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Lavrikova, Yu. G. & Sholokh, L. S. (2026). Structure of the Research Subject Field of High-Tech Industries and Industrial Enterprises. AlterEconomics, 23(1), 144–161. https://doi.org/10.31063/AlterEconomics/2026.23-1.9
Abstract:
High-tech industries and industrial enterprises are increasingly important for ensuring national security, technological sovereignty, and the long-term competitiveness of national economies. This growing significance requires a clearer theoretical understanding of this economic segment. The purpose of the article is to develop a systematic view of the structure and key components of the research field related to high-tech industries and industrial enterprises. The study hypothesizes that a structured and conceptually coherent framework for the high-tech sector provides a basis for diagnosing the technological state of industry, identifying structural imbalances, and determining directions for adaptation to changes in the external environment. The article proposes a multi-level structure of the research field moving from the general to the specific: from high technologies as the foundational core, through high-tech production and products, to the enterprise as an integrative unit, and further to industry-level aggregation and the macro-level of the high-tech sector of the economy. Special attention is paid to the analysis of regulatory approaches used to identify high technologies in Russia. The study examines official classifications of critical, knowledge-intensive, modern, and advanced manufacturing technologies and highlights their functions within the public administration system. The article also traces the evolution of high-tech production toward “smart manufacturing” (Industry 4.0), characterized by the integration of digital technologies and the principles of the circular economy. A high-tech enterprise is defined as a synergistic combination of advanced products, technologically intensive production processes, adaptive organizational structures, and specialized human capital. The authors demonstrate that the aggregation of such enterprises forms high-tech industries; cooperation among industries forms a high-tech complex; and together these elements constitute the high-tech sector of the economy. Analysis of this sector in Russia for the period 2011–2024 indicates steady growth. The results of the study provide a conceptual foundation for developing diagnostic and management tools to support the transition toward a model of sustainable innovation leadership.
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