Bìznes Inform (Feb 2020)
The Innovative Development of Construction Enterprises at the Local Level
Abstract
The article analyzes the status of construction industry in Ukraine. Tendencies in its development are determined on the basis of official and expert data. It is proved that construction enterprises perform a number of important functions in the national economy: they are an additional stimulant of economic growth, reducing inflation, decreasing the State budget deficit, reducing unemployment. A positive tendency has been identified in terms of the number of enterprises involved in the construction of residential and non-residential buildings, along with all existing enterprises in the construction sphere. The growth rate of innovation activity among small construction enterprises, which significantly outpace medium and large ones, has been confirmed. The authors research at the local level the construction enterprises that build both residential complexes and individual residential buildings on the basis of monitoring the websites of developers and realtors, involved in their activities, and others. All local construction enterprises were explored for a market research: those who built housing and are not currently building new ones; those who have already commissioned ready-made housing and continue their activities; and even those enterprises that have not yet erected a single facility, as complete newcomers to the market, but are actively at their building processes. Thirty construction enterprises were identified among those present in the market. The carried out monitoring of the innovative development of construction enterprises in the city of Rivne allowed to identify a number of innovations used by enterprises for successful business. The identified innovations were grouped by types that were united by common characteristics. Specific examples demonstrate the innovations applied by each construction enterprise, they are rated by the volume of production programs and the types of the implemented innovations are defined. This made it possible to identify all construction enterprises: innovators, moderate innovators and outsiders.
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