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Employee turnover is an unavoidable part of business development, costing important human resources and impeding long-term growth and strategy implementation. To maintain a steady workforce, businesses must prioritize understanding and addressing this issue. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of leadership style, career development, and work stress on turnover intention in the high-tech industry and to investigate the moderating role of psychological contracts in these relationships. The sample consists of 380 employees of the R&D departments in high-tech companies in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, mainly engaged in the electronic information, advanced manufacturing, and automation sectors. The data were gathered via an online questionnaire, and the Smart-PLS approach was used to analyze the data. The empirical findings indicate that transactional leadership, transformational leadership, and career development are significantly and negatively related to turnover intention, whereas work stress has a significant positive effect. The psychological contract moderates the relationship between career development and turnover intention; the higher the psychological contract, the stronger the relationship. In addition, the psychological contract moderates the relationship between work stress and turnover intention, whereby the higher the psychological contract, the weaker the relationship. However, no empirical evidence suggests that the psychological contract moderates the relationship between leadership styles and turnover intention. The R² value is 0.485, indicating moderate explanatory power, and with a GOF index of 0.492, the model also demonstrates a good fit with the data. This study offers considerable implications for both theoretical and practical applications.

This study aims to investigate the influence of remote work on team effectiveness in high-tech enterprises in Jordan, specifically focusing on knowledge management as a mediator. The study utilized a quantitative research design, with 254 participants actively participating in remote work settings across high-tech firms in Jordan. The sample was chosen based on the participants’ personal experiences with remote work arrangements, which provide valuable insights into the interplay between remote working conditions and team dynamics. The paper designed a structured questionnaire to elicit responses from employees about the variables under investigation. The survey data were analyzed using SmartPLS4 to validate the theoretical framework and research hypotheses. The results show a significant positive relationship between remote work and team effectiveness, as well as an improvement in knowledge management practices under telework conditions. Knowledge management practices refer to communicative activities regarding the systematic collection, organization, sharing, and application of knowledge resources. The importance of effective knowledge management practices is realized in remote settings, primarily through increased team efficiency and productivity. These results are statistically significant (p = 0.000), which stresses the importance of effective remote teamwork with regard to knowledge management.

Introduction. The competitiveness of industry in modern conditions is carried out through scientific and technological development. High-tech companies play a key role in solving the main tasks of increasing the competitiveness of Russian economy in accordance with global challenges and priorities of Russia’s scientific and technological development. Theoretical analysis. High-tech production, Industry 4.0 technologies and technological entrepreneurship in modern economy are the main actors in achieving technological sovereignty, the transition to economic growth and technological support for the sustainable development of Russian production systems. The article examines the role of technological entrepreneurship in the transition of industrial enterprises to Industry 4.0 technologies. Empirical analysis. An innovative development dynamics analysis in Russia and foreign countries is carried out, a startup studio is considered as a tool for the development of technological entrepreneurship, as well as the practice of its implementation in Russia and the USA. Results. Based on the results of the study, a number of proposals for the development of technological entrepreneurship in the small and medium-sized enterprise industry sector were formulated and justified.

In the highly competitive environment of the high-tech industry, leadership roles are often filled with numerous challenges and stressors. Success in the workforce requires a combination of high emotional intelligence and a connection to workplace spirituality. This study aimed to compare demographic differences among high-tech leaders regarding emotional intelligence, workplace spirituality, and career success. It also sought to examine the relationships and effects of emotional intelligence and workplace spirituality on career success, as well as the moderating role of workplace spirituality in these relationships. A survey was conducted with 139 leaders from various high-tech companies in Taiwan. The results showed that male leaders demonstrated higher levels of self-awareness and self-motivation in emotional intelligence, while leaders with higher education levels exhibited greater self-awareness and empathy. Additionally, both emotional intelligence and workplace spirituality were significant predictors of career success. Notably, workplace spirituality moderated the relationship between emotional intelligence and career success. The implications of this study highlight the importance of enhancing emotional intelligence and workplace spirituality to foster leaders’ career success and gain a competitive advantage in the high-tech industry.

In a world where technological advancements shape not only markets but also societies, understanding the nuances of the high-tech industry is crucial for any stakeholder. Whether it’s global giants or emerging ecosystems like Ukraine, the common features are innovation, competition, and the relentless pace of change. Both operate in an environment characterized by stiff competition, rapid innovation, and a complex regulatory landscape. However, their individual growth and marketing strategies differ under the influence of local trends, existing skills, and government policies. McKinsey’s Technology Trends Forecast up to 2023 is a reminder of the acute talent shortage affecting the sector around the world. This adds another layer of complexity, making human capital as valuable as technological innovation. Clearly, both in Ukraine and elsewhere, the ability to attract, retain and develop talent is becoming a crucial factor for success in this sector. The marketing strategies employed in this sector are as complex as the technologies they aim to promote. From the need for thought leadership and content marketing to the benefits of partnerships, each approach has its own set of opportunities and challenges. Companies must constantly update their methods to adapt to new technological trends, as well as take into account the different regulatory and cultural landscapes in which they operate. The high-tech industry will continue to remain a key player in shaping the future economically, socially, and ethically. Policymakers and industry stakeholders must work in tandem to navigate this complex web of opportunities and challenges, keeping local needs and global shifts in mind. The only constant in the high-tech industry is changes, and success belongs to those who know how to adapt, innovate, and grow.

Because of escalating technological conflicts, the US-China technology war, and hegemonic competition since the late 2010s, “technonationalism,” has become a critical topic in the international political economy, and this study contributes to the ongoing discussion proposing two mediating variables, the global value chain (GVC) and the US-China competition in the 2010s. First, we propose a shift in the technonationalist paradigm, from focusing on a single-state approach with an industrial policy oriented toward development to a multistate focus approach with a geoeconomic strategy oriented toward security. It also highlights the integration of business interests into the national strategic agenda as a critical criterion. Second, the study examines investment in Japan by Elpida Memory, Kioxia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Based on Japan as a case study, the findings show a shift to technonationalism, as the government responds to changes in international political conditions, rather than to domestic demands for supporting a specific segment of the semiconductor industry.

Promoting technology transfer is an important strategic measure for China to promote industrial innovation. However, there is little research exploring the influence of technology transfer on the green innovation efficiency (GIE) of China's high-tech industry (HTI). From the perspective of process, green innovation in HTI is a continuous three-stage system including research and development (R&D), commercialization, and diffusion. Therefore, we measure the GIE of China's HTI by using a three-stage network data envelopment analysis (NDEA) model considering environmental pollution and establish a series of regression models to investigate the role of the two main ways of technology transfer, domestic technology acquisition (DTA) and foreign technology introduction (FTI), in improving the GIE of HTI. The results show that the average GIE of China's HTI is 0.7727 from 2011 to 2020. Except for Jiangsu, Guangdong, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, green innovation in HTI in other provinces in China is inefficient. DTA has significantly promoted GIE in HTI. FTI has a positive impact on the GIE of HTI but is not statistically significant. The robustness test confirmed these results. This study is helpful to understand the differences between the effects of DTA and FTI on the GIE of China's HTI, to provide a basis for adjusting technology transfer policies.

There is still a significant gap between most high-tech fields in China and developed countries, and the relationship between the economic resilience of innovation systems and the innovation capability of the high-tech industry has received attention. Using data from 30 provinces in China, this study adopts the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach to analyze the relationship between economic resilience and high-tech industry innovation capability, and the findings are as follows: (1) Technological talents and economic development are necessary conditions for explaining the high innovation capability of high-tech industries. (2) The combination of economic resilience and different factors constitutes the equivalent configuration of two high innovation capabilities and four low innovation capabilities. (3) Under high-intensity technological competition between governments, the increased agglomeration of technological talents, and high-quality economic development, the strengthening of economic resilience is conducive to enhancing the innovation capability of high-tech industries. (4) Under low-intensity technological competition between governments, a well-developed technology market, and increased agglomeration of technological talents, the strengthening of economic resilience is adverse to enhancing the innovation capability of high-tech industries. The main contribution of this study is to clarify the configuration mechanism of economic resilience that acts on the innovation capability of the high-tech industry and reveal the complex interaction between economic resilience and multiple factors.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state of the industrial sector of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the need for its modernization in a new format. The necessity of modern industrial production is substantiated and a new paradigm (the «Star» project) is proposed for the reconstruction and development of a modern industrial base of the regional economy based on micro-nanoelectronic, photonic and fiber-optic science-intensive innovative technologies of the fifth and sixth technological modes. The leading principles of the new paradigm are: the system-innovative approach, the system-communication approach, the cluster approach, the principle of the «triple helix», the continuity of the scientific and innovation cycle, the outstripping development of regional science and personnel training systems.

With the rapid development of high-tech industries, the research perspective of industrial innovation has gradually evolved from the innovation system to innovation ecosystem. Whether the innovation ecosystem of China’s high-tech industry can achieve the benign evolution and development of the system under the new global pattern has become a real issue. Based on the perspective of the four-helix innovation model, in this study we construct an index system of the industrial innovation ecosystem development and designs a framework system of the industrial innovation ecosystem development capability, including the coordinated development capability, evolutionary development capability, and sustainable development capability at three levels. We construct measurement models of different capability dimensions and multi-dimensionally analyses of the regional development differences and change trends of each capability dimension of the system. The results show that the coordinated development capability of China’s high-tech industrial innovation ecosystem is poor, which inhibits the comprehensive capability of the system’s development to a certain extent. Although the evolutionary and sustainable development capabilities fluctuate greatly and have significant regional differences, they are measured at a better level and thereby contribute to the development of the system.

High-tech industry stands out as progressive, inovative field of industry which continuously makes investments towards R&D development. High-tech industry also has distinguishing features such as rapid use of new science findings and constant investments to new equipment, which tends to quickly depreciate and is replaced. Also, high-tech industry companies typicaly cooperate with international organisations, research centers and universities. It is not unusual for high-tech industry companies to have a lot of patents and licences. It is difficult to implement business improvement models, which tend to increase competitive advantage by reducing production cost, increasing production speed and reducing delivery time in continiously evolving high-tech industry companies. In this paper the posibility to implement business improvement models in high-tech industry is analyzed. Additionaly, employee motivation and initiative, as factors of business model implementation success is analyzed. Finally, based on the research of scientific literature and empirical data of two high-tech industry companies a model for high-tech industry performance improvement is proposed, which also introduces tools to improve employee motivation and initiative. Article in Lithuanian. Pažangiųjų technologijų pramonės veiklos tobulinimas Santrauka Pažangiųjų technologijų pramonė išsiskiria kaip nuolat progresuojanti, inovatyvi, dideles investicijas į mokslinius tyrimus ir plėtrą investuojanti pramonės šaka. Pažangiųjų technologijų pramonei taip pat būdingas greitas mokslinių naujovių ir inovacijų įsisavinimas, dažnos ir didelės investicijos į techninę įrangą, kuri yra dažnai atnaujinama ir greitai nuvertėja, yra pakeičiama nauja. Taip pat ši pramonės sritis išsiskiria nuolatiniu bendradarbiavimu su tarptautinėmis organizacijomis ir mokslinių tyrimu centrais, universitetais, gali pasižymėti ir dideliu patentų, licencijų skaičiumi. Tokiame nuolatinės kaitos klimate sunkiau įdiegti srauto valdymo priemones, kuriomis organizacijos gali įgyti konkurencinį pranašumą dėl mažesnių gamybos kaštų, greitesnės gamybos ir galimybės produktą klientui pristatyti greičiau. Šiame tyrime nagrinėjamos galimybės pažangiųjų technologijų pramonės sektoriuje įdiegti veiklos efektyvumą didinančias priemones remiantis Lean, Six Sigma ir apribojimų teorija. Taip pat nagrinėjama darbuotojų motyvacijos ir iniciatyvumo įtaka šių priemonių įdiegimo sėkmei. Remiantis mokslinės literatūros apžvalga ir atliktų dviejų pažangiųjų technologijų įmonių ir bendros grupės kiekybinių tyrimų rezultatais sukuriamas pažangiųjų technologijų pramonės efektyvumo didinimo modelis, atsižvelgiant į darbuotojų motyvaciją ir iniciatyvumą, pateikiamos išvados ir pasiūlymai. Reikšminiai žodžiai: darbuotojų motyvacija, pažangiųjų technologijų pramonė, gamybos optimizavimas, Lean, Six Sigma, apribojimų teorija, inovacijos, efektyvumo didinimas, atsakinga organizacija.

The high-tech industry belongs to the core strategic national development category and is essential in promoting social future economic growth and scientific and technological progress. This paper constructs a theoretical framework for high-tech industry land misallocation based on the four-level institutional analysis method. The study selects Zhejiang Province of China as the research area. It uses the literature research method and multiple regression analysis methods to analyze the root causes and influence mechanism of land misallocation for the high-tech industry. The research shows that the land-use support policies for the high-tech industry can effectively alleviate the misallocation of land factors. In contrast, the government’s improper financial support measures and tax incentives increase the degree of land misallocation in the high-tech industry. The higher the R&D expenditure-to-income ratio and profitability, the lesser the land misallocation in the high-tech industry. Government behavior and enterprise behavior impact land misallocation in the high-tech industry, but government behavior has a major impact. Therefore, the government, enterprises, and the market should adopt an integrated strategy to reduce excessive government intervention in land resource allocation, allowing the market to play a decisive role in resource allocation, and stimulate the vitality of enterprise R&D and innovation. This study helps to reveal the deep motivation of land misallocation for high-tech industry and provides practical guidance for optimizing the high-tech industrial land allocation and promoting high-quality industrial development.

Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for promoting clean energy technologies and making high-performance materials because of their unique physical and chemical properties. In order to respond to climate change, the Chinese government has promised to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Under such a circumstance, the demand for REEs will increase significantly. However, several challenges exist in current REEs supply chain management in China. This policy brief discusses these challenges from a life cycle perspective, covering REEs mining, smelting, manufacturing, waste management, and recycling. Policy recommendations on future REEs supply chain management are then proposed, including adequate mining quota, a strategic REEs list, innovative high-tech applications, and circular economy.

Accurate analysis of technological innovation mechanism in different regions is the key to promoting China’s technological innovation, economic transformation and upgrading. This paper collected statistical data of high-tech enterprises in 27 provinces in China from 2009 to 2016, established a novel PSO-GRNN model, and applied sensitivity analysis to explore the influencing factors and regional differences of enterprise technological innovation in Eastern, Central and Western China. The empirical results showed that the influencing factors were innovation investment, market environment, government support and foreign technology spillover sorting by impact size. Innovation investment was the decisive factor of technological innovation, but innovation resources mainly concentrated on Eastern China, severely insufficient in Central and Western China. Market environment was favorable to Eastern and Central China, but unfavorable to Western China, which restricted greatly the development of Western China. The principalagent problem of state-owned enterprise and the crowding out effect of government research and development funds jointly led to the negative influence of government support on technological innovation. Foreign technology spillover had significant positive effects on technological innovation in Western China. This paper clarifies some disputes about influencing factors of technological innovation and provides a new research perspective for related issues. First published online 27 May 2021

The paper uses the panel smooth conversion fractional-order system model to divide the mechanism of financial development in high-tech industries into two systems. At the same time, the article uses a continuous state to connect these two extreme situations to investigate the nonlinear characteristics of linear feedback control that inhibit the impact of financial development on high-tech industries. Studies have shown that financial development under a low system has a significant role in promoting high-tech industries. On the other hand, financial development under the high-level system has a restraining effect on high-tech industries. There are dual-threshold characteristics between the scale of financial development and the development of high-tech industries. Firstly, the scale of financial development should be controlled within [0.553, 0.840]. Secondly, there is a single threshold between the level of financial development and the development of high-tech industries, and the level of financial development should be controlled within 0.756.

In the modern conditions of economic development, the development of the industrial complex is being transformed with emphasis on digital technologies and high-tech production. The article considers new principles of the implementation of the state’s economic policy taking into account the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, as well as the results of the analysis of the main indicators of industrial development, both in the world and in Russia in particular, including the assessment of the current state of innovation and technological activity of the industrial sector of the Russian economy. At the same time the authors pay special attention to the analysis of modern trends in the development of industry in countries with both a high level of high-tech production and a low level. The paper analyses the prospects of Russian industry development to justify the need for technological breakthrough strategies and technological modernization of industrial enterprises.

The innovation capability of high-tech industry reflects international competitiveness of a country. In order to scientifically evaluate the innovation capability, this paper proffers the comprehensive evaluation of the particle swarm synthesis optimization based on deviation maximization, principal component analysis and TOPSIS method. The evaluation index system of the innovation capability of high-tech industry is constructed; the paper conducts the empirical research through the particle swarm synthesis algorithm combined with provincial yearbook data on 30 provinces in China, and obtains the technological innovation capability results and rankings of each province's high-tech industry. The empirical results also show that the overall innovation capability of China's high-tech industry shows the growth trend, indicating that the implementation of an innovation-driven development strategy and other related policies have achieved suitable results. At the same time, the level of development in the eastern part of China is always higher than that of the central region and the western region. The paper further analyses reasons of differences in the development level of different regions. The particle swarm synthesis optimization has strong applicability in a comprehensive evaluation. This paper provides an effective reference for evaluating the innovation ability of the high-tech industry.

Since 2010, China's economic growth has stagnated due to an unbalanced regional industrial structure and lack of sufficient qualified technical personnel. A nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model has been used in this study to examine the asymmetric effects of secondary vocational education and training (SVET) and higher vocational education and training (HVET) and their interaction with high-tech industries on economic growth over the period 1980–2020. The findings show that an increase in secondary vocational education and training (SVET) significantly boosts long-term economic growth, while a decrease in secondary vocational education and training (SVET) insignificantly reduces long-term China economic growth. Likewise, the upward change in higher vocational education and training (HVET) promotes and the downward fluctuation in higher vocational education and training (HVET) significantly reduces China's long-term economic growth. The moderating role of secondary vocational education in the impact of high-tech industries on China's economic growth is positive, but not significant. However, higher vocational education plays a significant positive moderating role in high technology industries impact on economic growth. Strategically, the study analysis suggests that economic transition prosperity can be achieved by encouraging higher vocational education and the equal development of high-tech industries in all regions. In addition, this study also proposes to cultivate high-quality talents related to high-tech development and modern industrial innovation and upgrading through higher vocational education, improve productivity, and promote the country's intensive development.

The high-tech industry plays a crucial role in reducing carbon emission and achieving green economic development. This research uses Meta-Frontier data envelopment analysis to measure the innovation efficiency level of the high-tech industry in China’s provinces from 1999 to 2018, compares the difference in this industry’s innovation efficiency under the regional Frontier and common Frontier, and inspects the convergence condition of its innovation efficiency in the three major areas of eastern, central, and western China. The results show under the regional Frontier that the difference in innovation efficiency of the western region’s high-tech industry is the biggest, while the difference in the central region is the smallest, and under the national common Frontier the innovation efficiency level of the eastern region’s high-tech industry is the highest, while that of the western region is the lowest. The regional pattern of innovation efficiency in the high-tech industry is consistent with the development trend of the regional economy. Moreover, by using the ratio of the technology gap ratio, we find that the eastern region has the potential optimal technology in China, whereas the central and western regions have large room for improvement. Lastly, the stochastic convergence test shows that the innovation efficiency of the central region’s high-tech industry presents a convergence trend, but the same trend does not occur in the western and eastern regions as well as for the whole country.

Technical service platform exerts a strong effect on supporting the innovation of the high-tech industry as a critical constituent of the modern service industry, and it can effectively enhance the development potential of technological innovation, but the degree of separation from technical service chain to high-tech industry chain is currently high. To explore how to improve the utilization efficiency of scientific and technological resources and facilitate the sustainable development of the high-tech industry by relying on technical service platform,a high-tech service platform was constructed by using Lotka-Volterra (L-V) model on the basis of ecosystem theory, the evolution path and stability conditions of high-tech service platform were analyzed followed by numerical simulation by Matlab computing. Results show that the development of hightech service platform follows the evolution path of "bilateral platform → core platform → platform ecosystem"; population evolution pattern in high-tech service platform ecosystem is decided by interdependence coefficient between populations; populations inside high-tech service platform ecosystem generate natural selection and synergistic effect and realize ecological balance among populations through evolution. Evolution of high-tech service platform system in this study provides a new theoretical framework for effective fusion and collaboration of science and technology service and industry, which is significant for elevating scientific and technological innovation level and improving technical service system construction.

Combined with the WRSR and improved CRITIC objective assignment method, this paper measures and grades the institutional innovation levels of high-tech industries in various provinces (cities and districts) in China, compares them horizontally and vertically, and interprets the temporal and spatial difference. Advanced members are located in the eastern coastal area, and the backward members are mainly composed of the western and northeast areas (cities, districts), while the rest are at a moderate level. Vertically, the levels in most provinces (cities, districts) have maintained a stable situation, and the overall level is low. Furthermore, the research puts forward some countermeasures from three aspects of government intervention, market development and the property right system, to effectively improve the institutional innovation level of high-tech industries in China.

This paper measures and analyzes the institutional influence on the development of China's high-tech industry from 1995 to 2016. The following discoveries are shown. The institutional environment on which China's high-tech industry depends has shown an increasing trend in recent years, but its momentum is obviously weaker than that in the early stage. The calculation results are the same and comprehensive whether the institutional variable is substituted directly into the production function as the explanatory variable or if it is put into the capital stock, labor force and Total factor productivity regression equations. The institutional influences on the input-output of the high-tech industry are very clear and positive, and its influence on the TFP is the greatest. Therefore, the continuous improvement of the institutional environment of high-tech industries is conducive to promoting the high-quality development of the industry.

This article analyzes the different effects of industrial aggregation, industry-university collaboration, foreign direct investment and government support on innovation performance and the synergistic effect between them, thereby to identify the determinants of innovation output of Chinese high-tech industry in the period 2009-2018. The results indicate that industrial agglomeration and industry-university collaboration both have a significant positive impact on the patent output of high-tech industries, but the synergistic effect between industrial agglomeration and industry-university collaboration is significantly negative. Meanwhile, both of foreign direct investment and government support could negatively affect the innovation output, while their synergistic effect is positive.

In recent years, China’s high-tech industry has made remarkable technological progress, but it has also brought serious environmental pollution, which has aroused great concern about its environmental efficiency. Although foreign technology transfer is considered as important ways for technological progress of the high-tech industry, the existing research on what role foreign technology transfer plays in improving the environmental efficiency of the high-tech industry is still lacking. Based on China’s interprovincial panel data from 2008 to 2017, we evaluated the environmental efficiency of the high-tech industry using the super-efficiency slacks-based measure (SBM) model with undesirable outputs. We then used the Tobit model to analyze the impact of technology introduction (TI) and foreign direct investment (FDI)—two major types of foreign technology transfer—on the environmental efficiency of the high-tech industry. The results of the super-efficiency SBM model show that the average environmental efficiency of China’s high-tech industry is only 0.4375. Except for Guangdong, Shanghai, and Beijing, most of the provinces in China have low environmental efficiency. The provinces with high environmental efficiency are in the eastern region, whereas the provinces with low environmental efficiency are concentrated in the central and western regions. Tobit regression results confirm the difference in the role of technology import and foreign direct investment in the improvement of environmental efficiency in China’s high-tech industry. Technology introduction has a significant positive impact on environmental efficiency. FDI also promotes environmental efficiency, but it is not statistically significant. These findings were confirmed by a series of robust tests. This study not only deepens our understanding of the environmental efficiency of China’s high-tech industry but also expands the theoretical research on the relationship between technology transfer and environmental efficiency.

Under the impact of intense competition in the face of globalization, the enhancement of the quality of human capital has become the primary goal for enterprises reinforcing the competitiveness as well as the power for constant growth and profit creation. It is the well-known norm of enterprises as well as the standard of human resource management; the enhancement of capability is the key activity of enterprises as well as the common task for modern people. Work and learning run parallel in order to cope with the rapid accumulation and change of knowledge; furthermore, in addition to enterprises providing opportunities for education, employees are requested to constantly update their training. Employees in the high-tech industry in Shanxi Province, as the research objects, were distributed 500 copies of one standard questionnaire, where 384 valid copies were retrieved, with a retrieval rate of 77%. The research results illustrate significantly positive effects of (1) learning motivation on innovation capability, (2) innovation capability on learning effectiveness, and (3) learning motivation on learning effectiveness. According to the results, providing the high-tech industry with more effective education curriculum planning and arrangement is expected.

Background. Nonconformity of training of qualified engineers for high-tech companies with the requirements of high-tech manufacturing industries in Ukraine. Objective. The purpose of the paper is to develop a three-stage system of dual education for Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and companies “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine” that will be focused on efficient trainings of future technicians to solve applied engineering and technological tasks for the above-mentioned companies. Methods. Analysis of successful cooperation of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine” aircraft corporations in the sphere of implementation of higher education concepts using dual form of education. Results. It is shown that the implementation of the dual education for graduate students, where theoretical studies are augmented by solution of applied engineering problems will boost the number of high-skilled engineers available for hire by hi-tech companies. The advantages of dual education for both sides of recruiting process are discussed. It is noted that the implementation of dual education in universities has a complex multi-level structure, where the role of the instructor and the teacher should be treated as one of the most important one. A recent success in the cooperation between the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, the “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine” shows the advances and the achievements in higher education driven by the dual education strategy. Conclusions. System analysis of engineering and technological problems of aviation companies of Ukraine showed that the qualification of the graduates does not meet the requirements of high-tech companies. Therefore, the main goal of a multi-layer dual education, that was jointly developed by Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine”, is to train qualified specialists for the solution of everyday practical and technological tasks that are common for “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine”. Cooperation of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine” was launched in 2012. Since that time, more than 130 Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute graduates have become engineers of these corporations. Joint dual education master’s degree “Dynamics and Strength of Machines” was certified by European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE). The broadening of the three-level system of dual education offered by Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, “Boeing Ukraine” and “Progresstech-Ukraine” to the multi-disciplinary level has a good potential and will be beneficial not only for the educational institutions but also for the high-tech companies.

The article presents key directions where the University has achieved notable successes in motivating pupils and students to master engineering specialties. Based on the results of the study, one suggested developing professional trainings for engineering students, launching the «Omsk Irtysh Land Personnel Reserve» information system. As a result of the proposed activities implementation, the Omsk State Technical University will increase the demand for its graduates in the labor market, promote the development of high-tech industry in the Omsk region and beyond, strengthen its position in the educational services market and raise the level of its brand recognition in Russia and abroad. Suggestions developed on the basis of the regional flagship Omsk State Technical University experience are of a universal nature and can be used in higher educational institutions that carry out training in engineering specialties

The article highlights the results of a systematic analysis of the US, EU and Russia approaches to managing global supply chains of rare-earth and rare metals for high-tech sectors of national economies as a factor of spatial distribution of the international cooperation effects. The applied research method is a qualitative system approach. It is shown that for the US the management of global supply chains of strategic metals and materials is in the focus of attention due to the fact that they are included in the downstream processes of the production of American military-industrial products and high-tech consumer goods, thereby predetermining the preservation of the status quo of the national security as a fundamental and existential factor. For the European Union, the regulation of supply chains of strategic metals for the purpose of producing downstream products is carried out primarily in connection with the increase of energy efficiency of the economy, growth of productivity and resource saving, the spread of «green» technologies. For Russia, there is practically no problem of supplying rare-earth and rare metals from its own sources in the form of low-grade products (carbonates), but the absence of critical mass of production at the middle-downstream levels does not allow balancing the growing supply (10 thousand tons per year) and stabilizing demand for raw materials (up to 2 thousand tons) from the national economy. A set of targeted measures and instruments of institutional and economic policy aimed at accelerating the formation of a high-tech layer of the economy is proposed with a view to expanding the areas and volumes of domestic consumption of metals in the face of financial, economic and technological constraints, primarily by the United States and the European Union. The principles of economic, scientific and technical policy laid down in the foundation of dynamic development with the use of rare-earth and rare metals of the high-tech civil and military industry of the USA and the European Union are applicable and adapt only partially for the Russian conditions, which is connected with different goals of managing global supply chains of raw materials

The paper covers analysis of high-tech industry development in Latvia, as well as its facilitating and restricting factors. High-tech industries become more important in Latvia both in terms of export share and generated value added; also the number of enterprises and employees is increasing. A stable political system, enabling business environment, a relatively low corporate income tax rate, and government aid are considered as some of the most important facilitating factors. The paper emphasizes the government’s role in promoting and developing the high-tech manufacturing. The most significant limitations are the lack of skilled specialists and sophisticated real estate space, and the remote industrial supply companies and the service centres. Recommendations are given on the possible development directions, including improvements in manufacturing infrastructure, enhancements of the skill level of the labour force, and bringing up a new generation of entrepreneurs.

The article discusses the content and essence of the intangible factors, their influence on the development of the regional economy. Analyzes the peculiarities of development of the intangible factors through system innovation and technological development on the example of Moscow region.

This article studies the development of innovative component for the region’s economic security. The hypothesis of the study is that in the context of globalization and development of network society, innovation is becoming one of the key elements ensuring the economic security of a region. We considered the relationship between the concepts of sustainable development and economic security. The authors show that currently, the economic security of the country directly depends on its place within the innovation chain. We substantiate that Russian Federation and its regions need to shift to the innovation development based on strengthening its own sources for long-term growth. The paper considers the basic theoretical and methodological problems in the formation of innovation component of the Russian regions’ economic security. We reveal the major essence and elements of the innovative component of the sustainable economic development of the region. The authors show that the formation of the innovative component of the region’s economic security demands the correlation of the strategy of regional innovation development and the production and technological type of territory. Additionally, this strategy should correlate with the desirable ways of production type transformation in the future, considering the trends of the world economy. We have highlighted the production and technological types of Russian regions as well as identified the features of relevant regional components for the innovation system of the Russian Federation to ensure sustainable development. The study defines the priority directions and goals for the development of economic security innovative component in the Russian regions. The authors’ calculations allowed to select a group of territorial subjects of the Russian Federation, which appear to be the most promising for the development of innovative activities for the elaboration of export-oriented high-tech industries. The results of this research can be used to improve the management of innovation activity and ensure the economic security of the Russian regions.

Latin American countries (LACs) are trying to catch up with the developed countries. The most active in the field are Argentina and Brazil. Since the beginning of the noughties both countries have been searching for a new model of industrial policy. An important feature of such policy is the development of high-tech industry. Among high-tech sectors in Argentina and Brazil are aerospace and pharmaceutical sectors. The results of their development are diversified.

The article highlights the main features of management of innovative companies. The necessity to develop adaptive approaches to organization of personnel training process is proved, which take into account the specific character of high-tech industry and the role of technical knowledge. A competence model is proposed which reflects basic requirements to professional and business knowledge and skills of human resources of innovative companies. The concept of innovation environment as a major influencing factor in the system of training and human resources development is revealed.

In the article the problems of enterprise development high-tech industries, analyzes the factors that complicate the processes of knowledge-intensive production management. It provided a number of problems that make it difficult to increase the economic efficiency of high-tech industry. To solve the above problems need to increase the investment program and the economic attractiveness of high-tech industries that is to be developed, modern management system, carried out the reform of the knowledge-based industry to provide high levels of efficiency of new organizational structures in the current economic conditions compared to the existing, outdated forms. The purpose / goal. The aim of this study is to analyze the causes that affect the development potential of knowledge-based industries and enterprises identify problems that impede improving the economic efficiency of the Russian high-tech industry. Purpose: To identify the problems that are most difficult to improve the economic efficiency of the Russian high-tech industry; consider the high-tech industry; examine the reasons for the reform of the knowledge-based industry; explore the level of innovation activity of organizations of high-tech industries. Methodology. The methodological and theoretical basis of the study are the works, monographs, research papers, studies of Soviet authors on the development of knowledge-intensive industries, materials of State Statistics. We used scientific methods of research, such as the comparative method of analysis, synthesis, analysis and synthesis. Results. Given the concept of the domestic high-tech complex (NEC), defined the environment in which businesses operate NEC. The features of these companies, where there is the presence of a strong innovation potential. The requirements for knowledge-intensive production as the backbone of a new stage of the development lifecycle. A number of problems hampering the development and transformation of enterprise knowledge-intensive sectors. The necessity and the causes for the structural reform of the knowledge-based industry. It is proved that the integration structures will increase the reliability of enterprises that perform public order, reduce the level of risk of their own enterprises, involving as partners in other businesses. Conclusions / relevance. The study proved the need for a new concept of managing the implementation of programs, production of high technology on the basis of accounting and risk management, arising as a result of various factors. For efficient development potential of enterprises high-tech industries need to directly manage the innovation process, which determines the competitiveness of production, production costs, its sales, investments and their dynamics, as well as structural reform of the high technology industry.

According to European Commission reports published between 2010 - 2013, the development of European economy depends crucially on access to critical raw materials. Following the analysis performed by experts at European level, in 2011 was compiled and published a list of 14 critical raw materials, the so-called EU-14. In 2014 the list was updated with several new elements and one element (tantalum), was withdrawn from the list. The current list, being renamed EU-20, covers 20 critical raw materials including several high tech critical metals. Traditional mine exploitations are concentrated on using the deposits of ore extracted and processed by conventional techniques. The efficiency of metal recovery was variable over time and as a result, a significant amount of metal was discarded, most concentrations exceeding the current minimal permissible threshold. On the other hand, it is necessary the recovery of recyclable waste for reducing the risk of shortage of high tech critical metals. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new technologies for obtaining high tech critical metals, which is applicable to both primary and secondary sources of raw materials. Recovery of high-tech critical metals by processing ore, tailings or mine wastes, and recyclable materials can be successfully done with help of consortia or individual isolates of microorganisms, bacteria or fungi. Microorganisms interact with metals thus altering their physical and chemical condition. Isolation of individual strains and identification of microbial consortia that can be used in the design and development of effective biotechnological processes for the extraction of high tech critical metals is a current challenge of the scientific research in Europe.

The article discusses the content and essence of the intangible factors, their influence on the development of the regional economy. Analyzes the peculiarities of development of the intangible factors through system innovation and technological development on the example of Moscow region.

The problems of determining trends in international trade in high-tech goods of the developed countries and Ukraine were showed. The results of the analysis and forecast of development of foreign trade five high-tech Industries of the USA, China, Japan, EU-27 and Ukraine for 2004 – 2010 were presented.Рассмотрены проблемы определения тенденций развития международной торговли высокотехнологичными товарами. Приведены результаты анализа и представлен прогноз развития внешней торговли товарами пяти высокотехнологичных отраслей промышленности США, Китая, Японии, ЕС-27 и Украины за 2004 – 2010 гг.

Innovation is historically linked to the creation of large departments of Research & Development (R&D) that require large investments in assets. With markets globalization, the department of R&D remains one of the pillars of innovation, but it needs a rethinking of the management. The new R&D department needs to change by a vision of closing within the corporate boundaries to an opening view to the outside. Product development is carried out through several conducts taken by companies ranging from Reverse R&D processes to collaborations with direct competitors for the sharing of risks and knowledge. Generally, and more precisely in high-tech industry, technological advancements and the ability to develop fast-cycle processes by followers are generating an abatement of the timely barriers that allowed first movers to maintain competitive advantages; so, in global markets, the management of imitative strategies becomes of primary importance.

OBJECTIVES: In light of the increasing number of high-tech industry workers and the differences in their working conditions compared to those of the general population, the health status of these workers merits serious attention. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its correlates among Taiwanese high-tech industry workers. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 4,666 workers who participated in labor health examinations at a hospital in southern Taiwan in 2008. Participants with metabolic syndrome were defined using the criteria proposed by the Taiwan National Department of Health in 2007. Factors associated with metabolic syndrome were determined using multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 8.2%, and the prevalence was higher in men than in women (14.0% vs. 2.3%, p

R&D and innovation is the source of technology companies’ profit. If companies cannot be smoothly implemented technological innovation and R&D investments, then they can not strengthen their competitiveness. In the light of dynamic capabilities and absorptive capacities, we need an effective multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) analysis tools to assess the impact of organizational innovation and performance factors so that we can promote organizational innovation performance requires. This study used multiple criteria decision analysis method- DEMATEL, how influence as innovation performance on knowledge management capabilities of high-tech industry. Result of this study, enterprises can access external knowledge and make amendments to the operating principle effectively and immediately, when enhanced absorptive capabilities. Moreover, enhancing absorption capabilities will lead the improvement of dynamic capabilities to adapt to the rapidly changing competitive environment.