COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF RESOURCE POTENTIAL BY AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS IN KRASNODAR KRAI

DOI 10.32651/2511-9

Issue № 11, 2025, article № 2, pages 9-16

Section: Problems of efficient management

Language: Russian

Original language title: КОМПЛЕКСНАЯ ОЦЕНКА ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ РЕСУРСНОГО ПОТЕНЦИАЛА СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЙ КРАСНОДАРСКОГО КРАЯ

Keywords: RESOURCE POTENTIAL, EFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY, COMPOSITE INDEX, AGRICULTURAL ORGANISATIONS, CLUSTERING, ZONAL DIFFERENTIATION

Abstract: The article proposes and empirically tests a modified composite ESUP model – a coherent system of four equal-status pillars (environmental, social, managerial and economic) – which, within a single methodological framework, enables measurement and clustering of agricultural organisations by an integral indicator of efficiency in the use of resource potential at the regional level. The empirical base comprises 647 agricultural organisations in Krasnodar krai; computations draw on sectoral reporting forms for 2023. For each organisation, four sub-indices and several variants of the composite index (arithmetic-weighted, geometric, harmonic and penalty-based) are constructed, allowing a simultaneous assessment of both the level of efficiency in the use of resource potential and its internal balance across pillars. Two clustering scales are employed – equal-interval and Sturges-rule – together with correlation and profile analyses of sub-indices across the region’s natural-economic zones. For the full sample, the mean composite score is 0,479 (minimum 0,168; maximum 0,710; standard deviation 0,056). The pillar profile is uneven: the economic and managerial pillars are higher on average (0,520 and 0,493), the environmental pillar remains comparable to the mean (0,484), whereas the social pillar is the lowest (0,418), indicating the need for priority measures in this domain. Under the aggregation scheme that penalises pronounced imbalances between pillars, 67 % of organisations fall within the 0,4–0,6 interval; the upper classes are virtually unpopulated, pointing to systemic imbalances and the need for coordinated improvements across all components of potential. Marked spatial differences are observed: the mean composite level in the Foothill zone is 0,517, which is 0,118 points higher than in the Black Sea zone (0,399). The findings support a recommendation for targeted regional policy aimed at levelling profile-specific deficits and raising efficiency in the use of resource potential within a sustainable-development framework.

Authors: Krugliak Zinaida Ivanovna, Krugliak Viktor Ruslanovich