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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">innovation</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Информация и инновации</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Information and Innovations</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1994-2443</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2949-2157</issn><publisher><publisher-name>МЦНТИ</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31432/1994-2443.2025.01</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">innovation-293</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ЭКОНОМИКА И ИННОВАЦИИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Economy and Innovations</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Измерение и картирование конкурентоспособности малых и средних предприятий на районном уровне: опыт Республики Молдова</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Measuring and mapping the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises at the district level: evidence from Moldova</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8884-3269</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гутюм</surname><given-names>Т. Г.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Gutium</surname><given-names>T. G.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Татьяна Георгиевна Гутюм, кандидат экономических наук, доцент, ведущий научный сотрудник</p><p>ул. Ион Крянгэ, д. 45, MD-2064, г. Кишинёв</p><p>Scopus ID: 55769213600</p><p>Web of Science Researcher ID: AAN-2569-2021</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Tatiana G. Gutium, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Scientific Researcher</p><p>45 Ion Creanga str., MD-2064, Chisinau</p><p>Scopus ID: 55769213600</p><p>Web of Science Researcher ID: AAN-2569-2021</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">gutium.tatiana@ase.md</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Национальный Институт Экономических Исследований, Академия экономического образования Молдовы</institution><country>Молдова</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>National Institute of Economic Research, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova</institution><country>Moldova, Republic of</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>17</day><month>07</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>20</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>5</fpage><lpage>15</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Гутюм Т.Г., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Гутюм Т.Г.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Gutium T.G.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journal.icsti.int/jour/article/view/293">https://journal.icsti.int/jour/article/view/293</self-uri><abstract><p>Большинство предприятий в Молдове относятся к малым и средним предприятиям (МСП), поэтому для повышения эффективности регионального развития Молдовы, для разработки стратегии по обеспечению устойчивого экономического роста, для выявления проблемных зон и потенциальных точек роста необходимо оценить конкурентоспособность МСП по районам страны. В Молдове отсутствует единая комплексная система оценки конкурентоспособности МСП, поэтому новизной данного исследования является разработка индекса конкурентоспособности МСП, который может быть использован как для оценки в разрезе районов, так и в разрезе видов деятельности. Разработанный индекс может быть использован для оценки эффективности государственных программ, стратегий регионального развития, либо направленных на развитие МСП. Основными методами, использованными в исследовании, являются метод нормализации и метод построения композитного индекса. Полученные результаты показали, что МСП по районам развивается не стабильно. В 2023 году, наиболее конкурентоспособными оказались МСП муниципия Кишинёв, а также прилегающих к нему Страшенского и Яловенского районов, тогда как в 2019 году лидировали предприятия Бричанского и Чимишлийского районов.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Most enterprises in Moldova are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, to improve the efficiency of regional development in Moldova, develop a strategy for sustainable economic growth, and identify problem areas and potential growth points, it is necessary to assess the competitiveness of SMEs by district in the country. In Moldova, there is no single comprehensive system for evaluating the competitiveness of SMEs. Therefore, the novelty of this study lies in developing an SME competitiveness index, which can be used for district-level assessments and assessments by type of activity. The developed index can be used to assess the effectiveness of state programs, regional development strategies, or those aimed at developing SMEs. The primary methods employed in this study are normalization and the construction of a composite index. The results obtained showed that SMEs by districts are not developing stably. In 2023, the most competitive SMEs were located in the Chisinau municipality and the adjacent districts of Straseni and Ialoveni. In contrast, in 2019, enterprises from the Briceni and Cimislia districts were in the lead.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>предпринимательство</kwd><kwd>малые и средние предприятия (МСП)</kwd><kwd>индекс конкурентоспособности МСП по районам</kwd><kwd>рентабельность</kwd><kwd>финансовая устойчивость</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>entrepreneurship</kwd><kwd>small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)</kwd><kwd>District SME Competitiveness Index</kwd><kwd>profitability</kwd><kwd>financial stability</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2024. Entrepreneurship. https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/22</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2024. 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