INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITY OF DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES

The goal of the article lies in the study of the process of introduction of innovations under conditions of changes. Analysing, systemising and generalising results of scientific activity of a number of scientists, the article compares “innovations” and “changes” notions, determines their interconnection and differences and studies the innovation process using example of introduction of the rail fastening Pandrol Fastclip at Ukrainian enterprises as an innovation. In the result of the study the article focuses on the increasing value of conduct of active innovation activity at domestic enterprises. It justifies expediency of production and application of sleepers with innovation rail fastening Pandrol Fastclip, which is better than Ukrainian analogues by constructive and economic indicators, at Ukrainian rail roads. Prospects of further studies in this direction are search for possibilities of production of the studied fastening Pandrol Fastclip by Ukrainian enterprises and minimisation of negative aspects of transition to the innovation rail fastening in Ukraine.