Peculiarities of fast-growing firms and their role in development of national economy

In this article the authors consider peculiarities and strategies of fast-growing firms - «gazelles», as well as their contribution to the national economy. Successful dynamic firms are considered as the points of national economy's growth, being the main job-creators and sources of GDP growth and structural changes in the economy. The authors present the classification of fast-growing firms, reveal their main features and consider the mechanism of their growth. Peculiarities of western fast-growing firms' development and their contribution to the occidental economies are compared with the situation in Russia. The authors also argue for the necessity of the government's attention to the issue.

Fast-growing company, high-impact firm, gazelles, growth strategy, economic growth, employment, structural changes in the economy, cluster policy, innovation