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Управління конкурентоспроможністю закладів вищої освіти
Management of Competitiveness of Higher Education Institutions

Author(s): Iryna Trunina, Maryna Bilyk
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Micro-Economics, Higher Education , Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Центральноукраїнський національний технічний університет
Keywords: competitiveness; competition; mechanism; institution of higher education;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of competitiveness management and higher education institutions, the study of factors influencing its formation, and the development of a mechanism for managing the competitiveness of higher education institutions, taking into account management approaches and competitiveness factors. The main theoretical approaches to the determining of the category "competitiveness of higher education" were considered and analyzed. It is substantiated that higher education institutions of Ukraine operate in difficult conditions of uncertainty, which implies constant adaptation to the challenges of the external environment. Higher education institutions are increasingly applying the principles of management and development that exist in business organizations, thus adapting to market conditions. In the coming years in the market of educational services of Ukraine, the decrease in the number of free educational institutions and the number of applicants for higher education will continue. These trends dictate the need to form an effective system for managing the competitiveness of higher education institutions in the market of educational services. The classification of factors of competitiveness of higher education institutions on various grounds has been developed. Managing the competitiveness of higher education institutions is seen as an activity aimed at forming a number of management decisions, which, in turn, should be aimed at resisting external influences to achieve leadership in accordance with the strategic goal. Strategic competitiveness management of higher education institutions is based on the principles of strategic management, scientific approaches to competitiveness management and should be aimed at creating sustainable competitive advantages related to the market situation of educational services, development of innovative components of the educational process, efficient use of all available resources. Effective organizational and managerial structure of the institution of higher education has been proposed.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 5 (38)
  • Page Range: 197-206
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian