«Чёрные лебеди» организационного дизайна российских университетов

Universities in Russia are experiencing a dynamic transformation of scientific and educational processes, their structures, and management systems. These changes occur at different rates and levels of transformation; they allow for both positive and negative transformation scenarios. A general trend to develop university’s management systems in the country – as well as in the whole world – lies in the manageralization, which poses risks for transforming a university. Following Mintzberg’s methodology for analyzing organizational systems and Taleb’s concept of “black swans”, the paper aimed to analyze degradation scenarios for developing university’s management systems and identify factors and conditions for these scenarios and their consequences for universities. © 2021 Moscow Polytechnic University. All rights reserved

“Black Swans” in Organizational Design of Russian Universities

Universities in Russia are experiencing a dynamic transformation of scientific and educational processes, their structures, and management systems. These changes occur at different rates and levels of transformation; they allow for both positive and negative transformation scenarios. A general trend to develop university’s management systems in the country – as well as in the whole world – lies in the managerialization, which poses risks for transforming a university. Following Mintzberg’s methodology for analyzing organizational systems and Taleb’s concept of “black swans”, the paper aimed to analyze degradation scenarios for developing university’s management systems and identify factors and conditions for these scenarios and their consequences for universities

Special Preparedness of Schoolchildren 12–13 Years Engaged in Arching

Цель исследования — изучить влияние комплекса специальных упражнений на развитие специальной подготовленности у группы школьников 12–13 лет, занимающихся стрельбой из лука. Корреляционный анализ выявил взаимосвязи между показателями ОФП и результатами в тестированиях «натяжение тетивы лука до касания подбородка» и «удержание тетивы лука в растянутом положении до касания подбородка». Разработана экспериментальная методика развития специальной подготовленности лучников с использованием упражнений (игровой направленности) с гантелями и резиновыми амортизаторами, что обеспечивает качественное прицеливание. Трехмесячный педагогический эксперимент показал эффективность экспериментальной методики. По 6 показателям физической подготовленности экспериментальной группы наблюдалось достоверное (p < 0,05) улучшение результатов. Улучшения показателей реализовалось в повышении спортивных результатов в стрельбе из лука на соревнованиях (p < 0,05).The purpose of the study is to study the effect of a complex of special exercises on the development of special preparedness in a group of schoolchildren 12–13 engaged in archery. Correlation analysis revealed the relationship between the GPP indicators and the results in the tests «pulling the bowstring to touch the chin», and «holding the bowstring in a stretched position until the chin touches». An experimental methodology for the development of special readiness of archers has been developed, using exercises (game orientation) with dumbbells and rubber shock absorbers, this ensures good aiming. A three-month pedagogical experiment showed the effectiveness of the experimental methodology. According to 6 indicators of physical fitness of the experimental group, a significant (p < 0,05) improvement in results was observed. Improvements in performance were realized in an increase in sports results in archery at competitions (p < 0,05)

Organizational conflicts during universities transformation: Destruam et aedificabo

Introduction. The authors tackle the topical problem of assessing the conflict level between subidentical groups: “management academics” (professors and lectures staff) and “academic managers” (administrative managing staff). The aim of the paper is to construct a new method of quantitative assessment of the conflict level between professional groups generated by the organizational culture; to study the dynamics of the change in the conflict level between professional and age-based cohorts existing in Russian universities. Materials and Methods. In this study, the conflict level is defined as a difference of common cultural vectors found for each of target age-groups, demonstrating generations' behavioral features and their professional competence, set up as the result of analysis of expert assessments with the help of organizational culture methods developed by the Organizational Cultural Assessment Instrument of K. Сameron and R. Quinn. Empirical data are taken from sociological research involving 384 respondents from 18 universities representing 12 regions of the Russian Federation. Results. It is shown that activity of the considered target bunches is under significant influence of hierarchical (bureaucratic) organizational culture. This objective circumstance of proceeding transformation processes forms the basis for fragmentation of existing academic identity into those intra-university bunches which are combined both in terms of valuable patterns of generations and patterns formed under the influence of social and economic conditions. Interference of various age-grade valuable patterns under permanent current transformation invokes escalation of strife, its minimum level is reached in identical age-grades of professors and lectures staff (“management academics”) and administrative managing staff (“academic managers”). A certain influence on the level of conflicts between the target groups under consideration is produced by the degree of goals adequacy and objectives of the university available resources (competence, material, technical, and financial base). Discussion and Conclusion. The novelty of the conducted research lies in consideration of conflict problems in universities arisen from the increasing differentiation of general cultural vectors of university communities. Complex, sustainable and reproducible nature of this social phenomenon, linking together both value and behavioral aspects of university communities, requires a transformation of research tactics. The research materials might be useful in practical work of heads of universities as scientific and methodological recommendations for the study and prediction of conflict processes in universities. © 2019 National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University. All rights reserved.Russian Foundation for Fundamental Investigations, RFFI18-411-130018р_а, 8.1.53.2018Funding: The authors received the support of the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research and the Government of the Republic of Mordovia within the framework of Project 18-411-130018р_а “The organizational culture of industrial enterprises of the Republic of Mordovia (at the example of the innovative and industrial clusters)”; the article also relies on results obtained in the course of Project No. 8.1.53.2018 within the framework of the Program for Boosting Competitiveness of National Research Tomsk State University

Mathematical Modeling of a Solar Arrays Deploying Process at Ground Tests

This paper focuses on the creating of a mathematical model of a solar array deploying process during ground tests. Lagrange equation was used to obtain the math model. The distinctive feature of this mathematical model is the possibility of taking into account the gravity compensation system influence on the construction in the deploying process and the aerodynamic resistance during ground tests

Identity of the University Rector: Academician vs Administrator

В представленной исследовательской статье обсуждаются вопросы включенности руководителей университетов в академическую деятельность. Актуальность данной проблематики состоит в том, что в настоящее время происходит активная трансформация ролей, которые выполняет руководитель университета. С одной стороны, традиционный ролевой формат ректора, выраженный в формуле «первый среди равных», сегодня находится в состоянии постоянных и радикальных изменений. Особенно значимую роль в этом процессе играет менеджериализация управления университетами и обусловленные ею подходы к привлечению на посты ректоров руководителей из других сфер деятельности: бизнеса, власти, общественных организаций. С другой стороны, ректоры университетов, пришедшие в систему управления из академической среды, сегодня, как правило, сохраняются в профессиональной когорте управленцев и достаточно редко возвращаются к академической деятельности. В связи с этим возникают исследовательские вопросы: как идентифицируют себя руководители вузов и ценности какого сообщества являются для них приоритетными? Авторами статьи проанализированы результаты исследовательской деятельности руководителей ведущих университетов страны за последние 5 лет. На основании полученных данных разработана типология сохранения академической идентичности руководителей университетов на современном этапе, сформулированы гипотезы дальнейшей трансформации управленческих и академических ролей ректоров российских вузов данного вида. Статья может быть интересна для руководящих работников университетов.The presented article discusses the issues of involvement of university leaders in academic activities. The relevance of this problem lies in the fact that at the present day an active transformation of the roles performed by the head of the university is taking place. On the one hand, the traditional rector’s role format, expressed in the formula «first among equals», is in a state of constant and radical changes today. A particularly significant role in this process is played by the managerialization of university management and the resulting approaches to attract managers from other fields of activity to the rectors’ posts. They can be from government, business or public organizations. On the other hand, those university rectors, who came to the management system from academic environment, nowadays, as a rule, remain in the professional cohort of managers and rarely return to academic activities. In this regard, research issues arise: how do university leaders identify themselves and which community values are a priority to them? The authors of the article analyze the results of scientific activities of the heads of the country’s leading universities over the past 5 years. Based on the obtained data, a typology of preserving academic identity of university leaders at the present stage has been developed. Hypotheses for further transformation of the managerial and academic roles of Russian universities’ rectors have been formulated. The article may be of interest to universities’ leading employees

Step-Wise Computational Synthesis of Fullerene C60 derivatives. 1.Fluorinated Fullerenes C60F2k

The reactions of fullerene C60 with atomic fluorine have been studied by unrestricted broken spin-symmetry Hartree-Fock (UBS HF) approach implemented in semiempirical codes based on AM1 technique. The calculations were focused on a sequential addition of fluorine atom to the fullerene cage following indication of the cage atom highest chemical susceptibility that is calculated at each step. The effectively-non-paired-electron concept of the fullerene atoms chemical susceptibility lays the foundation of the suggested computational synthesis. The obtained results are analyzed from energetic, symmetry, and the composition abundance viewpoints. A good fitting of the data to experimental findings proves a creative role of the suggested synthesis methodology.Comment: 33 pages, 11 figures, 2 tables, 2 chart