Trends in the development of the national economy as a medium for the functioning of Ukrainian organizations

Abstract

The relevance of the research problem is determined by the need to identify perspectives of the functioning of Ukrainian organizations in the conditions of global changes in the world economy and the activation of European integration processes. The purpose of the article was to analyze the trends in the development of the national economy based on the study of the structure of the main indicators, the determination of the degree of their interaction and the assessment of mutual influence on the functioning of Ukrainian organizations. To achieve the goal, the following methods were used: morphological analysis; scientific induction and deduction; dialectical method; system analysis; grouping and comparative analysis; analysis and synthesis, structural-functional approach; content analysis; methods of logical analysis and generalization, descriptive statistics, formalization; graphical and tabular method. The main results of the study are as follows: the need to analyze the causes of the country’s economic development, in particular, the dynamics of the nominal and real GDP, its structure and the number and qualification characteristics of the population, which is a stimulating factor of economic development, is substantiated; the expediency of analyzing employment and unemployment indicators, the number of vacancies, the level of entrepreneurial initiative development to assess the economy’s ability to provide workers with jobs has been proven; the need to analyze the economic growth of the country in connection with the analysis of the standard of living of the population is indicated, because what reflects positive material changes is an indicator of the development of society; reduction of the population in Ukraine, due to the outflow of its most active part abroad, which negatively affects the quality of the labor and is an obstacle to the growth of production rates; the causes of the outlined trends were identified, such as: the 2014 crisis associated with military operations in the East of Ukraine, political instability, rapid inflation, devaluation of the national currency, and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the activities of economic entities and individuals due to the growth of unemployment and social restrictions. The practical significance of the obtained results lies in the formation of recommendations for taking into account the development trends of the national economy in the process of identifying prospects and possible problems of the functioning of Ukrainian organizations in the conditions of the country’s integration into the European community. Formulated conclusions and recommendations will be useful for managers and business owners seeking to build a competent organization on the way to joining the European economic space.