European Journal of Management Issues

3-9

Authors: Hudym, E.

Globalization creates growing need for intensification of generating innovation. The most important platform for the formation of new ideas is higher education, where students can realize their ideas and transform them from theoretical ideas into profitable business projects. The European experience of such transformation is useful for the Ukrainian educational system. Since the study of the means of adapting foreign experience to support innovation in higher school of Ukraine was not paid sufficient attention to, there is a need for relevant research. The aim of the research is the analysis of the experience of support and implementation of innovations of students in Europe at Lund University and Gdańsk University of Technology to identify the tools of its adaptation in higher education of Ukraine. The research methods are abstract–logical, analytical. The paper analyzes experience of one of the oldest universities in the world – Lund University and it was revealed that education and carrying out research in the areas of engineering, law, sociology, economics and management, medicine, theology, art, music and drama takes place on its basis. Demola Innovation Center, created on the basis of the University, provides collaboration and open innovation through interdisciplinary interaction between student groups that work with real customers. On the basis of the Center communication between representatives of the businesses, the higher school and the real buyers is carried out. It was established that at Gdańsk University of Technology, support of innovation is realized within the innovation program "Horizon 2020" – a financial tool aimed at developing innovations to ensure the competitiveness of the EU economy under conditions of globalization. It was found that the development of the European education system by implementing innovations has been going on for 25 years already. This experience, as the practice shows is quite successful. Incubators, created on the basis of the universities allow implementing the new economy. Funding today the innovation processes on the basis of higher education, the European government forms the platform for the development of profitable business as a guaranteed taxpayer in the future. We made a conclusion that the application of this practice in the Ukrainian higher education will intensify the processes of generating innovation, which, in its turn, will enhance the competitiveness of national higher education. The scientific novelty of this work consists in identifying means of supporting innovation of the youth by creating innovation incubators, student research labs on the basis of higher education (University), which allow implementing new ideas, creating new jobs, increase the level of competition of national economies. The practical value of the work lies in the fact that the use of the European experience of implementation of innovation through the development of scientific laboratories will generate ideas and increase the level of competitiveness of national education. Further research will have to study the experience of other leading universities of the world in support of innovations.

19-27

Authors: Belchik, T., & Chuykovа, D.

The relevance of the research is predetermined by the need, during the evaluation of innovation development of the region, to comprehensively consider the conditions, capacities, performance of this development. System research of the innovative development of the region to improve its innovation system is prevented by the lack of method for evaluation the innovation development of the region. In the domestic literature, the innovation development is mainly analyzed at the level of enterprises. The aim of the research was to identify the problems of innovation development of the region (the case of Kemerovo Region, Russian Federation) by clarifying the structure of the regional innovation system and improving the methods of its assessment. We applied the following methods of scientific knowledge: analysis, generalization, analogy, classification, comparison. The paper considers the concept of the innovative development of the region and the notion of regional innovation system; the three components of the regional innovation system were identified: innovation potential, innovation climate, innovative susceptibility. We attach the method of evaluation of innovative development of the region, the results of its testing on the example of Kemerovo Region. Based on the received results, the problems of innovative development of the region were highlighted (inconsistency in the actions of the authorities, businesses and science, limited demand and proposals of innovation, lack of qualified staff) and recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of innovative development of Kemerovo Oblast were formulated: the need for the development and implementation of the foresight–project "Innovative development of Kemerovo Region” with working out a roadmap, development of the territory marketing and innovation marketing. It was proven that the developed method of evaluation of innovation development can be used not only for the quantitative analysis of innovation activities in the region, but also to identify existing problems in this activity, the solution of which will help increase the efficiency of the innovative development of the region. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the application of the formulated recommendations as a set of actions will help Kemerovo Region follow the way of innovative development and take up stable positions on the market for innovations. The scientific novelty of the research lies in clarifying the concept of regional innovation system, development of methodology for the evaluation of the innovative development of the region, which helps not only the quantitative analysis of innovation activity but qualitative analysis of existing problems of regional development in the region. The prospects of this research are in the application of the developed method in other regions of the Russian Federation to conduct a comparative analysis of their innovative development, and in the identification of common and individual patterns and trends.

35-42

Authors: Holei, Y.

For realization of integration to the EU, the growth of innovation activity is an important key to economic development of the country. However, the absence of efficient incentives for innovation and state support of high–technology companies indicates that the appropriate conditions and the environment for innovative entrepreneurship in Ukraine were not created. The aim of the research is to highlight unsolved problems of innovative development, to identify the factors that slow down the activation of innovation activity of industrial enterprises, in particular in the field of machine–building, and to form the ways to overcome them. To achieve the goal, we applied general scientific and comparative analytical methods. It was found that financing innovation programs requires significant funds. Unfortunately, the government allocates only 1–2% of the total required funds, and as the consequence of it, the main source of financing of innovation activity is still the enterprises’ own money, the share of which in 2013 increased significantly and amounted to 72.9% of the total amount of expenditures. We found that the stimulation of innovative development would promote the adoption of positive experience from the industrially developed countries. It was stressed that among the key instruments for the promotion of applied scientific research and designs related to the implementation of advanced technology in the developed countries, a leading place is occupied by the availability of preferential taxation. By the research into theoretical positions and conducted statistical analysis of innovation activity of enterprises, we identified conditions required for the implementation of innovative products at the industrial enterprises of Ukraine: - enhancing the participation of national and regional bodies in the coordination and control of the work of industrial enterprises with the increase in the volume of financing for innovation programs; - increase of the share of new kinds of machines, equipment, devices in the implementation of innovative products by industrial enterprises; - activation of the introduction of new forms of marketing strategy relative to the entering external markets with their own kinds of innovative products. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is based on the proposal for a new approach of using available resources of activation of innovation activity of industrial enterprises, in particular DP "VO" Pivdenny Machine–Building Plant named after O.M. Makarov"; on improvement in current legislation by taking into account positive foreign experience of tax stimulation of innovation activity. In the further studies of the problems of innovation development of industrial enterprises of Ukraine, the development of measures will be considered to improve control at the state and regional level to overcome the obstacles to intensify innovation activity.

49-57

Authors: Duhinets, H., & Rielina, I.

Modern transformation of the economic system of this country led to structural changes in the social environment. Movement of population and human resources inside and outside the country increased. The growth of the scale of international migration processes, their mixed impact on the development of the countries, qualitative transformation of the specified processes determine the importance of the study of demographic and employment dimension of the international migration processes in Ukraine, which is among the main donors of population. The aim of the work is to determine demographic and human dimension of international migration processes in Ukraine. To achieve the goal, we applied dialectical method of scientific knowledge, as well as general scientific and special methods of research. The current state of migration processes in the global economy was examined. It was determined that in the global migration system Ukraine happens to be the country of origin, of transit and arrival of migrants. We analyzed the regional structure of migration flows in the state. It was proved that in recent years the country continues to lose population as a result of emigration, and these losses are not offset by immigration from abroad. This leads to a rapid decrease of the population of Ukraine. In addition, we tackled the problem of emigration of highly skilled labour force out of the country while the main channels of immigration into the country were identified. One of these channels is educational migration because Ukraine is included into the top ten leaders in the international market of educational services. It was substantiated that the target guideline of the state migration policy of Ukraine should be keeping the country's intellectual potential, for which it is necessary to ensure the execution of the following tasks: provision of financial and material resources to the development of science and higher education; funding in full the salaries of teachers in higher education, research workers; development of programs to preserve intellectual potential of the country; development of a mechanism for stimulating research activities and training of qualified professionals. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is in the developing and clarifying theoretical and practical foundations of the research into the issues of demographic and employment dimension of international migration processes in Ukraine. The practical value of the research results is in the definition of the target guideline of the state migration policy of Ukraine, which should be the preservation of the intellectual potential of the country. The participation of Ukraine in the international migration of skilled people should include an evolutionary process of rapprochement with the scientific and technological environment, and this process requires coordinated actions of all branches of government and business, predetermining the need for further research in this direction.

64-71

Authors: Krupskyi, O.

The relevance of the work consists in the following. Tourism is appropriately considered one of the fastest growing sectors of the world economy of the XXI century. Under conditions of permanent economic crisis and therefore intense competition, the main task of the tourist enterprises is to conquer (hold) a leading place in its segment of the market of tourist services, gaining and increasing profits. One way to draw attention of consumers to their services is to offer to the market such a service which would be different from the existing ones. This should be contributed by the implementation of innovations. The issue of management of innovation activity of tourist businesses remains open and requires further consideration by scientists. The aim of our study was to define a framework of provisions for the management of innovation activity of tourist enterprises and to substantiate measures for its improvement. The set scientific tasks were performed with the help of comprehensive general scientific methods: analysis, synthesis and generalization. We examined the definitions of "innovation", "innovating activity", "innovation capacity" in relation to the specifics of the tourist business and tourist enterprises of Ukraine. The need for the involvement of managers of tourist enterprises to form the innovation potential of these enterprises was substantiated. We proposed to specify the concept of "innovation potential of tourist enterprise" as an opportunity to transform and streamline the experience and prevailing stereotypes of the interaction of the subjects of the business process and the concept of "innovation of the tourist company" as a set of scientific, organizational, technological, commercial, financial measures that promote innovation. It was stressed that to discuss the innovation potential of the company is possible only in the context of the tandem “innovation culture of an enterprise” and “professional culture of the manager”. We determined three components of the innovative activity of a tourist enterprise: activities focused on finding or creating new tourist products, new methods of servicing customers, pricing policy, etc.; activity aimed at the completion of the measures implemented earlier, to the level of innovative projects (services, products, technologies), oriented to the needs of the tourist market; measures for the implementation of innovative projects or technologies of production and service provision. The scientific novelty of the work is in the proposal to consider for the first time "the innovation potential of the tourist company" as an opportunity to transform and streamline the experience and prevailing stereotypes of the interaction of the subjects of the business process and “the innovating activity of the tourist company" as a set of scientific, organizational, technological, commercial, financial measures that lead to innovation. The practical value of the work lies in the possibility of using studied definitions of "innovation", "innovative activity", "innovation capacity", "innovation potential" in the practical work in the field of tourist business. The basis of further research might be studying the impact of innovative changes on the organizational culture of tourist enterprises.

77-85

Authors: Sazonets, I.

Informatization of world science predetermined the emergence of new tools for measurement and evaluation of the work of a scientist in quantitative aspect and the creation of scientometric databases, respectively. The existence of different approaches to the assessment of knowledge with the use of the global scientometric databases confirms the relevance of this research. The aim of the research is the systematization of methodological approaches to the assessment of the knowledge accumulated in scientometric databases, and determining prospects for the development of the assessment of knowledge of Ukrainian authors in the world system of scientometric evaluation. We applied general scientific and special research methods: analysis, synthesis, comparative characteristics, theoretical generalization, system approach. In the work a scientometric database is defined as the platform that deposits (accumulates) in electronic format scientific works of scientists of different branches of knowledge and processes lists of cited literature, calculates certain quantitative indicators, based on which it is possible to analyze the influence/credibility of the activity of one or another publication, organization, scientist etc. It is stressed that the main indicator, with the help of which the assessment of knowledge is given, is the knowledge economy index. We carried out a historical review and found that the first and one of the most respected scientometric knowledge databases of the world is Web of Science, part of the platform of the Web of Knowledge. The most widely used quantitative measure that is calculated in this database is the index of efficiency. Another most famous database is Scopus, which Elsevier publishing corporation positions as the largest universal abstract database that allows tracking scientific citation of publications. In accordance with the declared policy of the corporation, this database must become the most complete and exhaustive resource for the search of literature. It was found that the projects concerning the use of the scientometric database Scopus for assessment of the scientific potential of Ukraine in general and individual subjects of scientific activities of the state at the level of the authorities of state governance began to emerge in 2009. It is stressed that only a small proportion of professional publications of Ukraine is integrated into Scopus and the Web of Science, and to analyze objectively the status of science development in the country with their help is impossible. We concluded that despite the inclusion of new publications into these databases, joining them is a complex and lengthy process. Out of several thousand of journals, the Web of Science selects about 10–12, Scopus ~ 50%. The review procedure lasts for almost a year and in case of rejection the renewed request for registration can be submitted only in 2 years. The assumption was adopted about the development of the assessment of knowledge by means of the most famous global scientometric databases in Ukraine: much time is yet to pass until most of the periodicals from the post–Soviet territory will be included into scientific repositories–leaders and a possibility will come to provide objective assessment with their assistance. The scientific novelty of the article is in the systematization of methodological approaches to the analysis and evaluation of knowledge in the world system of scientometric evaluation and in determining the prospects for the development of this sphere in Ukraine. The practical significance of the obtained results is the use by domestic scientists of the materials of the paper to determine scientometric databases and indexes that are the most appropriate for submitting publications and collaboration with the leading periodicals of the world by the fields of knowledge. At present, in the world practice they use 4 indexes of scientific citation as the main tool for the quantitative measurement of the efficiency of the work of a scientist. The use of such indexes is the prospect of further research in the development of the knowledge economy.

92-100

Authors: Falko, E.

The global economy is expanding spatial and time parameters of activity of the tourism business as a real sector of the economy by using information travel products, so the topic of the research is relevant. The aim of the research is theoretical substantiation of the essence of informatization of tourism business under the influence of aggregate processes that characterize the global development of the world economy. The research methods are abstract–logical and the method of theoretical generalization. It is proved that global informatization, inherent in the last decade to all spheres of life, influenced the expansion of the segments of the tourist market and the growing influence of tourist business on the macroeconomic performance of national economies. It was clarified that scientists recognized informatization as the component of the process of globalization, and the problem of the development and the consequences of the introduction of information technology linked to techno–globalization and the theories of innovation development of the world economy. Therefore, the aim of our study was a theoretical substantiation of the essence of informatization of tourism business under the influence of aggregate processes that characterize the global development of the world economy by using the analysis of scientific sources on the problems of development of tourism business under conditions of globalization. In the course of the study we discovered the impact of internationalization, transnationalization, economic integration and the globalization of markets on the development of the international tourism business. It was proven that the informatization of tourism business acquired global characteristics. In the work we theoretically substantiated the essence of the process of global informatization of tourism business, tasks, object and directions of development. A conclusion was made about the tendency to monopolize global information environment of tourist business. The novelty of this work is in the fact that while determining the definition of the concept of "global informatization of tourism business, we took into account, first, the peculiarities of the globalization of the economy of tourism business and, second, the processes of convergence and liberalization of national tourist markets. The results of the research are an important tool to substantiate the development of tourism and its informatization. Today we can observe the process of monopolization of information space by creating global distribution systems that concentrate cash flow and form financial policy of implementation of transactions in the sphere of tourist business. In addition, the development of international tourism business today depends not only on the application of information technologies, since it has features of diffusion and integration of different types of services and industries that directly or indirectly form global resources of tourist services. The identified tendencies in the informatization of tourism business were not sufficiently studied and they need further research.