The industrial sector in Ukraine and EU countries: competitive advantages and structure optimization models

To increase competitiveness, be that of a country, region or individual market entities, it is necessary to look for and implement new business models. It is commonly emphasized that in an open world these models must function in a common information space and be informed by knowledge resources of its participants. In this context, it is essential to have access to information and competences that stimulate innovation.

The monograph highlights results of a comprehensive study of the industrial sector in Ukraine and EU countries. The authors use their methodological approach to conduct a comparative assessment of competitive advantages of the Ukrainian and Polish industry at the macro and meso levels. Key trends in the development of the Ukrainian industry are identified in terms of several indicators, which characterize various forms of activity (production, export, investment, capital, innovation) and efficiency of the industrial sector of the Ukrainian economy.

Taking into account the results of the transformation of the Polish industry, the authors propose key criteria and ways of optimizing Ukraine’s industrial sector in its transition from an economy based on raw materials to one driven by innovation.

The monograph, which combines numerous literature sources with comprehensive empirical research, can be of interest not only to academics but also to representatives of the business sector and students interested in the issues of enhancing competitive advantages and building new business models.

Svitlana Ishchuk – Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Professor Head of the Department of problems of the real sector of the economy of regions SI “Institute of regional research named after M. I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”. 2019 – until now – a member of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (section 17 "Economics"). Scientific interests: functional problems of the real sector of the economy of Ukraine and its regions, efficiency issues of investment processes and foreign economic activity, all aspects of production, financial and operational management at macro, meso and micro levels. According to the results of research, more than 200 scientific works have been published, including 15 monographs and more than 150 articles.

Wiesława Caputa, PhD, DSc, ProfTit (WSB) – employed at the WSB University in Poznań as a researcher and lecturer since 2017. Her research interests focus on the process of creating and valuating customer capital. She has written or co-authored over 220 publications, including two monographs, funded by the National Science Centre.

Lyubomyr Sozanskyy – Senior Researcher of Department of problems of the real sector of the economy of regions SI “Institute of regional research named after M. I. Dolishniy of the NAS of Ukraine”. Scientific interests: functional problems of the real sector of the economy, issues of inter-sectoral and interregional imbalances, economic and mathematical modelling of financial and economic processes at the macro, meso and micro levels. According to the research results, 77 scientific works were published, including 4 monographs and 55 articles.