THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISES

Introduction. Currently, increasing competitiveness is one of the main tasks for most Ukrainian enterprises. An effective means of such increasing is the achievement and maintenance by business entities of a high level of their innovative development. However, at present, for many domestic companies, this level is quite low, and a number of enterprises do not carry out innovative activities at all, which often has negative consequences from the point of view of ensuring the appropriate degree of economic efficiency of economic activity. At the same time, economic theory and business practice convincingly testify to the possibility of accelerating the innovative development of enterprises, provided effective mechanisms for managing this development are implemented. Such implementation, among other things, should provide for the construction of scientifically based information support systems for the management of innovative development of enterprises. Purpose. The purpose of the study is to develop the theoretical and methodological foundations of information support for management of the innovative development of enterprises. Materials and methods. The research materials are: 1) the works of scientists dedicated to the management of innovative development of enterprises; 2) data given in the reports of the investigated enterprises. In the research process, the following scientific methods were used: theoretical generalization (to identify the main theoretical foundations on which the information support for management of innovative development of companies should be based); grouping (for classification of types of information that is necessary for managing the innovative development of enterprises); modeling (when developing a scientifically based method of rationalization of information support for management of innovative development of companies); economic analysis (when approving the developed theoretical and methodological principles); logical generalization (when formulating conclusions). The results. The grouping of types of information, which is necessary for managing the innovative development of enterprises, has been carried out. The main theoretical principles on which the information support for management of the innovative development of companies should be based are highlighted. A scientifically based method of rationalization of this support has been developed. In particular, criteria for the expediency of collecting additional information for assessing the necessity of innovative activities by enterprises have been proposed and tested. Discussion. Application of the proposed method will make it possible to improve the process of information support for management of innovative development of companies. Further research requires the formalization of criteria for the expediency of collecting additional information for assessing the necessity of implementing innovative activities.