Unstable External Environment as a Challenge for Business Management in Ukraine

This research analyzes the transformation of management systems within large-scale Ukrainian businesses facing extreme environmental instability due to military aggression. It focuses on the critical need for adaptive strategies for industrial giants dealing with physical asset destruction and the total blockade of traditional export routes. The main objective is to evaluate destructive factors and provide methodological recommendations for anti-crisis strategies that ensure resilience and modernization in the metallurgical sector during the war and post-war periods.

anti-crisis management, business resilience, metallurgical industry, war economy

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