This paper investigates non-specific meta-factors blocking the social systemogenesis. Delay in transition from zoopopulation to psychosocial formation, according to the authors, is conditioned by the meta-subject activity, primarily in the field of education. It is possible to overcome the obstacle only by means of systemogenesis conscious management.

Why do typical models of leadership behavior glitch? Why does the effect of the majority of training programs on leadership equal zero? And finally, who is a leader? Why does modern business need him and is it possible to bring him up? The article dwells on all the above aspects.

The article presents results of empirical studies of management systems and corporate cultures in companies, seeking to build their business in conformity with Orthodox values. The paper offers analysis of the Orthodox Faith key provisions in the context of building the company’s management system. The author demonstrates crucial importance of the leader’s personal position in shaping corporate culture, capable to keep business structure within the moral principles of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The article analyzes the structure of corporate governance, which bears the name of “team production”. The theory of team production assumes not only (not so much) increase of the owners welfare, but supposes assessment of each participant’s contribution into corporate governance, into the final result of the company’s activity through mutual cooperation. The author considers the theory of team production aimed at ensuring socio-economic well-being of society, not just to receive corporate benefit. With the help of the presented model it is possible to improve qualitatively the structure of corporate governance.

The paper proposes a mechanism for the content updating of professional education in Russia as a response to contemporary challenge — inconsistency between requirements of employers and the quality of graduates’ education. The mechanism is based on international best practices and Russian realities, takes into account the interests of employers, education system and individual.

Opening address of editor-in-chief.

On November 18, 2014 in the “Davos” hall of the “Red Hills” hotel the Intensive Special Course for staff reserve of defense enterprises’ managers entitled “Strategic management” was inaugurated. Organizers and developers of the special course are: Collegium of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation, the “Analytics” Association, the RAS Institute for Economic Strategies. At the opening ceremony the Deputy Chairman of the Collegium of the RF Military-Industrial Commission Oleg Bochkarev addressed the audience, representatives of major defense enterprises. The main topics of conversation were the issues of defense industry development, the state defense order and HR policy in the industry.

The article examines the development imperatives of “tomorrow weapons” for the Russian army. It is shown that war in the Arctic and cyberwarfare, as well as “slow wars” and “cryptowarfare” require fundamentally new approaches. Attention is paid to long-term work organization schemes in the defense-industrial complex providing development of competition, as well as to the important role that could be played by the Russian Academy of Sciences and its institutions in the expertise of promising projects in the field of arms and in designing the future.

The articles presents studies results of the military expenditure effect on the state economy. It is shown that this effect is ambiguous, that in today’s Russia SDO funding up to 3% of GDP is positive and will contribute to the country’s economic development.

Macro-strategic game of world actors around the oil prices — is not a matter of business, it is a matter of global domination. If Russia sustains translated from abroad strategic trend of macro-organized instability in the form of geo-manipulated oil prices decline, it will mean that the Russian model is not inferior to the US and the EU ones as the main models of forming basic segments of society that finally confirms our status: return among the great powers. Statement of the new forces alignment in the global economy: a legal succession of modern Russia (Third Rome) from the Byzantine, then the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union as one of the world’s key political, economic and civilizational centers has occurred.