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Information × Registration Number 0215U001564, 0115U003371 , R & D reports Title Sociocultural dimension of Ukrainian economy modernization (Stage I: Topicality of sociocultural parameters of economic modernization) popup.stage_title Head Balakireva Olga, Registration Date 19-03-2015 Organization State establishment "The Institute for Economics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine" popup.description2 A Research Report: 290 p., 23 figures, 47 tables, 223 references and 8 appendices. The research subject: resources of economic modernization. The research objective: to identify sociocultural components that can make a significant contribution into the economic modernization of Ukraine. Research methods: logical-historical, systemic-structural, forecasting, mass sociological surveys, secondary data analysis, cross-national comparisons, graphical, certain methods of statistical data analysis (cross-tabulation, correlation, regression, hierarchical clustering, statistical hypothesis testing), analysis of documents etc. Principal findings are the following. Fundamental sociocultural challenges of our time, which were caused by transition to information-network economy. Principles and priorities of Ukrainian education reform from the perspective of the formation of modernization potential. Connections between G.Hofstede'sdimensions of culture and economic development indicators. Specific associations between social capital on the one hand and readiness to economic changes and private-market economy on the other. Sociocultural factors of entrepreneurial claims in Ukraine and the dynamics of their influence over the past 10 years. Associations of emancipator values and forms of tolerance with economic development. Scientific noveltyconsists in the following. It was shown how the transition to information-network economy causes the fundamental sociocultural challenges of our time. The concept of nooindustrialization was introduced. It was proved that the relationship between social capital on the one hand and readiness to economic changes and private-market economy on the other hand depend on the type of social capital (intra group or inter group priority connections) and social status of an individual. Normative, ideological and situational-individual factors appeared to be the main sociocultural background of entrepreneurial claims. Associations of post-materialist values and tolerance with modern economic development were updated. Applied results areproposals and practical recommendations forutilization of sociocultural characteristicsas additional resources of Ukrainian economic modernization. In particular, it concerns reinforcement of a social capital consolidating effect in Ukrainian society; use of long-term orientation and uncertainty avoid ancecultural dimensions and training of low power distance and individualism dimensions; modern tolerance; ideological support of capitalism; and some practical measures within the Ukrainian education reform. The results were approved in memorandums to public authorities and at international scientific and practical conferences. They were used in four analytical memos and report materials that have been sent to a parliamentary Committee on Science and Education at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine. These authorities sent back two positive comments on the results usage at their practice. Keywords: sociocultural component of modernization, sociocultural dimension, information-network economics, nooindustrialization, G. Hofstede's dimensions of culture, social capital, post-materialist values, educational system, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial claims, public opinion, tolerance. Product Description popup.authors Білоус Євгеній В'ячеславович Балакірєва Ольга Миколаївна Бондар Тетяна Василівна Гриценко Андрій Андрійович Дмитрук Дмитро Анатолійович Князєв Станіслав Ігоревич Левін Роман Якович Локтєва Ірина Іванівна Резнік Олександр Станіславович Романовська Лідія Семенівна Савельєв Юрій Борисович Середа Юлія Валеріївна Тітар Іван Олександрович Шестаковський Олексій Петрович popup.nrat_date 2020-04-02 Close