The paper emphasizes the relevance of the research of network entrepreneurship structures. The role of network business structures in the development of interregional economic cooperation is explained. As far as the facilities of network business structures are located in various Ukrainian regions, they contribute to not only the establishment of interregional economic links, but also the improvement of meeting the residents’ needs for goods and services. The condition and development dynamics of the largest pharmacies networks in Ukraine are analyzed. On this basis the features of interregional distribution of their trade outlets, organizational and spatial aspects of their functioning and network links in terms of evaluation of the level of centralization, structural homogeneity and openness of networks are defined. The analysis of major financial-economic activity indicators of the leading pharmacies networks in Ukraine showed that they develop in correspondence with their capacity and development trends at the market of pharmaceuticals in Ukraine. The analysis also showed that most of networks under research have high density of internal connections, maximized centralization level, homogenous structure, and high links mobility. We can observe the tendency towards the increase of trade outlets in the networks and insufficient activity of pharmacies networks in terms of participation in joint innovative projects. The express-estimation of the functioning efficiency of six pharmacies networks, which are the leaders of national market by the number of facilities and volumes of sales, established that the company Apteka-Mahnolia (“Apteka nyzkyh tsin”) has received the strongest synergy effect by the profitability and number of newly created trade outlets. The network of pharmacies “Podorozhnyk” has the strongest synergy effect by the proceeds in the pharmacy network. The abovementioned companies use the progressive management methods that promote the efficiency of their activity. The paper outlines the competitive advantages of entrepreneurship networks development, which shall contribute to activation of interregional economic links, and emphasizes the flaws of the network form of business organization.
interregional cooperation, network business structures, pharmacy networks, synergy capacity
Modern condition of Ukrainian regions’ socio-economic development is characterized by strengthening of territorial disproportions and the pending complex of unsolved problems in terms of territories’ development. This is mostly caused by the problems in regional management, including the insufficient legislative maintenance; lack of consistency and comprehensiveness in development and implementation of state regional policy in general as well as inefficiency and non-fulfillment of regional development strategies and programs. There are another issues, like low level of community involvement in local development; insufficient financial resources in local budgets to solve the priority questions of territorial development; strong dependence on public subsidies and therefore unpreparedness and reluctance of the representatives of local governments to search for additional funding sources for territorial development. Overcoming the situation requires the search for and introduction of innovative approaches to implementation of state regional policy to boost territories’ economic growth, reduce interregional differences, provide high living standards and improve competitive ability of Ukrainian regions in general. The paper aims to research the innovative instruments of implementation of state regional policy. Various methodological approaches to the nature of state regional policy are outlined. The authors emphasize the fact that in the course of development and implementation of state regional policy in Ukraine there isn’t a single view of the ways, mechanisms and instruments to align three interrelated and interdependent components of regional development complex dimension – sectoral, territorial-spatial and managemental. The risks that accompany the implementation of state regional policy in current conditions are outlined. Some instruments of state regional policy implementation in Ukraine and EU Member States are analyzed. Active and passive regional policies are emphasized depending on available instruments. Given the leverages of the impact of passive and active regional policy, its basic determinants are defined. Modern instruments of state regional policy are outlined by the directions of management impact and the measures of regional policy. The directions of regional policy and its implementation mechanisms improvement are suggested.
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