Innovative Trends in International Business and Sustainable Management (Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance)

This book describes the current innovative tendencies characteristic of multifaceted scientific research and practical developments in the field of international business development and sustainable management. This book shows how companies are forced to change development strategies and business models, which actualizes new priorities for scientific research in the field of international business and sustainable management. Therefore, completely new subject areas of research are being formed; management guidelines are being transformed; new business development tools are being developed; the very system of academic research is changing. This book “Innovative Trends in International Business and Sustainable Management” is devoted to the discussion of these and other issues related to all major areas of international business development and sustainable management. This book systematically describes multidimensional trends, challenges, and opportunities for the development of international business and sustainable management in the context of a global pandemic. In this sense, it is unique and relevant for both scientific researchers and modern business practitioners. This book uniquely highlights new priorities of scientific and practical research in the field of international business and sustainable management that require a systematic knowledge of the ongoing transformations of trends, challenges, and opportunities for the development. Aimed at scholars and practitioners, the book provides illustrations of international best practice for conducting business beyond borders. The main goals of the book are firstly to provide opinions on current innovative approaches and technologies for solving modern problems of international business, as well as on the formation of a multi-level system of sustainable management of the socioeconomic systems’ development, secondly, to integrate research from academia, as well as practitioners in order to form priorities, approaches and models of company management in the context of globalization, strategies for the development of management systems in the context of the “new reality”, thirdly, to find the most relevant new areas of research, the results of which can be useful to companies for making management decisions, and concludes to analyze new tools for the development of international business, their capabilities, and areas of application Introduction—Sustainable Management of International Business: Conceptual Essence and Overview of Innovative Trends Contents Contemporary Trends in International Management and Business: Challenges and Opportunities The Sustainability Formula: A Human-Centred Strategy for Managing Economic Trends in the Context of ESG-Transformation 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Assessment of Country Political Risks as an International Business Management Tool 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Trends of Inequality and Their Manifestation in China 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Results 3.1 The Criteria of Poverty Have Changed from Single to Multiple, and Relative Poverty Has Become the Focus 3.2 The Perspective of Considering Inequality Has Shifted from Income Inequality to Opportunity Inequality 3.3 Wealth Inequality is on the Rise 4 Conclusion References Development of China’s High-Tech Exports Under the Implementation of the Dual Circulation Strategy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Development of the Russian Consumer Market in Conditions of Global Instability 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References A Mechanism for Overcoming the Negative Consequences of COVID Lockdowns in Russian Organizations 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Digital Transformation of Business Through Diagnostics of Its Core Competencies 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Assessment of Production Development During the Digitalization of Continuous Improvement Systems and Increasing Its Efficiency 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Pandenomic Transformation of the Modern World Economy and International Business 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Innovation and Development of Social Responsibility Models of Chinese Internet Companies Under COVID-19 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 3.1 Financial Responsibility 3.2 Innovation Responsibility 3.3 Innovation Responsibility 3.4 Charity Responsibility 3.5 Environmental Responsibility 4 Conclusion References The Ease of Doing Business and International Indices in the BRICS Countries: Evaluating Their Relationship 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Data Availability 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Features of the Formation and Development of Competitive Relations in the Conditions of Digitalization 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 3.1 Features of the Formation and Development of Competition in the Conditions of Digitalization 3.2 The Role of Public Policy in the Development of Competition 4 Conclusion References The Imperatives of Smart and Sustainable Management in the Digital Environment Tax Incentives for Sustainable Development in the Context of Digitalization 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References ESG-Oriented Model for Assessing the Quality of Company Management in a Sustainable Economy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Conceptual Approaches to Assessing the Effectiveness of Government and Business Cooperation Projects Implemented Within International Digital Integration 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Methodology (Methods) for Assessing Indicators of the Development of Economic Systems and the “Smart City” System Based on Information Theory 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 3 Results 4 Conclusions References Innovation System Management of the Trade-Export Organization in Business Digitalization Context: Modern Challenges and Solutions 1 Introduction 2 Material and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Company’s Management Information Systems for Solving the Tasks of Implementing Integrated Marketing Communications in the Conditions of Digitalization of the Economy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Application of Digital Technologies in Organization of Educational Activities During the Pandemic Period 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Modern Digital Communications as Pedagogical Tools in the Organization of Project Activities of the Educational Process 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Priorities of Sustainable Smart Campus Management 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Striving for Balance: An Analysis of China’s Economic Policy Towards Ecologically Sustainable Development 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Prospects for the Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Proceedings 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References On the Trends of Subordination of Social Programming and Institutional Design of the Economic System in the Context of the Genesis of Noonomy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion/Recommendations References Digital Technologies as a Factor in the Transformation of the Educational Process 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Human Capital as the Main Factor of an Innovative Economy: New Managerial Guidelines Human Capital as Economic Systems Competitiveness Increasing Factor in the Sustainable Development Context 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Human Capital in the “Behavioral-Digital” Economics 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Social Trigger—A New Vector of Management in an Innovative Economy 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Digital Tools for the Export of Educational Services in the Post-soviet Space 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusions References Features of Human Resource Management as a Dominant Factor of Sustainable and Innovative Development 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References The Use of Human Resources to Drive Business Transformation Through Digital Evolution 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References Modeling of the Unified Educational Space of Eurasian States 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References Place and Role of the Discipline ‘Foreign Language’ in the Formation and Development of Human Capital at University 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Internet Corporate Social Responsibility as a Factor of Corporate Sustainability: Issues and Solutions in Management 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Education Digitalization as a Factor in Human Capital Asset’s Development: Modern Challenges and Development Prospects 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References Transformation of the Higher Education Services Market: Comparative Analysis by OECD Countries 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Results 5 Conclusion References The Strategies for the Sustainability of China’s Basic Pension Insurance System in the Digital Economy 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 3.1 The Acceleration of Population Ageing, Rising Old-Age Dependency Ratio and Delayed Retirement 3.2 The Revenue and Expenditure Gap, New Employment Forms and New Resources of Pension Funds from the Digital Economy 3.3 The Value Maintenance and Increase of the Pension Insurance Fund 4 Conclusion References Contemporary Metropolitan Language: The Case of the Republic of Tatarstan 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion Appendix References Digitalization: Experience of Using Online Platforms in Teacher’s Preparation for Classes 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Sustainability and Innovation Management Evolutionary Management in Managing Economic Growth and Sustainable Development 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Open Innovations in Modern Radical Innovation Activity 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Foundations of the Study 3 Methodology 4 Methods 5 Results 6 Conclusions References The Introduction of a Value-Oriented Approach to the Management of Modern Universities in the Formation of Human Capital in an Innovative Economy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Impact of Unethical Behaviour on the Value of Firms in the Real Sector 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Digital Transformation as a Driver of Oilfield Services Industry Development 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Research Methodology 2.2 Theoretical Fundamentals 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References The Role of Transaction Costs in the Concept of Sustainable Enterprise Development 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Stability of the Functioning of Credit Institutions as a Factor in the Development of Information Technologies in the Context of the Digitization of the Economy 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Assessment of the Stakeholders’ Contribution to Enterprise Value of the Russian Metallurgical Industry 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Public-Law Institute of Civil Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Assessment of the Efficiency of Implementation and Forecasting of Innovative Processes in the Region 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Management of Institutional Transformation of Higher Education Identified as a Resource-Factor of Innovative Development of the Economic System of Russia 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Digitalization of the Oil Refining Business Sector and Assessment of Its Effectiveness 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Valuation of Intangible Assets of the Brand of a Medical Institution 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References The Phenomenon of the Background in Solving the Problem of the Intentionality of Future Graduates for the Hospitality Industry in the Context of a Dynamically Developing Sphere of Economic Activity 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Blue Economy and Nature Saving Management of Sustainable Development Methodology for the Definition of the National Blue Growth Priority Targets in the Context of International Policy Initiatives. Case of the Black Sea Region 1 Introduction 2 Methodology for Identifying Russian National Priorities for International Blue Growth Actions 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Regulatory Functions of Ecological Imperatives in Environmental Management 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References The Blue Economy and the Black Sea: Research Trends and Prospects for Scientific Cooperation in the Black Sea Region 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Features of Chinese Government Policy to Stimulate Demand for Electric Vehicles: The Willingness of Car Owners 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Materials and Methods 4 Results 5 Conclusion Appendix References Development and Implementation of Digital Technologies in Engineering Surveys to Solve Research and Practical Problems of Rational Nature Management and Environmental Protection When Placing Construction Objects 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References China’s Sustainable Economic and Environmental Development Strategies: Is There a Correlation? 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Resource Management of Economic Development of Regional Environmental Management Systems 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Green Transformation and the Concept of Energy Efficiency in the Housing Sector 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Discussions 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Conclusion—A Glimpse into the Future of Sustainable International Business Management in the Age of Neo-globalization