This page contains full-text scientific and educational-methodological publications of the department. Please use the provided links for citation purposes.
1. Glossary on the Digitalization of Socio-Economic Systems and Business Processes: Study Guide
The purpose of the guide is to facilitate understanding of new concepts and terms emerging in academic and professional literature on digital transformations. The glossary is intended for students in the following fields: 051 “Economics,” 061 “Journalism,” 072 “Finance, Banking and Insurance,” 073 “Management,” 075 “Marketing,” 076 “Entrepreneurship and Trade,” 122 “Computer Science,” 125 “Cybersecurity and Information Protection,” and 281 “Public Management and Administration,” for all modes of study.
Bibliographic reference:
Glossary on the Digitalization of Socio-Economic Systems and Business Processes: Study Guide / edited by Doctor of Economics, Professor L. H. Melnyk. Sumy: University Book, 2024. 136 p. Available at: https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/melnyk_digitalization_systems_glossary_2024_ua_.pdf
2. Development of Business Organizations: Textbook
The textbook is devoted to a comprehensive study of the theoretical foundations and practical mechanisms of the formation, functioning, and development of modern business structures. It addresses the organization of business as an economic system, competition as a key driver of business development, as well as goal orientation, systematization, and transformation mechanisms in development management. The practical section includes contemporary case studies from the Ukrainian business environment, contributing to knowledge consolidation and the development of analytical thinking. The textbook is intended for students of economics and management, academic staff, and practitioners seeking a systematic understanding of business organization development in a dynamic market environment.
Bibliographic reference:
Development of Business Organizations: Textbook / edited by Doctor of Economics, Professor O. I. Karintseva, Doctor of Economics, Professor L. H. Melnyk. Sumy: University Book, 2025. 344 p. Available at: https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/karintseva_melnyk_development_business_organizations_pidruchnyk_2025_ua.pdf
3. Sustainable Development: Textbook
The textbook covers theoretical, economic, environmental, social, and institutional aspects of sustainable development, combining fundamental concepts with contemporary global challenges. It explores the impact of economic processes, innovations, and green technologies on the formation of sustainable development models. Particular attention is paid to environmental security, social equity, and the role of policies in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Practical tasks and real-life case studies help students apply their knowledge in professional settings. Recommended for students, academic staff, and anyone interested in sustainable development issues.
Bibliographic reference:
Sustainable Development: Textbook / edited by L. H. Melnyk and Yu. M. Derevianko. Sumy: University Book, 2026. 332 p. Available at: https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/melnyk_derevianko_sustainable_development_pidruchnyk_2026_ua.pdf
4. Economics and Business Innovation: Textbook
The material presented in the textbook reflects current issues related to the impact of innovation on entrepreneurial activity in business structures. It addresses the implementation of innovations in economic systems and provides insights into the specifics of managing innovation processes. In particular, it covers the generation of innovations at enterprises, the implementation of digital transformations, the intensification of business processes in the context of modern industrial revolutions, the formation of innovative business models, and other relevant issues. The textbook is intended for academic staff and students and may also be useful for enterprise managers, specialists, and business practitioners.
Bibliographic reference:
Economics and Business Innovation: Textbook / edited by Doctor of Economics, Professor L. H. Melnyk, Doctor of Economics, Professor O. I. Karintseva. Sumy: University Book, 2023. 702 p. Available at: https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/melnyk_karintseva_economics_business_innovation_pidruchnyk_2023_ua.pdf
5. Sustainable Development: EU Experience and Practice of Ukraine: A Study Guide
The textbook introduces one of the most relevant categories of modernity, such as the sustainable development of socio-economic systems. The features, mutual relations, and evolutionary processes of various sectors of the economy towards sustainable production are characterized. The features of the formation of modern trends in various spheres of activity are shown: sustainization, informatization, digitalization, cyborgization of the economy and its branches, development of the technological base, new materials, Internet of Things. Special attention is paid to modern industrial revolutions (Industries 3.0; 4.0; 5.0) and the phase transition to a new socio-economic formation. Intended for teachers and students of educational institutions, as well as for researchers, specialists of enterprises, and specialists of local administration bodies.
Bibliographic reference:
Sustainable development: EU experience and practice of Ukraine: a study guide / edited by Leonid Melnyk. Sumy: University book, 2025. 480 p. URL: https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/melnyk_sustainable_development_study_guide_2025_en.pdf