, has been described. It has been shown, that adolescents, unsatisfied with their own appearance, often resort to restrictive and external eating behavior