SOCIO-ECONOMIC ESSENCE OF NETWORK ENTERPRISES

Abstract

The main scientific views are systematized on the problem of the interpretation of the essence of the concept of a network enterprise with the appropriate allocation of the main essential features that characterize the socio-economic nature of the phenomenon under investigation. The author's interpretation of this concept is presented, taking into account the isolated essential features of network structures. Within the framework of the author's interpretation it is indicated that the network enterprise is the business structure of the participants (commercial, non-profit enterprises, individuals-entrepreneurs), which operates on the principles of innovation, openness, mobility, the use of horizontal and / or vertical ties of formal (informal) cooperation (partnership) between the parties who, within the limits of their own specialization, acceptance of obligations, interdependence, cooperate for the achievement of common goals, for which the specific advantages are used, with a single resource base, opportunities for providing a synergistic effect of scale, adaptability to environmental conditions. It is noted that the author's interpretation includes a list of such essential features, such as: a sign of partnership, "soft integration", common goals of participants, a common resource base of participants, a sign of obtaining economic effects from network business (or a sign of synergy, synergy effect), the resistance of the influence of external conditions on the part of the network structure, the existence of a single management center for the functioning of the network business structure, network specialization, openness of the relationship between the participants and openness to changes in cooperation, high level of commitment undertaken by actors of the network association, interdependence between participants in a network enterprise, a sign of the mobility of functioning, a sign of the speed of transactions, a sign of innovation. It is proved that this formulation broadens the theoretical basis on this problem, since it takes into account the most common essential features of network enterprises.