2015. N 6

The article describes the basics of using the category of “social interaction” to the study of social and labor relations. The author of a detailed analysis of the concept of “social interaction”, “labor” and “labor relations”, considering the subjects of these relations. As a result, proposed by the author’s definition of social interaction, social and labor relations and subjects of social and labor relations. In the final part of the article describes the features of constructing models subjects of social and labor relations and their interactions.

Author analyzes problems of contemporary working relations many of which it is possible to solve by means (ways) of using elaborated social technologies. Main attention direct efforts towards solving a problem of protective working relations and a role of trade unions. The preconditions (factors) of effectiveness of trade unions exposure. New structure protective organizations consider. Role of Russian labor inspection (Rostrudinspekcya) in protection of work laws examine in interaction with trade unions. The offer put bring forward about of participation of inspection in a control working rights hired labors.

Dependence of functioning of labor market on the factors not only economic, but also social efficiency of employment reveals. The main problem consists that the factors reducing economic efficiency, direct or indirect promote increase of social efficiency of employment. As a matter of fact, the conflict between necessity to reach economic efficiency of employment and not to admit thus decrease in its social efficiency is observed. There is a necessity of search of such ways of reduction of labor market for an equilibrium condition where the balance between economic and social efficiency of employment would be observed.

The article proposes the definition and empirical features of social enterprise, suitable for identification and to determine the effect of the social activities of such enterprises. On the example of 15 companies operating mainly in small and medium-sized cities in Russia, analyzed activity leaders for the development and creation of new rules and practices that are relevant to achieving not only production, but also for social purposes. A proposed typology of social enterprises, their differing socio-cultural projects and describes the forms of existence of such projects.

In this paper we argue that shortcomings of modern information technologies in social management are due to insufficient flexibility of computer services provided. To avoid the shortcomings we propose a metaphor of social knowledge which is being constructed by a community of social actors. A special attention is put on knowledge tools capable of providing the knowledge, received as a result of actors’ collective actions, of features substantiated in social theory (constructiveness and openness) and mathematical modeling (observability and fullness). The metaphor proposed is assumed for further development as computer ontology.

The article represents the results of the author’s research focused on revealing the connections between the dynamics of welfare indicators in Russia from 1990 to 2012 and changes in health indicators of Russians such as life expectancy at birth and the death rate, during the same period. The research is based on the statistical data analysis. The author demonstrates the connections between health indicators of Russians in 1990-2012 and changes in the economic situation, the dynamics of inequality, employment, social support, access to recreational services. Based on these results the author concludes that the changes in the quantity and the quality of social and economic welfare resources at the macro-level are connected with the dynamics of health indicators.

The article discusses the interaction and confrontation of institutions of local authorities and rural business. Years of research has shown the important role of this interaction for the stabilization of the situation in rural territories. Both institutions were on the path of reform in the 1990-2000-s. The analysis of how the configuration of these institutions meets the needs of the Russian society, as this configuration looks like, and how different institutions coordinate their activities. The success of business activity in agriculture is determined by the strategy of the leadership of the district (and region) in relation to the industry, as well as human and social capital of the enterprise top managers. This is accompanied by conservation protosovetsky norms and practices of cooperation between various institutions, when their subjects are deprived of true independence. Local government and rural business didn’t gain independence from the influence of power structures at various levels.