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V. Sanduhei*, orcid.org/0000-0002-9979-5119, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I.Bila, orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-619X, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

O.Shevchenko, orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-1840, National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ie.Manzhula, orcid.org/0009-0004-5126-330X, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

V.Iliukhina, orcid.org/0009-0005-8788-7875, Dragomanov Ukrainian State University, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu. 2025, (1): 157 - 163

https://doi.org/10.33271/nvngu/2025-1/157

Abstract:

Purpose. To substantiate the directions and possibility of using human capital (HC) as a driver of the country’s competitive advantage (CA) in the post-war period. To establish to what extent the quality of HC meets the goal of gaining CA, to identify factors of positive and negative impact of war and crisis on human capital as well as to identify of trends in the quality of human capital under the influence of these factors.

Methodology. The method of logical generalization was used to establish the significance of its movement for the value of HC, its interaction with social and economic processes which confirms the validity of considering human capital as a driver of competitive advantage. The method of mathematical induction was used to establish how much the HC quality in Ukraine corresponds to the possibility of acquiring CA. The method of critical analysis is to identify the impact of war and crisis on HC and to establish trends in the quality of human capital. The method of comparative analysis was to establish the proportionality of competitive positions of Ukraine and its neighboring countries.

Findings. It is indicated that the value of human capital is determined by its interaction with social and economic processes, which confirms the legitimacy of considering human capital as a driver of competitive advantage. Factors of positive and negative impact of the war on the quality of HC, trends of changes and the fact that dynamic changes in the balance of these factors cause uncertainty of prospects are identified. It is indicated that war, due to its multifaceted impact, also contributes to the improvement of the quality of a specific LC. It is noted that the tendency of rapid growth of the Employee Search Difficulty Index indicates the need to change HR policies at all levels.

Originality. For the first time, a change in the nature of the trend of the dependence of gross national income per capita on the human development index (HDI) has been established. It has been indicated that the HDI of Ukraine corresponds to the prospect of multiplicative acquisition of CA. It is also emphasized that war increases the level of specific HC in modern directions of technological development has been further developed.

Practical value. The identified areas and the possibility of using human capital as a driver of technological innovation will allow the country to realize its competitive advantages in the post-war period.

Keywords: human capital, economy driver, labor demand, employment, competitive advantages, post-war period

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