Headings of the journal
"Economics and Management"

Annotation: The article is devoted to the problem of the development of marketplaces as the most important segment of e- commerce, for which the search for a more complete use of the opportunities of digital transformation is relevant. The purpose of this study is to show the features of entrepreneurial activity of marketplaces, as a specific segment of e-commerce, and to outline directions for its further development in the context of digital transformation. During the research, materials from official statistics, sample observations, expert assessments, as well as meth- ods of comparative analysis and groupings were used. The novelty of the article lies in the fact that it is shown how, under the influence of digital transformation, marketplaces acquire the features of digital platforms that provide a higher level of complexity of the online services offered, which leads to an increase in the number of consumers, partners and sellers. The growth in the volume and share of marketplaces in the e-commerce market creates conditions for a transition from the implementation of individual operations by internal services to the use of autonomous specialized business structures that form a unique infrastructure for the segment. The process of digital transformation in e-commerce is at the initial stage of its formation, therefore a transition from the introduction of individual technologies to the creation of functional services, identification and scaling of the most successful practices, and the development of methodological approaches to assessing their effectiveness are necessary, which is of great practical importance.

Annotation: The authors of the article propose comprehensive measures to improve one of the most important state integrated systems – SAS “Upravlenie”, in terms of strategic planning provision. An objective analysis of the functionality of the above system is carried out. The main coordination processes of the portal are considered, and a number of relevant problems are identified that have a direct impact on the organization of socio-economic development monitoring and the organization of regional strategic planning (forecasting). The article substantiates the expected organizational and economic effects in the implementation of the proposed activities in the daily work of the participants in the integrated system, namely the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (Kamchatka Krai), local governments, as well as territorial departments of federal government bodies. The main results of the study is: reducing the cost of manual labor, saving time on the development and updating of strategic planning documents in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as improving its quality and accuracy.

Annotation: This article discusses the problems and preferential opportunities for the development of tourism and hotel business in the market conditions, considering the realities of today. The role and importance of tourism and the hospitality industry in the country’s economy are emphasized. The negative factors decelerating the development of the hospitality industry, such as the instability of political and economic situations, as well as natural and environmental disasters in the countries of the world community, are noted. The article briefly presents an analytical overview of the development of the tourism business at the international level, before and after the COVID-19 epidemic. The negative consequences of the epidemic for the economies of the countries of the world are noted. The authors consider the main indicators for a number of years characterizing the development of the tourism and hotel business in Kazakhstan. The analysis of the dynamics of the volume of tourist flow, the number of placements, occupancy of hotels, etc. is presented. Based on the assessment of the current state and identification of problems of development of these areas of business, their prospects for development are outlined.

Annotation: The article examines the issues of legislative and statutory regulations of the requirements for building a system of internal control of business entities. Attention is drawn to the difference in levels and subjects of regulation, the complexity of applying regulatory requirements to the conditions of medium and small nonpublic companies. A comparative analysis of the requirements composition for the creation of the internal control system in the regulatory documents of various regulatory bodies is presented. Possible models of such internal control system organization for companies of various levels of business and organizational and legal forms are considered. In particular, for large public companies, medium-sized private companies and small business entities. Attention is drawn to the composition of the applied internal control instruments and their modern development and regulation. An analysis for inventory is made as a main regulated form of control measures, its significance and innovations introduced by the new federal accounting standard. In conclusion, a number of recommendations have been formulated for systematizing the legislative and regulatory framework for regulating the internal control system.

Annotation: The subject of the research in this article is approaches to understanding educational tourism. The purpose of the article is to clarify the concept of educational tourism on the basis of research by Russian and foreign authors, to define the boundaries between education and tourism. The essence of the phenomenon of “educational tourism” is revealed by the author through the parameters of time, the formality of training, the educational purpose of travel, characterizing it as a product formed in order to obtain new professional knowledge, skills and competencies and deepen the existing ones, carried out outside the familiar geographic environment in the period from 24 hours to 12 months (or 6 months). The presence of educational institution is an obligatory element of it. Considering the time limits of international and domestic educational mobility, the author identifies its forms that can be classified as educational tourism. Emphasizing the importance of the conceptual foundations of this phenomenon, the author concludes that further academic research should be based on empirical data. It is necessary to study the profiles of educational tourists in more detail, develop models of complete segmentation of the educational tourism market, which will become the basis for assessing the impact of educational tourism on the economy of the host territories.