On institutionalization of the role and place of big business in solving the problems of socio-economic development of the country

The article considers the role and place of large companies in ensuring the transition of the domestic economy to an innovative sociallyoriented trajectory of functioning and development. It is noted that the leading role of large companies (previously – plants, and now, as a rule, multi-branch holdings) is usually associated with the industrialization processes and the formation of the 2-nd technological mode. At the same time in Russia factors and circumstances of spatial development of the country play a significant role, having a significant impact on the formation of features of the transition to the 4th technological mode. Large companies are expected to play the role of “anchor” participants in the processes of formation and development of horizontal links and interactions of small and medium-sized companies. Implementation of the above-mentioned potentialities of large companies has its own peculiarities due to their specific spatial organization. Under the influence of priorities of market nature in the economy of the country, and especially in individual regions, there can be increased fragmentation of production and technological links and enhanced importance of the initial raw materials redistribution. Overcoming the development of the situation in this direction involves purposeful indicative planning. According to the author, it is based primarily on the priorities and goals of scientific and technological policy.