Viktorov B. Innovative development of network enterprises

The development of theoretical, methodical and practical aspects of the research of innovative development of network enterprises in domestic and international business and the identification of methods to improve its management have been carried out in the PhD thesis. The systematization of the basic views on the interpretation of the essence of the concept of network enterprise has been presented. Taking into account the defined essential features and functions of network enterprises, the author's approach to the interpretation of the concept under research has been formulated. In particular, it has been determined that the network enterprise is a business structure of participants, which team up and ensure interaction in view of the possibility of developing new more powerful business structures, achieving targets through joint economic activities, in terms of certain coordination or contractual terms. It has been established that the scientific novelty of the provided interpretation is that it takes into account the main categories of purpose (necessity) of creation and development of participants in the network structure, which are based on the combination of network identification features. Based on the considered features and the presented interpretation, the author's approach to the basic principles of socio-economic necessity of network enterprises, which includes the need to ensure positive growth dynamics and / or stabilization of business by establishing more powerful business structures, the possibility of using integrated management solutions and application of innovations of different categories, the probability of achieving high overall goals due to partnership and coordinated interaction of participants, based on certain organizational and economic models, has been determined. The main scientific approaches to the classification of features that determine the types of network enterprises operating at the present stage of development have been identified. The proposal to expand traditional scientific approaches due to distinguishing the indicator of membership of all partners as structural elements that subordinate to a single management center of the network (in case of centralization) and the indicator of innovation of products (services), has been presented. The research of the main approaches to the systematization of typological features of network business structures has allowed to determine the author's own approach to this problem. It has been stated that this approach provides for the provisions of scientific approaches, takes into account the current practice of developing networks operating in international markets. In addition, the author's proposal allows to expand the theoretical basis of the study, may be used in the process of historiography of changes in the network economy of the country.