інновації

The article deals with the problems of activation of innovative activity of small enterprises in Ukraine. Development of small businesses is an important factor in ensuring the stability of the economy and its adaptation to the conditions of operation, including integration with the EU. This is what determines the relevance of creating conditions for the development of small business in Ukraine and increase its innovation activity.

The article proved that retail acting as deactivator of risks and threats to social and economic security. Researched approaches to defining the essence of retail. The content of the innovation imperative of retail development. Selected the innovation component in the structure of the socio-economic security of retail. Systematized and visualized exposure levels of innovation component of security of company, corporate network, region / sector and the state. Researched the best practice in innovation in the retail in the world.

The article proves that in Ukraine the conditions are created for the formation of start-ups on the platform of universities. It is proved that all participants of start-ups – companies, firms, universities, teachers, students etc. – have a clear motivation. The recommendations are made on the basis of research for legislative consolidation of some elements motivating the innovation process. The methods are obtained for creating and managing start-ups on the platform of Universities at the present stage of Ukrainian economy development. 

The essence of innovative small businesses and its implications for their development, and also the main characteristics that identify a company as innovative active were considered. The level of innovation activity of small forms of business in Ukraine was analyzed, namely, by type of implemented innovation and novelty in terms of sales of innovative products. Advantages and disadvantages of providing innovative small businesses were compared with medium and large companies.

The main trends in modernization of the industrial complex innovative development mechanism are considered. It is proved that the innovative activity stimulation should be aimed at increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of local businesses through the interaction of three components: science, the system of generating new knowledge and the real economy.

The main trends of investment support for innovative activities in Ukraine are analyzed and generalized. The innovative activities of enterprises are studied. The major problems of implementing an innovative model of economic development are identified. The ways to accelerate investment activity in Ukraine are offered and substantiated. The dynamics of the investment attractiveness index and the factors influencing the investment climate in the country are also analyzed.

The innovative approaches to the development of cellular communication operators’ activities are considered. Application of modern management concepts and market strategies aimed at improving the efficiency of using resources by the cellular communication companies is advisable. The role of intellectual and innovative growth and informatization in the telecommunications sector of the Ukrainian economy is justified. The arguments to support feasibility and advantages of implementing trunk telecommunication networks are provided.

Opportunities of introducing ecological innovations in Ukraine directed at development, creation and implementation of innovations in the form of new products, technology, methods, and  forms  of  production  organization  are  analyzed.  It  is  proved  that  such  innovations implementation  will  help,  directly  or  indirectly,  reduce  the  eco-destructive  effect  of manufacturing and consumption on the environment as well as solve ecological problems. 

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study aimed at identifying factors of organizational culture that influence innovation of enterprises, as well as to determine the strength of this effect.