Infrastructure Projects Management in Service Sector

Abstract

The urgency of the problem under study is due to the fact that the development and
improvement of services sphere acquires special significance and exerts a noticeable
influence on the gross domestic product, which is accompanied by new jobs creation
and infrastructure development as a whole. At present, infrastructure projects better
management is required, since most organizations and enterprises do not develop
evenly. The innovative component introduction stimulates the service sector
development, and as a result, the national and world economy development. The paper
purpose is to explore the scope of Russia’s services in the infrastructure projects
management and to identify social and economic activity directions that require
development and improvement, as well as to identify the innovative activities specifics
and trends in the service sector. The leading method to investigate this problem is the
system approach with the conjoint study use aimed at identifying the links that have
developed in the service sector within the framework of innovative development. The
study structure. The paper presents foreign and Russian interaction practice between
science and services sphere, assesses the infrastructure projects effectiveness using the
externalities theories, examines innovative and investment activities in the
infrastructure development, that is, the authors optimizes the “triple helix” model,
including the population as the fourth entity. The service sector development analysis
in Russia has been carried out, and recommendations have been developed to improve
it. The paper materials are of practical value to the state administration bodies when
developing and implementing federal and regional innovative development programs
in the service sector, as well as for private entrepreneurs in the infrastructure projects
management in the service sector.