About the constructive theory of competition in entrepreneurship

This paper considers how a constructive and functional approach to studying competition in entrepreneurship can be applied in accordance with interdisciplinary methodology. It discusses problems concerning the foundations of a constructive theory of competition and describes the role played by the an entrepreneur's competitive functions during the creation, maintenance, and development stages of both their own businesses and other businesses, as well as within the larger space of the competitive environment. The authors draw attention to the need for further research on the diverse array of functions carried out on a multi-criteria basis by participants in modern enterprise, on the distinctions between entities participating in competition, and on how the structures of competitive actions can be systematized according to their identified types, methods, directions, behavioral characteristics, and level structures. The article also addresses the question of what impact the entrepreneur's personal characteristics have on how their competitive actions are planned and executed. The author concludes that a constructive theory of competition could be utilized in the scientific effort to justify a consistent core system of theoretical ideas on the competitive activities of enterprise and its evolution while also establishing consistency in the use of «competitive» and «semi-competitive» terminology in theory and in practice.