THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTERS ON INCREASING ECONOMIC AGENTS SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

The influence of enterprises integration into international innovation clusters on the increasing of enterprises, countries and regions economic sustainability under the global instability are explored. Potential sources of instability and threats of the integration into international cluster structures are defined. Author outlines the main benefits of international innovation cluster for enhancement of economic agents sustainability, such as: possibility for joint exploitation of market opportunities and efforts consolidation for overcoming market threats, cluster self-sufficiency, effective cluster internal reorganization and adaptation in response to external changes. Three clusters (engineering for agriculture production cluster (Hersonska oblast and German enterprises), IT cluster (Lvivska oblast and Poland enterprises), cluster for R&D commercialization (Slobodzanschina euroregion)) are examined to uncover the role of international innovation cluster formation on enhancement of economic agents' economic sustainability.

Keywords

• cluster
• international innovation cluster
• economic sustainability
• globalization