FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY OF PORT INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES

In the research were considered the factors of innovative development of the enterprise and the assessment of their impact on innovation activity on the example of the enterprises in a port industry. The key problems of the crisis state of scientific and technical sphere in Ukraine are revealed, among which are the state of legal regulation of scientific-technological and innovative activity, reduction of state allocations for science and search for alternative sources of financing in this sphere, almost complete lack of demand for research results during the economic crisis, a sharp decline in investment activity in the country, the lack of state science and technology policy. Researched factors influencing the innovation activity at the enterprise level and the peculiarities of their formation for the enterprises of the port industry, including: the strategic importance of the port industry in the national economy; the presence of high capital intensity of innovation and significant risks associated with the long-term implementation process; the existence of a close relationship and the need to for harmonize the innovative activities of the port enterprises with the work of the shipping companies, shipyards, freight forwarding companies, design organizations of various forms of ownership. The main problems that limit the effective functioning of port enterprises and their innovative development in terms of economic, political, legal, organizational and social nature are described. It is proposed to consider the formation of the indicators of innovation activity of the port industry enterprises in the context of a systematic approach to the areas of analysis in terms of indicators of influencing factors with a division into general and individual. The use of the above areas of analysis and a system of the interrelated indicators allows for systematic analysis to achieve optimal efficiency of innovation products, is the basis for creating information and analytical support for forecasting and identifying patterns and trends.