ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MECHANISM OF FORMATION OF THE MACHINE-BUILDING CLUSTER

The paper reveals the main problems which discourage the development of machine-building branch of Russia. It is proved that the formation of machine-building clusters can become one of the most prospective strategies of fundamental restructuring of this branch; and the main positive effects which can be received as a result of merger of machine-building enterprises in industrial clusters are presented. The authors revealed the external and the internal strategic factors of a machine-building cluster formation, and, on the basis of integration relation nature, defined three groups of industrial clusters: aggregate, special and mixed. The paper considered the process of formation of the oil and gas cluster of Voronezh region and suggested the organizational and economic mechanism of machine-building cluster formation which application will promote the formation of clusters in the sphere of mechanical engineering. The authors made the conclusion that in modern conditions the government support of cluster initiatives should become one of the priority areas of industrial policy and the effective instrument of innovative development as it can promote the implementation of necessary structural changes, the increase of competitive capacity of enterprises of various industry branches.