Methodical Principles of Estimation of Intellectual Leadership of the Global Economy Actors

The study of the economic aspects of leadership is a topical issue both in practical applications or management theories and in general economic science for understanding the issues of entrepreneurship, competitiveness, international economics, globalization. The phenomenon of leadership is interest in the context of determining its essence, mechanisms, role in the processes of world economic development and evaluation. The separation of this kind of leadership as an intellectual is caused by the increasing importance of human resources in general and their intellectual components, in particular, in supporting the development of a modern economy. Intellectual factors, directly or indirectly, due to the influence on other factors, are becoming key in ensuring high positions in today's highly competitive environment. Identifying the influence and role of intellectual factors in achieving leadership positions in the global economy is enabled by the analysis of the intellectual component in different approaches to determining leadership positions. Methodical approaches for estimation of the intellectual leadership of multilevel entities in the global economy are offered. The presented methodology is based on the identification of the three levels of intellectual leadership implementation: the level of resources, the level of results and the level of final results. Each of these levels is characterized by an appropriate system of indicators for different subjects, which allows them to determine their positions according to different criteria at different levels of competition. This research can be used by economists, management specialists.