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The article is devoted to the issues of increasing the competitiveness of organizations using managerial innovations. In modern conditions, the main direction to achieve sustainable economic growth and improve the quality of life of the population is the development of innovation, the widespread use of innovative technologies, products, services and management. The Government of the Russian Federation set as long-term development goals – ensuring a high level of the well-being of the population, consolidating the geopolitical role of the country as one of the global leaders that determine the world political agenda. The authors note that the competitiveness of organizations depends on many factors, including the competitiveness and quality of goods and services, the capacity, accessibility and homogeneity of the market, the competitive positions of enterprises, the possibility of technical innovations in the industry and region’s and country’s competitiveness. However, the main way to increase the competitiveness of organizations is the transition of the economy to an innovative socially-oriented model of development. The article deals with the assessing the effectiveness of the managerial innovations application. Today, there are many problems associated with the assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of their application in various organizations. The authors consider the concepts of "innovation" and "competitiveness", as well as methods for assessing the efficiency of managerial innovations..

Due to the annual increase in emissions of animal and poultry waste into the environment, scientists around the world are increasingly interested in improving technologies to accelerate the processing of agricultural waste. In the presented work, 6 microorganisms were selected: Lactobacillus spp., thermophilic bacteria (Bac. subtilis), Clostridium spp., Penicililum spp., Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Micrococcus nishomyaensis) to accelerate the processing of animal waste. The toxicity and toxigenicity of newly isolated strains of microorganisms was assessed. At the same time, it was found that the strains of microorganisms do not have toxicity and toxigenicity.

The article examines the application of Analysis of Benefits and Costs (ABC) method in evaluating the effectiveness of advertising costs incurred by manufacturers of dry construction mixes. It offers estimates as to how soon spending on advertising of certain product groups translates into an increase in sales. Observations focus on a local producer of dry construction mixes. The analysis has revealed that the actual volume of product sales is influenced by such factors as seasonal patterns, the consumer price index, and advertising. There are discernible cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in combination with a trend component. The article describes the correlation between sales volumes and advertising costs. It also provides estimates as to how soon an increase in advertising costs translates into higher sales. It has transpired that an increase in spending on participation in exhibitions and presentations produces an increase in sales of glue of the Universal brand 1.06 months later on average. Articles appearing in specialist publications produce an increase in sales of glue of the "Superpolymer" brand and the Universal brand 2.1 months and 1.9 months later, respectively. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p315