Adoption of innovative management decisions in creating a smart cluster

Abstract

Introduction. When the enterprise can no longer function comfortably due to the scale – quality decreases, stakeholder dissatisfaction increases – there is a blocking point, after which smartization is impractical and can lead to chaos. In this case, it is necessary either 1) to open branches; or 2) to separate types of activities (not the main ones, or to divide the main ones into groups); or 3) initiate and lead the creation of smart clusters. We consider this option to be the most promising based on management analysis, and it is the one that managers should consider. The purpose of the paper is to develop an organizational mechanism for creating a smart cluster from the perspective of adopting innovative management decisions for scaling the smartization of business processes of an industrial enterprise. Results. In the paper, the author defined the main principles of management decisions on which a smart cluster ("smart specialization") should be built, identified the key characteristics of a smart cluster and also identified barriers that prevent both innovation processes in general and the promotion of smartization and the creation of smart cloisters. We see the smart cluster as a regional policy model that stimulates economic growth based on smartization through effective coordination of state resources to develop entrepreneurship and increase the competitiveness of industries and enterprises. The combination of new industrial and innovation policy tools, which is based on the principles of initiative, transparency and flexibility, contributes to developing promising types of activities. Conclusion. The strategy of "smart specialization" can effectively supplement these recommendations, and they, in turn, will strengthen the effects of "smart specialization" of the smart cluster. In Ukraine, all the necessary conditions for the successful implementation of smart clusters have not yet been met.