The purpose of the article is to analyze the results of current theoretical and empirical studies of the socio-institutional environment of Russian and Chinese direct investments in Kazakhstan. One of the features of foreign direct investment is the fact that foreign investor companies are always forced to adapt as effectively as possible to the socio-institutional environment of the country where they invest funds. Foreign direct investment is an important factor in the modernization of production and economic development, can contribute to the growth of employment and income of the population. In fact, they show how much foreign investors trust the economy of a particular country, and for Kazakhstan it is also an important indicator of the role of Russia and China in its modern economic development. The results of modern investment research allow us to conclude that there is increasing competition between Russia and China in the promotion and implementation of investment projects in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. However, the success of these projects depends not only on the effectiveness of the efforts of governments and corporations aimed at promoting them in the region as a whole, but also on how these investments are perceived by the Kazakh society. The article analyzes the different points of view of modern Kazakh, Russian, Chinese and Western researchers analyzing the specifics of the relationship between society and business with the state in the globalizing economy of Kazakhstan, economic and historical factors, socio-institutional aspects of reducing compliance risks and features of labor organization that determine the stability and sustainability of economic development

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The purpose of the article is to analyze the results of actual theoretical and empirical studies of the process of accumulation of human capital in rural regions of China at the present stage of economic development. The PRC is still a country with a large proportion of the population living and working in rural regions. That is why the sustainability of the development of these regions and the country’s economy as a whole is largely determined by the peculiarities of the development of the labor resources of Chinese villages. The process of accumulation of human capital in rural regions plays an important role in China’s economic and social policy, as well as in solving the problem of ‘sannun’. The process of accumulation of human capital is influenced by three groups of interrelated factors: urbanization with Chinese characteristics, the level and quality of life, infrastructure and socio-institutional environment. The results of a comprehensive analysis of the influence of these groups of factors led to the conclusion that an elementary increase in public investment in the agricultural sector and rural regions of the PRC against the background of the development of free market relations, urbanization and income differentiation is not enough to ensure conditions for sustainable economic development and solving this problem. The role of human capital in the development of rural regions of China will increase only with the provision of opportunities to create an effective infrastructure and a favorable socio-institutional environment for its accumulation

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Goal – the article is devoted to the analysis of corporate social responsibility as a social, economic and legal phenomenon. The article presents the results of a theoretical and empirical sociological study of the features of the influence of organizational strategies of corporate social responsibility on the staff identity formation of companies and organizations in St.-Petersburg and the North‑West region of Russia. Research methodology – the authors argue that the development of ideas related to the need to create their own strategies for corporate social responsibility was significantly influenced by the practices of Western European firms and companies that began active cross‑border cooperation with Russian companies in the late XX – early XXI centuries. Score/results – the results of the study proved that socially responsible actions of Russian or foreign companies help to improve the internal organizational climate, improve the attitude of employees to their company and staff identity formation. Implementation of corporate social responsibility practices also solves complex organizational problems, for example, such as: increasing the level of staff loyalty and reducing staff turnover. Originality/value – the study showed that Russian companies are still lagging behind the West European companies in the field of creating and implementing effective corporate social responsibility strategies. But some examples show that Russian companies are already actively involved in the development of corporate social responsibility of a new, modern type.