KhadzhynovaO. Integrated associations as a factor of improving the competitiveness of the chemical industry

Abstract

To enter the domestic chemical companies into a group of highly competitive ones it is necessary to intensify integration processes of related entities and related industries, as well as focusing on the innovation component. Providing these processes by means of corporate structures is not complete and sufficient. We need more flexible forms of integration associations and inter-organizational relations. The article explores the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of integration associations of enterprises, such as corporations, companies, clusters. It highlights the advantages of networking of enterprises. The article substantiates that the network forms of inter-firm cooperation are important sources of improving the competitiveness and efficiency of enterprises, of enhancing  their innovation activity and strengthening the market economic status. The main aim of creating a network of association of the chemical industry is to provide access to partner resources, to ensure a more efficient use of resources at the disposal of all the participants of the business network, by providing public access to them. Network Integration form of enterprises is capable to provide more efficient use of resources compared with traditional businesses. Integration associations of the chemical industry as a business network will quickly and innovatively allow to adapt internal structures and external relationships to the fast-paced uncertainty of the external environment; to optimize inter-company contacts, to establish an effective co-operation, to co-ordinate plans for business entities. Thanks to this integration association of chemical companies in the form of a network will be more and more widespread, and the companies built on a hierarchical model will increasingly deploy network management elements into their work.