ON THE PARTICULARITIES OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN UKRAINE’S IT INDUSTRY AND THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AMID WAR CONDITIONS

Author
, Doctor of Science (Economics), Professor at the Department of Statistics, Ukraine, Lviv
, PhD student at the Department of Statistics, Ukraine, Lviv

In heading

 Economic theory;

Signed print

 28.03.2024

Issues number

 2024 - 1 (56)

Page

 42-54

Type of articles

 Scientific article

Code UDK

 [331.522.4:004:005.332.4](477)»20»

ISSN print

 2411-5584

Abstract

 This article analyzes the human resources peculiarities in Ukraine’s IT industry related to age, gender, educational characteristics, legal forms of employment, and income. The study results of the influence of martial law conditions on the competitiveness of Ukraine’s IT industry’s human capital are given.
The authors conclude that the competitiveness of human resources in Ukraine’s IT industry is linked to the retention of its talents, client trust, geographical expansion of IT services markets, diversification of activities, increased orders to ensure Ukraine’s defense capability and its victory in the war with russia.

Keywords

 competitiveness, education, human capital, human resources, IT industry, labor market, wartime conditions, Ukraine.

Reviewer

External reviewer

Article in PDF

 42-54

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Code DOI

 https://doi.org/10.31359/2411-5584-2024-56-1-42

28.03.2024