SHIFT METHOD AS A RESERVE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF MIGRATION PROCESSES IN THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC

• Published in: Север и рынок: формирование экономического порядка
• Main Author: Ekaterina A. Bazhutova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: The Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Centre Kola Science Centre 2022
• Subjects: shift method; region; arctic; migration process; demo; scipo; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.37614/2220-802X.4.2022.78.011; https://doaj.org/article/1ac6c184a1b0497283ebecefb33d1dfe

The implementation of investment projects in the regions of the Russian Arctic requires appropriate staffing, which, in conditions of negative migration dynamics, becomes one of the key risks for them. Today, shift method is a fait accompli, which is ambiguously viewed and requires a separate careful study to enhance its positive effects and offset possible negative consequences, including achieving strategic indicators for the development of the regions of the Russian Arctic. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the possibilities and conditions of shift method management for the transformation of migration processes in the regions of the Russian Arctic. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the development of an approach to shift method management, which is able to change the prevailing negative migration trends in the regions of the Russian Arctic associated with population outflow. Shift method is considered as a possible reserve, which, with appropriate management, is able to change the prevailing negative demographic trends in the regions of the Russian Arctic. For this purpose, as a research method we chose written survey of employees working in shifts at one of the large Arctic enterprises. It was confirmed that the shift method can be a reserve for the transformation of migration processes in the regions of the Russian Arctic. At the same time, it is necessary to change the approach to it as an object of management, clarify its types and build a consistent policy of transition from one type to another based on the specific peculiarities of migration motivation. Detailed policy of the transition and development of certain measures, order of their implementation and formation of an integrated management mechanism that takes into account the state and the employer, will be a promising direction for further research.