Methods for Conducting Technological Audit of Industrial Enterprises as a Mechanism for the Sustainable Development of Modern Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Purpose

Technological audit at the enterprise makes it possible to assess the economic level, indicators and opportunities for further development.

Methodology

Based on the data obtained, the auditors form a list of possible production activities, a number of measures to improve work with the existing indicators and financial capabilities of the organisation. The author considers the mechanism for the development of modern entrepreneurship through the methodology of technological audit. The purpose of the article is to study the methods of conducting a technological audit at an industrial enterprise.

Findings

In the process of research, the author defined the purpose of a technology audit as an opportunity to assess the capacity of the organisation, the ability to create, develop and include research and development in the process of work and product creation, the possibility of a patent, sale of developments by searching for worthy partners.

Originality

The principles, the observance of which is necessary for conducting a technological audit, are analysed. Thanks to the results of a technology audit, one can see not only the organization's prospects in the field of innovation but also identify possible threats, as well as draw up a strategy for increasing income through the development of innovation and intellectual property.

Citation

Cherney, O.T., Smirnova, Z.V., Kuznetsova, S.N., Romanovskaya, E.V. and Andryashina, N.S. (2023), "Methods for Conducting Technological Audit of Industrial Enterprises as a Mechanism for the Sustainable Development of Modern Entrepreneurship", Popkova, E.G. (Ed.) Game Strategies for Business Integration in the Digital Economy (Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing, Vol. 27), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1069-096420230000027017