Kostenko T. Raising of labor productivity in the sugar industry enterprises as a result of the innovation activity.

The dissertation is devoted to the developing of theoretical and practical issues of increasing labor productivity in sugar industry enterprises by means of innovation. An approach is suggested, which allows to evaluate the impact of innovation on labor productivity by using statistical observation - Form №1-innovation "Survey of technological innovation of industrial enterprises" - and the proposed econometric model. The evidence reveals the positive impact of innovation on the labor productivity. Classification of factors raising labor productivity is improved; scheme of sugar mills' product diversification based on the allocation of two levels of diversification and theoretical approach to increase labor productivity by creating an information portal of sugar beet industry are suggested. The concept of "innovation in improving labor productivity" is theoretically grounded and the basic directions of effective use of innovation are singled out to raise labor productivity. A study of sugar mills' innovation activity during the period of 2003-2013 shows that the majority of the sugar industry enterprises are not engaged in innovation activity - only 11 sugar mills carried out innovation expenditures during the studied period. A pairwise analysis of sugar mills (with the same production facilities), which implement spending on innovation, with sugar mills which are not engaged in innovation activities, in terms of labor productivity, calculated in four variants, proves that innovation enhances labor productivity and ensures stable operation of sugar mills in the long run period.