UKRAINIAN BUSINESS IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS: A CLUSTER APPROACH

Authors

  • Tamara Kachala Cherkasy State Technological University
  • Yanina Kovalchuk Cherkasy State Technological University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v2i1.84

Keywords:

Business development, Opportunities, Potential, Innovation, Investment, Cooperation, Cluster, Regional economy

Abstract

This article deals with the investigation of the mechanisms for the activation of businesses in the Ukraine. It is possible through increasing the cooperation with the European Union (EU). The paper emphasizes the need for radical changes in the conduct of Ukrainian businesses in order to enhance investment and innovation. This paper proposes that today the international integration processes in the Ukraine require new approaches and technology cooperation, promotion the transfer of innovation, and the investment processes. Indicated in this paper are the current approaches and new challenges that have arisen today which require rapid reorientation of the close relationship of science and industry and the development of information and in the infrastructure sector. The authors propose the use the cluster integration processes in the region for intensification investment and innovation activity that is necessary today to strengthen cooperation with the EU. The paper is presents a method of complex analysis of the regional development characteristics and regional cluster initiatives; and their reflections on a map.

Author Biographies

Tamara Kachala, Cherkasy State Technological University

Rector of Cherkasy State Technological University

Yanina Kovalchuk, Cherkasy State Technological University

Associate Professor of economy and management department of Cherkasy State Technological University

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Published

2015-03-25

How to Cite

Kachala, T., & Kovalchuk, Y. (2015). UKRAINIAN BUSINESS IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS: A CLUSTER APPROACH. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 2(1). https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v2i1.84