Theory of ecosystem analysis[Теория Экосистемного Анализа]

The object of this study is an economic ecosystem. The economic ecosystem is understood as the external environment of a business entity (firm, organization, economic territory), including both economic and non-economic relationships. The goal of this study is to develop a theory of ecosystem analysis based on the principles and ideas reflecting the patterns of development of economic ecosystems. During the study the following results were obtained. The principle of interconnection of the system elements is formulated, which consists in the fact that the existence of an economic ecosystem is ensured by the presence of links between its elements. The idea of assessing the network potential of the ecosystem core is put forward. The principle of systematic existence of an ecosystem is proposed, which consists in the fact that the stability of an economic ecosystem is ensured by the presence of systemic relations between its elements. For the instrumental analysis of ecosystems, the idea of applying the system economic theory is formulated. The principle of reciprocity of ecosystem elements has been developed, demonstrating that the functioning of an economic ecosystem is ensured by mutual connections between its elements. The practical implementation of the principle is possible within the framework of the idea of stakeholder modeling of the ecosystem. The principle of information transparency of the ecosystem is substantiated, it state that the transparency of relations between the elements of the economic ecosystem is ensured by the presence of information openness between its elements. The idea of the digital potential of the ecosystem core is formulated. The principle of ecosystem optimality has been developed, describing that the optimality of the development of an economic ecosystem is ensured by the completeness of the connections between its elements. The idea of transactional optimality of the configuration of elements of the economic ecosystem is put forward. The theoretical significance of the results lies in the fact that the application of the formulated principles and ideas is a theoretical platform for analyzing the development of real economic ecosystems. The practical significance of the results consists in the development of methodological foundations for the analysis of real economic ecosystems.