CLUSTER APPROACH TO THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF INNOVATIVE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The paper features one of the approaches to the management of human capital. This approach implies the «knowledge management», whose ultimate goal is the formation of innovative human capital and stimulating the development of innovation. The main task of human capital management is to preserve and develop human potential as a strategic resource of the region in order to increase its competitiveness and economic security. The authors propose to use innovative scientific, production and educational clusters as a tool of human capital management. The main objective of the innovative cluster is to accelerate the innovative development of economic systems based on the use of innovative capabilities of human capital, expressed in the continuous process of innovation renewal and the growth of the level of innovative activity of the regional economic system. The main characteristic trait of the innovative cluster is that it eliminates the gaps between the spheres of science, production and education. The proposed cluster approach can be defined as the most adequate and effective form of organization of the whole technological chain from the origin of the innovative idea up to its commercialization, production and market rollout.