CORRELATION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS

Abstract

The small-scale business is the most mobile and dynamical part of the Russian economy capable to adapt for external conditions quickly. Today the small-scale business acts as the catalyst of negative social phenomena, provides considerable share of employment, promotes competition and it is an alternative to large business. Statement of the question concerning the study of the correlation of the competitive advantages of small and large business is stipulated by the urgency and significance of this theme for the formation of the state policy of competition development at different levels. Economic indicators and considerable influence of transnational corporations on the economy are an indisputable fact connected with the leading position in the market and a number of other fundamental advantages. However, flexibility is not an inherent quality of large business that makes its vulnerable in certain fields of activity under changing economic and political state of affairs in the country. Rapid adaptation of small-scale business to changes frequently plays the decisive role in competitive struggle. Flexibility allows small companies to keep up to date, sometimes leaving behind the whole corporations. In this connection, the use of such technology as Agile is very actual for large business. Many experts designate methodology Agile as the only reliable one for successful realization of project management at any enterprise. However, there are also exceptions. For example, the teams using Agile achieve the results quicker, than those who use classical processes. Clients are more satisfied by the results of the work of flexible teams. The members of these teams are more satisfied with the work. Implementation of Agile-methodology in the various organizations would allow large business to learn what it yet does not know as soon as possible, to see, analyze and to solve arising problems in time and enough quickly