Wartime Enterprise Resilience in Ukraine: Anti-Crisis Strategies under Military and Economic Risk
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Iryna ABERNIKHINA Faculty of Economics and Management, Dnipro Metallurgical Institute, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine
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Svitlana MUSHNYKOVA Faculty of Economics and Management, Dnipro Metallurgical Institute, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, Ukraine
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Volodymyr SHALENYI G. E. Weinstein Educational and Scientific Institute of Applied Economics and Management Odesa National University of Technology, Odesa, Ukraine
This study examines anti-crisis strategies adopted by Ukrainian enterprises during the full-scale war (2022–2026). Using a mixed-source secondary-data design, it integrates surveys from the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (500+ enterprises) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (N=137) with corporate reports, case studies, and policy documents. Chi-square tests, logistic regression, and panel trend analysis assess associations between adaptation strategies and business continuity. Despite 47% of enterprises reporting asset damage, 90% remain fully operational. Four core strategies emerge: diversification (43% of exporters diversified markets; 35% of frontline enterprises relocated), digitalisation (67% adopted new technologies; 72% remote work), supply-chain restructuring (56% modified suppliers; 62% alternative logistics; 82% energy resilience), and HR innovations (84% flexible work; 78% financial assistance; 64% veteran employment). Strategies vary by enterprise size and location. The findings advance understanding of organisational resilience under armed conflict and provide practical insights for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
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Article's History: Received 26th of May, 2026; Revised 12th of July, 2026; Accepted 5th of August, 2026; Available online: 30th of September, 2026. Published as research article in the Volume XXI, Fall, Issue 4(94), 2026.
Abernikhina, I., Mushnykova, S., Klochkov, O., Shalenyi, V., & Khalipova, N. (2026). Wartime Enterprise Resilience in Ukraine: Anti-Crisis Strategies under Military and Economic Risk. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Volume XXI, Fall, 4(94), 1337 – 1358. https://doi.org/10.57017/jaes.v21.4(94).12
CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement: Abernikhina, I.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft; Mushnykova, S.: Supervision, Project Administration, Validation; Klochkov, O.: Data Curation, Formal Analysis; Shalenyi, V.: Investigation, Visualization; Khalipova, N.: Review and Editing, Validation.
Acknowledgments/Funding: The authors would like to thank the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (AmCham Ukraine) for providing access to survey data. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. No funding was received for conducting this study.
Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Data Availability Statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from publicly accessible sources. IER and AmCham survey data are available from the respective organisations upon request. Corporate reports, case studies, and policy documents cited in this study are publicly available from the organisations' official websites as listed in the references.
Ethical Approval Statement: Ethical approval was waived for this study due to the use of anonymized secondary data from publicly available sources and the retrospective nature of the study. No primary data collection involving human participants was conducted.
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