Nykoliuk O. The Management of Entrepreneurial Risks of Hop Producers

Research object: the process of the management of entrepreneurial risks of hop producers. Research purpose: the substantiating of the theoretical and methodological propositions and methodical and practical recommendations concerning the management of entrepreneurial risks of hop producers. Research technigues: the method of systems approach, the logical and analytical methods, the method of economico-mathematical modelling, the economico-statistical method, the method of analysis of sensitiveness, the method of rating evaluation etc. Theoretical and practical results: the results consist in the enrichment of the science with new theoretical and methodological approaches to the management of entrepreneurial risks of hop producers as for in the worked out recommendations and suggestions concerning the substantiating of the choice of the risk-management instruments. Scientific novelty: it is for the first time that a methodical approach to the management of entrepreneurial risks at hop-growing through the application of economico-mathematical models has been suggested. The author has improved the interpretation of the concept of "entrepreneurial risks", the methodical approach to the risk quantitative assessment as well as substantiation of risk-management instruments in hop enterprises. The systematization of risk-factors and hop producers' risks has been developed. The author has elaborated methodical recommendations concerning the managing of operational risks as well as proposals as to the forming of processing and marketing cooperatives at hop-growing. Degree of introduction: the results of the research are used: a) by Zhytomyr oblast executive organs; b) by Hop Growers' Association of Ukraine; c) by Zhytomyr National Agroecological University; c) by hop enterprises. Efficiency: the results of the research make it possible to increasе operational efficiency of hop producers.