Orudzheva M.A. Methods of resource management and control for the housing and utilities complex, on the basis of comparative analysis between foreign and domestic practices

Abstract: The subject of this research is the change in housing policies. Housing and utilities, as one of the strategically-important institutes of society, is undergoing a series of significant changes all around the globe. There is no singular, universal scenario, but the most successful examples are used as models that are being adapted to the demands and realities of Russian housing and communal services. The author examines foreign experience of enhancing the quality of labour and supplying resources by implementing innovative methods. As the object of research, the author chose housing and communal water supply and drain enterprises: The Joint stock company "Azersu" (Azerbaijan) and the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Housing and Utilities "Kholmskiye" (Russia, Krasnodar Region). The method of this research is the comparative analysis of the differences between the models of administration between foreign and Russian Housing and utilities from the standpoint of domestic policies and economy development. The scientific novelty of this work is based on studying the cutting-edge foreign experience that permits to discover the main directions of its application in Russia conditions in light of implementing new technologies, enhancing the quality of service, motivation of labour, supplying resources, etc. The author gives recommendations on implementing such novelties into Russian practices. As applied to the enterprises being examined, a program for enhancing the quality and motivation of labour has been introduced.

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