CLUSTER APPROACH AS A TOOL FOR INCREASING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

UDC 330.34.014.2
DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2021.12.05.010

Authors

Alena A. Perzhu,
Ilya B. Sadykov,
Povolzhsky Institute of Management - branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Saratov, Russia

Abstract

The article considers the cluster approach as a tool for improving regional competitiveness. Clustering is a central element of increasing economic growth and competitiveness of the territory. The asso-ciation of economic entities in related fields has a positive impact on economic performance and innovation. The article characterizes the influence of the socio-economic environment of the region on the cluster by the following factors: technological, socio-cultural, economic, legislative and political factors. Factors determine the conditions under which the task environment affects the cluster. The influence of the cluster on the socio-economic development of the region is considered. Based on the adjacency criterion, the cluster elements were combined into six blocks, each of which reflects a certain channel and influence factor: information and innovation, technical and production, economic and managerial, resource, spatial and logistical, socio-cultural.

Keywords

cluster, cluster approach, clustering effect, regional economy, mechanism of mutual influ-ence, socio-economic environment, region, cluster policy.