Purpose of association of enterprises in cooperatives in Zaporizhzhia region

Abstract

In the article, it has been proven that small and medium-sized enterprises should cooperate to ensure their competitive advantages. However, according to the peculiarities of regional development, cooperatives are more likely to integrate businesses in one or more related industries within the region. Therefore, cooperation should be based on the principles of combining sectored and territorial integration. Statistical analysis of the dynamics of the number of different cooperatives in Ukraine and their comparison with the total quantity of legal entities are business entities showed the underdevelopment of cooperation between enterprises in Ukraine. Instead, a comparative analysis of the foreign practice of merging enterprises into cooperatives proves the economic effectiveness of such cooperation, as well as the positive impact of the activation of the cooperative movement on the development of regions. Research on the development of cooperatives in the Zaporizhzhia region shows the dominance of service cooperatives, which facilitate more effective cooperation of their participants. Thus, these arguments have provided the basis for substantiating the proposals for the development of cooperatives by creating appropriate associations of enterprises in order to increase the economic efficiency of their activities and strengthen the economic potential of Ukrainian regions. The results of horizontal and vertical analysis of statistics on the number of cooperatives in Ukraine became the basis for logical conclusions about the trends of development of domestic cooperatives, and their synthesis made it possible to identify the problematic and priority spheres of association of enterprises in cooperatives to ensure the economic development of regions. The monographic research method has been used to study the successful experience of operating the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation in Spain, as well as its development already internationally. The comparative analysis has made it possible to explore the foreign practice of merging enterprises into cooperatives in order to substantiate proposals for the activation of cooperatives in Ukraine by creating such associations of enterprises and providing for this economic development of the regions. A comparative analysis of the development of cooperatives in the Zaporizhzhia region with the tendencies of their functioning in Ukraine has revealed differences that point to the peculiarities of this region. It is advisable for companies that join a cooperative to achieve the synergy effect to consolidate participants within the Zaporizhzhia region, gradually expanding their activities.