Conservative approach to doing business as a problem of research and production private companies
The article considers the conservative approach to doing business, as the main problem of existing research and production private companies founded from 1991 to 2009. Signs of such a problem and ways of possible solutions are shown, and possible methods of maintaining the competitiveness of products of such enterprises are identified. The purpose of the paper is to identify the problem of existing research and production private companies founded between 1991 and 2009, as well as to develop and propose possible ways to solve such a problem. The objectives of the paper are to offer owners of research and production private companies a transition from their usual business methods to more modern methods, as well as to encourage the use of simple and at the same time effective methods for maintaining competitiveness in the modern market. The research hypothesis is as follows: most research and production private companies operating in the market for more than 20 years are faced with business stagnation, which, if effective tools and solutions are applied in a timely manner, leads to a new stage of development. In the case of the use of outdated and ineffective tools or idleness, which is more common, there is a regression with all the ensuing effects. Outdated and inefficient tools or actions can be called “conservative business practices”, which are considered the main problem and obstacle to the development of such companies. The revision of the applied conservative methods of doing business and their rejection in favor of modern and effective methods of doing business and maintaining competitiveness can become a saving factor for such companies. The study used methods of sociological survey, observation and collection of information and a method of comparison, as a result of which the problem of research and production private enterprises was identified and described; the most effective ways to solve such a problem were also described and proposed.