Semantic and Functional Structuring of Integration Processes
The article describes author’s approaches to solution of the scientific problem of semantic and functional structuring of integration and justifies a necessity of formation and realisation of integration processes as a necessary condition of development of micro-, mega- and macro-economy. The article identifies disposition in understanding the essence of the “integration” category and justifies a scientific need in a deeper theoretical comprehension of the essential and contensive filling of integration processes. It identifies the essence and content of an integration process by the aggregate of features and characteristics of organisational, economic, legal and behavioural character. It offers, within economic features of integration, to allocate managerial, operational, marketing, social and ecological characteristics. It studies evolution aspects of economic integration as a process. It specifies integration functions by the list, contensive filling and hierarchical levels, based on specific features of an integration process. Structuring of an integration process is carried out on the basis of decomposition of functions into general (organisational, stimulating (motivational), conciliatory (regulation), regulating (balancing), co-ordinating, controlling, prognostic) and specific (resource, information, communication, synchronisation, conflict, consulting, allocation, educational, innovation, adaptive, creative, social (socialisation), value, optimisation, institutional, and documenting). Semantic and functional structuring of integration processes would facilitate further fundamentalisation of scientific studies in the field of integration and would improve practical realisation of the managerial process and managerial decision making at various hierarchical levels of management of economic systems. The prospect of further studies of theoretical and methodological basis of integration processes is development of mechanisms of their realisation in activity of economic subjects.