Applied labor economics in conditions of double personnel shortage: revival and new challenges. Part 2

Russian President V.V. Putin in his message to the Federal Assembly, he called for a radical increase in labor productivity to overcome the personnel shortage, increase the efficiency of domestic industry and the social sphere. The plans include the extension of the National Project “Labor Productivity” to cover at least 40 percent of medium and large enterprises in basic and primary sectors of the economy by 2030, and also include social sector institutions in the project. At the same time, according to experts, it is necessary to clarify the goals of the Project, approaches to achieve them, and involve the expert community in the field of labor economics in order to form a universal methodology for increasing organizational efficiency and labor productivity through the development of applied labor economics at the country's enterprises. Who implements the tasks of increasing labor productivity in modern enterprises, how developed is the labor economics function in current conditions, what key performance indicators regarding the implementation of this function are present in enterprises and how developed is their assessment in enterprises? The answer to these questions, as well as in general, assessment of the representation and importance of the labor economics function in large manufacturing enterprises of the Russian Federation in order to determine the directions of its development in conditions of a double personnel shortage are the purpose of this study. Research methods: expert interviews with scientists (9 interviews were conducted with scientists with experience in scientific and applied research in the field of labor economics), as well as heads of departments at industrial enterprises (7 interviews were conducted with personnel directors, heads of labor and wages departments, centers increasing organizational efficiency), analysis of documents and experience of the country's largest enterprises (the experience of 11 enterprises was studied). The results of the analysis can be useful to scientists in the field of personnel management, labor economics and organizational effectiveness to update the research agenda, as well as to enterprises that are interested in increasing labor productivity and personnel efficiency.