ECOSYSTEM THINKING IN STRATEGIZING THE ECONOMY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of the strategic managing methodology in the post-industrial economy during the period of rapid innovative changes. The subject of the research is the thinking of actors creating strategies as a factor that is significant for the quality of strategies and results. The role of subjects’ thinking in strategic decision-making and the factors that influence it are discussed. These issues are considered here as attached to the scientific and technological strategies. The sphere of thinking of subjects involved in strategies has been little subjected to theoretical research, especially in connection with the ecosystem representation of macro- and meso-economics and the corresponding approach to strategizing. This determines the relevance of the problem statement and the novelty of the study. The approach is based on the provisions of systemic economic paradigm, synthesized the postulates of several well-known theoretical paradigms: neoclassical theory, institutional theory, the concept of agency theory, and the theory of evolutionary dynamics. At the same time, authors proceed from the premise that strategy is not a strategic plan, and planning itself is not equated with strategizing. It is shown that the subjectivity of a strategy significantly determines its outcome. Some arguments that confirm the hypothesis about the influence of the ecosystem nature of thinking of the subjects making strategic decisions on both the strategy and them themselves especially in the time of global transition to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Agenda are presented. In this regard, a conclusion about the productivity of the approach, which helps to present the object of strategizing as an ecosystem, has been made; and ecosystem thinking as significant condition for its self-development. The study of strategic factors contributes to the validity of management decisions and a better understanding of the reasons for the observed significant differences between the strategic plan and results in practice. The findings can be used for the theory and practice of economic systems management. A more thorough study of the institutional, mental and cognitive aspects of modern economy strategizing based on an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and synthesis of systems, and to decision-making seems promising.

Keywords

systems economic theory, strategizing, subjects of strategizing, system integrity, ecosystem

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About the Authors

Alla A. Nikonova – PhD in Economics, Leading Researcher, Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: prettyal@cemi.rssi.ru. SPIN РИНЦ 2505-0803. ORCID 0000-0002-9115-3795
Elena V. Krasilnikova – Researcher, Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. E-mail: Krasilnikova_Lena@list.ru. SPIN РИНЦ 7456-6357. ORCID 0000-0003-0024-5588
Olga P. Ivanova – Doctor of Economics, Professor; Deputy Director, Institute of Digital Economy, Management and Service, Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod, Russia. E-mail: prof-ivanova@mail.ru. SPIN РИНЦ 7566-6369. ORCID 0000-0002-9563-4166

For citation

Nikonova A.A., Krasilnikova E.V., Ivanova O.P. Ecosystem Thinking in Strategizing the Economy // BENEFICIUM. 2022. Vol. 1(42). Pp. 74-84. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.34680/BENEFICIUM.2022.1(42).74-84