The paper explores correlation between the structure of a mesa-economic system and institutional features. Having analyzed the spatial context of small business and having compared the innovation company clusters of different managerial types, we can state that institutional environment and a...

The study analyses the empirical data to show a structure of the Russian research and innovation space. We prove a multi-dimensional character of the innovation development, and we test a hypothesis on interdependence of the institutional arrangements and structure of the research and innovation...

The paper presents the quantitative prospects of the coal industry and its sub-industry - coke extraction - taking into account the capacity of the coke coal market, trends in steel and iron industry and sale opportunities of the Russian coal. Notwithstanding Russia's large reserves of coke...

The paper has proved that the energy deficit is presently observed and it could not be eliminated only through renewing or modernizing blocks of power stations. The new ecologically clean energy technologies based on coal combustion are required to be widely promoted. Today there are a number of...

The paper considers typological specifics of the knowledge-intensive production cluster in Naukograd «Biysk». We analyze operating results of the cluster and its sub-clusters. Comparative characteristics of leading and less successful companies are presented as well as the priority ways for...

The paper analyses the innovation aspects of how a bio-pharmacological cluster operate, including that concerning the connectedness of such cluster. We state that contacts with contractors within a cluster are of critical importance for any cluster's company as any contractor could be regarded...

The issues of measurement of the efficiency of cluster’s activity as a regional form of industrial organization are discussed; external and internal factors are examined, indicators of efficiency are introduced, linkages both between particular factors and the direction and size of links of the...

The paper identifies major types of meso-economic systems. Due to the multi-dimensional approaches to the cluster classification, we can find out basic peculiarities of knowledge and technologies applied and industrial and management structures in the different types of clusters; can understand...

The paper discusses the issues concerning regional innovation systems (RIS), their structures, competitiveness factors and levels of their development. The paper describes and compares the characteristics of different RIS in Russian regions. The paper also assesses the innovation system in the...