Bachelor
2024/2025
Cluster Management
Type:
Compulsory course (International Bachelor's in Business and Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
Department of Public Administration
When:
3 year, 2, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Ekaterina Ivanova
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
68
Course Syllabus
Abstract
If you imagine enterprises and organizations in the form of stars in the sky, then the brightest among them, from which constellations were formed, are clusters. The word "cluster" has many meanings and is used as a term in various sciences, for example, in astronomy or mathematics. From an economic point of view, a cluster is a geographical concentration of firms, universities, and other organizations that interact with each other – cooperate and compete – in related industries. Hollywood is a classic example of a cluster of creative industries. According to the Harvard Business School and the European Cluster Observatory, the economies in which clusters are developing are more sustainable due to the high employment, productivity and innovation activity of their participants. The recognized effectiveness of the cluster approach makes it urgent to train specialists who are able to create conditions for the formation and productive operation of clusters. Since the 2000s, cluster manager has been a full-fledged profession in the world, requiring training and the formation of special knowledge, skills, and abilities. Today, more than 115 cluster organizations have been created in Russia, and over 1,000 in European countries. As part of the Cluster Management course, students will: • learn about the cluster approach to economic development and the latest scientific and practical trends in this area; • get acquainted with the professional standard and best practices of cluster management; • gain skills in designing a cluster organization, strategic development of a cluster initiative and development of a cluster project. Specialists familiar with the basics of cluster management will be in demand in cluster organizations and cluster development centers, as well as authorities and local governments involved in economic and innovation policy. Since 2015, the author and lecturer of the course has been conducting scientific and consulting work on cluster development issues in the team of the Russian Cluster Observatory Center at the Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge at the Higher School of Economics.