IT Enterprises Research Articles

The Investments in Human Capital within the Human Capital Management and the Impact on the Enterprise’s Performance

Human capital (HC) is a key factor for enterprises’ performance and competitiveness. The aim of this study was to identify how enterprises in Slovakia perceive the impact of the investments in HC on business performance within the context of the implementation of human capital management (HCM). The content analysis was applied to analyze the different authors’ opinions on the substance of HC. These opinions were compared, and the knowledge obtained was synthesized. The article’s originality stems from the evaluation of the results from a unique questionnaire survey conducted with a specific focus on IT companies. This follows the presumption that these companies approach the application of HCM in an exemplary way, while being considered knowledge intensive. To collect the primary data, a questionnaire survey was performed in 113 Slovak IT enterprises and its results were analyzed using statistical tests of independence. The main findings include the corroboration of a positive effect of investments in the employees’ education and the implementation of HCM on the enterprises’ performance. Despite this, more than a third of the enterprises did not evaluate the effectiveness of investment in HC, and more than half of enterprises did not have the HCM concept implemented. Several solutions are recommended with respect to the HR managers’ training.

Автоматизація обліку експортної діяльності ІТ-підприємств України

In this article, the current software solutions for digitizing the information base of progressive IT enterprises that export software products and IT services to international markets are studied. The content and types of IT enterprises were specified, the peculiarities of their economic activity were indicated. The obligations of Ukrainian IT exporters regarding the keeping of stateregulated financial and tax accounting were explained, as well as the interest of their management apparatus in organizing the management accounting. The main requirements of IT-enterprise management to the functional capabilities of programs, based on which automated accounting and analytical work can be carried out, are systematized. A variety of actual software solutions for digitizing accounting, analysis and management of domestic companies have been studied. Groups of accounting software products have been distinguished by their functionality. The expediency of developing ERP-systems in IT-enterprises engaged in export activities is justified. The advantages of using and examples of ERP-systems recommended for various types of ITenterprises are explained.

DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR BUSINESS PROCESS AUTOMATION

The article discusses the main elements of creating an ideal mathematical model of the operating procedure of the budget department for IT enterprises. The main technical problems arising in the context of deteriorating business conditions and economic instability are analyzed from the point of view of strategy. The introduction of information technology and the creation of specialized programs and modules are the primary methods for resolving the issues associated with the automation of business processes. By using such systems in various functional divisions, it is possible to reduce the amount of human factor and unneeded paperwork while also making the information gathered at the organization clear, accessible, and organized. Business process management modeling, which is a numerical optimization synthesis of the structure, components, and parameters of a business process, is incredibly important yet is still in its infancy. The cost of an IT project is the primary concern of the developed principles of mathematical modeling of business process management. The baseline data for the generated model, as well as its structure and the findings obtained, can alter dramatically throughout the simulation depending on the nature and peculiarities of each specific project. The research under discussion is aimed at increasing competitiveness in the market and maximizing the overall strategy of the organization. When constructing a mathematical model, the author pays special attention to the methods of mathematical modeling of a business process based on the principles of queuing theory. The created model will allow budget departments of IT companies to evaluate and improve their activities.

Developing a systematic approach to choosing methods to improve the efficiency of the remuneration system at IT enterprises

Developing a systematic approach to choosing methods to improve the efficiency of the remuneration system at IT enterprises

ЗМІЦНЕННЯ КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНОСТІ ІТ-ПІДПРИЄМСТВ У ПЕРІОД ПІСЛЯВОЄННОГО ВІДНОВЛЕННЯ

The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of strengthening the competitiveness of Ukrainian IT enterprises in the conditions of the war and the post-war period. The state of development of IT enterprises in Ukraine and their impact on the economy is considered. The volume of export of IT services was analyzed. The problems faced by IT enterprises during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukrainian territories are clarified. The main competitive advantages of IT enterprises of Ukraine in the world market of information technologies are the relatively low cost of labour in the IT sector, high-quality education, growth of employees’ potential, responsibility and creativity of personnel. Areas of strengthening the competitiveness of IT enterprises have been determined, including: improvement of product and service quality, improvement of business processes, improvement of staff qualifications, development of partnership and cooperation, attraction of investments, use of modern technologies and innovations. The importance of the development of IT innovations in the field of security, in particular cybersecurity, data protection, products for military and environmental security, is substantiated. The concept of safe innovative development of Ukrainian IT enterprises will serve to strengthen their competitiveness and demand on a global scale. It is necessary to develop IT products that are interesting and in demand on the international market. This will contribute to the attraction of foreign capital, deepen international, in particular European cooperation, and speed up the European integration processes of Ukraine. It is proposed to strengthen the competitiveness of IT enterprises by solving humanization issues. The IT sphere should become one of the leading industries that will provide the basis for the economic recovery of Ukraine in the post-war period. It is important to deepen the potential of the IT industry through the development of education and science, the formation of a favourable investment climate, and the creation of conditions for the re-emigration of IT specialists and young people.

Управління інвестиційною діяльністю підприємств ІТ-сфери

The article characterizes the priority importance of IT enterprises for the country’s economy and strengthening of this importance as it ensures adaptation and response to globalization changes and hybrid aggression. The importance of increasing the number of IT enterprises and the corresponding intensification of the State-based investment support is emphasized. According to this, the purpose of the article is highlighted, which provides for the scientific substantiation of the conceptual provisions of the investment management system of IT enterprises and the development of its mechanism, with the separation of individual groups of its elements in accordance with industry affiliation. An analysis of the latest publications of scientists is carried out and some approaches to the formation of a system for managing the investment activities of IT enterprises are allocated, in particular, administrative-protectionist, economic-liberal, based on security policy, etc. The requirements for managing the investment activities of IT enterprises are presented. A mechanism for managing the investment activities of IT enterprises has been developed, the elements of which are: subjects (internal, external); objects (technologies, innovations, human capital, products, business image, research and development, integration and cooperation relations); principles (payback, efficiency, dynamism, minimal risk, development, adaptability); functions (analysis, planning, organization, control, regulation, motivation); methods (organizational, technological, information, economic, legal, integration); tasks (attraction, accumulation, efficient distribution, expansion, social responsibility of investments); instruments (institualization. integration, partnership, differentiation, modernizing, incentives). It is concluded that the effectiveness of investment activity in the IT sphere depends on many factors and it is quite difficult to predict their impact, which requires enterprises to improve the management system.

Economic security and business process management in IT enterprises

Introduction. In the context of modern challenges and needs of the global business environment, effective management of business processes and ensuring economic security are extremely important for the success of IT enterprises. This article examines the key aspects of economic security and business process management in the context of information technology, enabling analysis, evaluation, and optimization of enterprise activities in this sector. Research Objective. Studying key aspects of economic security and business process management in the context of their optimization in the IT sector, as well as researching methods of business process management and providing practical recommendations that can be useful for IT enterprises to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. Method (methodology). The research methodology involves literature analysis, empirical studies, and the use of analytical, synthesis, modeling, and forecasting methods to gain a deeper understanding of economic security and business process management in the IT sector. General scientific techniques have been utilized, including the analysis of scientific literature addressing issues of economic security and business process management. Empirical studies include the analysis of practical situations in the IT sector, allowing for the examination of specific cases of success or challenges in the field of economic security and business process management. This combination of methods will enable a comprehensive analysis and provide recommendations for improving practices in the IT sector. The results. The research methodology encompasses literature analysis, empirical studies, and the utilization of analysis, synthesis, modeling, and forecasting methods to gain a deeper understanding of economic security and business process management in the IT sector. Empirical research involves analyzing practical situations in the IT sector, allowing for the examination of specific cases of success or challenges in the realm of economic security and business process management. This combination of methodologies enables a comprehensive analysis and provides recommendations for improving business process management practices within the context of economic security in the IT sector Conclusions. The issues of achieving economic security status by IT businesses have been studied and summarized, taking into account their specificities. Methods for assessing the effectiveness of business process management through the use of indicator systems adapted to the IT industry have been generalized. Suggestions have been made for developing performance indicators for IT enterprise business processes to enhance management practices and ensure stability and competitiveness of IT companies within the context of economic security.

Управління фінансово-економічними результатами підприємств ІТ-сектора

The article substantiates the general scientific basis for managing the financial and economic results of IT sector enterprises as a system of objective economic laws that determine the characteristics of the enterprises’ activities, taking into account the state and trends of the market, competition, macroeconomic development of the country, etc. Considerable attention is paid to determining the interrelationships between the management of financial and economic results and resource provision of IT enterprises. The author analyzes scientific publications and concludes that the study of financial and economic performance of enterprises in the IT sector is associated with the characteristics of the State regulation of the economy and the industry, countering risks and threats, ensuring economic security and competitiveness. It is emphasized that there are immense number of approaches to managing financial and economic results, and on this basis, those according to which it is possible to reliably substantiate the peculiarities of the activities of IT sector enterprises are allocated - i. e., system, process, situational, economic, ideological approaches. It is concluded that a properly chosen approach to management is the primary result of the activities of enterprises in the IT sector and at the same time an effective tool for ensuring and increasing the expected level of financial and economic performance. It is proved that the management of financial and economic results is not a separate process, but it forms an active part of the overall management system of an IT enterprise. The instrumentarium for managing the financial and economic results of enterprises in the IT sector is defined, taking into account the directions of their formation and use. Proceeding from the fact that the management of financial and economic results of IT sector enterprises allows to form the necessary resources to solve the problems of tactical and strategic development, the basic requirements for its formation and further improvement are allocated.

Flexicurity in Polish IT companies - study results

The article is theoretical and empirical in nature. The primary research objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing flexicurity to IT companies, with a special focus put on its benefits and barriers. The achievement of the above objective was determined by the use of specific research methods. In the research process, critical analysis of the literature, content analysis, comparative methods, analytical-descriptive methods, and logical analysis were used. In addition, the above objective also conditioned the structure of the article. In the first part, relying on the literature, the definitions of the concept of flexicurity were analyzed, which made it possible to present in the second part of the paper, the selected results of the empirical study on the awareness, benefits and barriers resulting from the implementation of flexicurity to IT enterprises. The study covered 156 IT companies.

浅析项目管理在IT企业内部控制存在的问题及对策

浅析项目管理在IT企业内部控制存在的问题及对策

ВЗАЄМОЗВ’ЯЗОК ЛІДЕРСТВА ТА УПРАВЛІННЯ РЕЗУЛЬТАТИВНІСТЮ ПЕРСОНАЛУ ІТ-КОМПАНІЙ

The article aims to create a new leadership strategy that will facilitate effective human resource management in IT companies. In the current scenario of globalisation and widespread use of online formats, IT companies play an important role in the development of technology and innovation. Therefore, IT companies should review their development tactics and promptly improve their personnel management processes. Leaders of technology firms have a pivotal function in ensuring suitable responses to the contemporary challenges. Leadership within the expanding needs of IT companies is therefore a manifestation of the successful functioning of the company and its development. Proper utilisation of information technologies and awareness of market trends greatly enhance work efficiency, create new prospects, and maintain market presence. The correlation between leadership and HR performance is a crucial aspect that can have a substantial impact on the prosperity of the organisation. It is essential to note that managers need to adapt quickly to new challenges in order to ensure stable employee productivity. Imposing intangible traits on workers through administrative means proves arduous, hence the need for an informal, amicable and interpersonal approach. This undertaking is best achieved through the leaders of the team. The article focuses on HR management styles prevalent in IT enterprises. The key techniques and functions of the leader to achieve goals are given. Today, IT companies need to rethink how they manage individual leaders and shift their focus to building leadership team systems to be successful, create a highly effective culture and build sustainable organisations. Leadership assessment is at the heart of the talent management landscape. In the current dynamic business landscape, there is a pressing necessity to foster a culture of leadership and competence management among teams within IT companies to enhance their performance. It is important to identify leaders and encourage the development of team leaders' competencies and skills to lead the organisation more effectively.

Relational Capital and The Results of An Enterprise’s Innovative Activity: The Case of IT Enterprises in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

The aim of this article is to present the relationship between the external and internal relational capital of an enterprise and the results of its innovative activity. The first part of the paper discuss the essence of relational capital in the context of organizational innovativeness. The next part present the results of the study.

СТВОРЕННЯ СИСТЕМИ РЕКРУТИНГУ ІТ-ПЕРСОНАЛУ

The article reveals the theoretical and practical aspects of personnel recruiting for IT enterprises. The specificity of the IT sector is that IT companies regularly hire new employees, and with the same regularity, employees are fired for various reasons. Practice shows that a large number of IT companies in Ukraine use recruiting technologies when selecting employees. Recruiting is an assessment of candidates for vacant positions or positions. The article examines the traditional, modern, and newest directions of recruiting personnel in the IT sphere. Recruitment processes for various types of IT companies: product, outsourcing and outstaffing companies have been studied. In order to improve and speed up job search processes by IT specialists and to automate recruitment processes in the IT sphere, a personnel recruiting system project was developed and software implementation of such a recruiting system was carried out. The entire process of creating a software product included the following stages: development of system requirements, design, programming, testing, implementation and support. To build the right structure, the project was divided into two parts – client and server. The developed system of recruiting IT specialists works online. When working with the system, the following main functions can be distinguished, namely: registration in the system, job search, resume creation, functionality for recruiting stages. When you first access the system of IT specialists, the main page of the system opens with the possibility of registration. On the main page, you can see a field for searching for vacancies and a list of existing vacancies in the system. Every IT specialist creates a resume for himself. One of the most important functions of the developed system is the direct process of recruiting a candidate with brief information about his achievements and progress. The recruiting system developed by the authors can be used on the one hand for job search and employment by IT specialists and on the other hand for the implementation of IT personnel recruitment processes for any IT company.

Innovative provision of development strategies of agricultural enterprises based on digitalization and reengineering of business processes

The subject of the study is the improvement of strategies for the development of agricultural enterprises and their management with the help of innovations - digitalization and reengineering. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the programming and reengineering of business processes as a basis for innovative support of strategies for the development of agrarian enterprises in the conditions of the digital economy. The methodological basis of the article is the methods and approaches of economic, institutional and theory of sustainable development. In particular, historical, monographic, economic comparisons, statistical-economic, systemic-structural analysis and synthesis were used. Results of the article. The concepts of programming business processes, the need for reengineering, process approach and controlling and their advantages for the development strategies of agricultural enterprises as innovative tools of organization and management were defined. Field of application of results. The conclusions of the article can be used in agricultural and IT enterprises, institutions of higher education, research institutions, consulting organizations. Conclusions. The activity of agricultural enterprises is accompanied by certain difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of their functioning and management. This is due to the presence of business and production processes with risks and/or potentially uncertain side effects. Understanding and analysis of these risks and uncertainties is particularly important in effective management activities, substantiating strategies for their further prospective development. This will be facilitated by means of automation and software for managing strategies for the development of agrarian enterprises using a process approach (controlling), restructuring and reengineering; use of software descriptions based on their modeling, templates, routing of business operations, their optimization.

Development Prospects of Accounting for IT-Organizations

The transition to the digital economy from the economy of production processes and resources requires changes in the accounting system, leads to the evolution of accounting in general and, as a result, to transformations in audit and internal control procedures. Today, the digital transformation of the Russian economy is carried out rapidly, covering also such infrastructure functions as accounting and reporting. It is known that accounting as a science and branch of human activity historically reflects all significant changes in the economy through the introduction of innovative methods for creating, storing and transferring information. Currently, the IT services market is actively expanding and improving in the Russian Federation, many organizations of this specialization have appeared. The study purpose is to develop recommendations and methods in the field of IT organizations accounting caused by insufficient regulatory and methodological support for this area by industry accounting standards. Modern accounting is maintained using special software products designed for convenient data storage, documents and reporting creation, accounting information analysis. They also enable accountants to maintain interconnected accounting areas, management personnel to have access to up-to-date information and make management decisions. The scientific novelty of the presented study results is the theoretical recommendations’ justification on improving accounting aimed at improving the efficiency of financial and economic activities of organizations providing information technology services. Particular attention is paid to the development of the responsibility distribution matrix for performing specific business processes in IT enterprises, their grouping and the defining the main steps of the accounting process. The article draws conclusions about the specific nature of accounting performed by IT organizations, proposes an option for reforming the accounting system by introducing business process technology into the practice of financial and economic activities with an emphasis on the industry characteristics of IT enterprises. The study showed the need to improve the existing accounting methods in the field of information technology, where the specific role is given to the formation of analytical data in the context of business processes.

Motivators Influencing the Efficiency and Commitment of Employees of Agile Teams

The production of new IT products and services in today’s dynamic world of business and ever-evolving technology requires specific enterprise policies geared toward supporting innovation. Striving to provide the customer with the required value that meets the customer’s current requirements is becoming quite a challenge for IT enterprises at this time. Moreover, innovative ideas are not created in “rigid” authoritarian-managed teams, but in an open culture based on the principles of self-organization and self-discipline, a characteristic of agile teams. One of the key determinants of a company’s competitive advantage is employee effectiveness and commitment. Moreover, there are few publications covering research on employee effectiveness in agile teams. Therefore, the overarching goal of this article is to identify the motivators influencing the commitment and effectiveness of agile teams. In order to achieve the desired goal, an analysis of the research on the effectiveness and commitment of employees of a selected Polish IT company within the industry was conducted. As a result of the analysis of the obtained research results, seven determinants were developed, which have the greatest importance for agile teams and their motivation and effectiveness. Moreover, as the concluded research results show, the use of agile team models and open innovation positively affects the efficiency and commitment of employees.

Using game elements in extracurricular activities in informatics

Extracurricular activities in informatics provide great opportunities for. increase students' interest in the subject content. The article describes those forms of extracurricular activities that an informatics teacher can successfully use: a thematic class hour, an elective course, subject weeks, excursions to IT enterprises, competitions, competitive events, business games. The features of these forms of extracurricular activities are highlighted and ways to include game elements in some of them to motivate schoolchildren to study informatics are demonstrated. Specifc game elements are given (puzzles, word puzzles, riddles, entertaining tasks). The emphasis is on such competitive events in informatics as quizzes, relay races, KVN, auctions, tournaments, and journey. The rules that must be observed at these events are considered, a possible storyline is described, as well as the roles in which the participants of the competitions may be.

Analyzing the impact of agile mindset adoption on software development teams productivity during COVID-19

PurposeThe objective of the study is to analyze the impact of the adoption of the Agile Mindset on the productivity of Agile software development teams in IT enterprises during COVID-19.Design/methodology/approachA web-based survey is performed with voluntary participants working with the Agile software development professionals with a specific focus on IT enterprises around Pune, India. For this the initial exploratory literature review was performed, to explore the team's behaviors and their response to the crises like the Covid-19 pandemic. Data is collected from the targeted population using the random sampling method. A questionnaire is designed with the help of a five-point Likert scale. All the respondents were analyzed based on their behaviors shown and how adopting to Agile mindset has impacted their productivity during the pandemic. Collected data would be then analyzed using the Smart PLS-SEM methodology.FindingsFindings of the study show that Agile software development teams adopting to Agile mindset are better at responding to crisis and quick to adapt to change as teams adopting the Agile mindset is likely to sustain or even improve their productivity during the crises like Covid-19 pandemic. Adapting to an Agile mindset is important for Agile software development teams during a crisis as a response to changes in the working as well as environmental conditions. This study also shows that by adopting an Agile mindset, development teams are better at responding to the crisis eventually improving productivity.Research limitations/implicationsResearch limitations for this study-scope of the study could be extended to the larger population across geographies to have improved insights Productivity Factors like- Efforts Efficiency, Backlog-management Index (BMI), and Weighted Average Productivity (VWP) for team members can be included. More behavioral factors for Agile Mindset can be considered.Practical implicationsAgile software development teams are characterized by collaboration and responsibility. Recent enforcement of pandemic precautionary measures has enforced Agile software development teams to work remotely and maintain social distancing while in the office. It was challenging for most of the working people to adjust to the new working conditions (Yang et al., 2021) However, in IT organizations, adopting the Agile mindset has ensured continuous software deliveries, took ownership, and quickly adapted to the volatile situations, ultimately resulting into the growth in the productivity unlike to that of other sectors of the economy.Social implicationsIn this study, we have analyzed the hypotheses with statistical significance in association with constructs that are in sync with the available literature. Adopting the Agile mindset values has positively impacted the team's behavior resulting in productivity improvement even in the distributed working locations in pandemic situations.Originality/valueThe study highlights that adopting to Agile mindset has positively impacted an Agile software development team's productivity during the Covid-19 pandemic. As environmental conditions during Covid-19 were uncertain and ambiguous and teams were working in distributed and disconnected ways, many researchers have believed that it would have affected the overall productivity. This was turned true for most of the sectors of the economy, however, Agile software development teams have shown positive trends in their productivity, as they have adopted the Agile mindset values and principles, during crises.

Ретроспектива обучения информационной безопасности в отечественных школах

The article substantiates the need for information security training in Russian schools. A review of informatics textbooks from 1985 to the present is given with a view to changing views on teaching safe work with information resources, highlighting the dominant areas that are reflected in educational materials. The place of information security in regulatory documents, in particular, in the federal state educational standards (FSES) of basic and secondary general education, is considered. It is shown what forms of information security training are in the classroom (situational tasks, role-playing and business games, watching educational animated videos) and in the extracurricular (information security olympiads, thematic classroom hours, discussion platforms, extracurricular activities, meetings with IT workers, visiting IT enterprises) activities should prevail. Specific examples of gaming tasks for teaching information security are given, which can be used in the classroom as learning tasks or in extracurricular activities as separate competitions.

FEATURES OF INRORMATION TECHNOLOGIES MARKET’S DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

The field of information technologies is developing rapidly both in Ukraine and abroad. Over the last decade, the new technologies’ introduction speed and improvement of information resources have gained significant scale all over the world. The demand and structure of the IT services market is changing at a significant pace, in turn, the companies that offer them must adapt to the new requirements just as quickly, which has a deep impact on both the labor market and the market of educational services in the world and in Ukraine in particular. Thereby it is making global changes in the functioning of goods and services markets, transforming the labor market and the educational sphere in general. The change in the external conditions of the functioning of IT enterprises and the Pandemic became a further impetus for the development of IT services throughout the world, and in Ukraine in particular. The purpose of the article is to review the features of the development of the information technology market in Ukraine and to identify key trends in its transformation. To achieve the goal, the following methods were used: systematic and complex analysis, comparison and grouping, graphical and tabular methods, abstract logical method. The article analyzes the export-import ratio of services in the field of telecommunications, computer and information services, determines the demand for which IT products increased as a result of the Pandemic; the factors that restrain the development of further interaction between Ukrainian and foreign producers of IT services are considered; the main trends of the further development of the IT services market of Ukraine are defined.