Forms and methods of business entities interaction (economic agents)

The forms and methods of business entities interaction are considered in the article. The author analyzes the relationship of paired definitions using in russian scientific and specialized literature: “business entity”, “business activity” and “economic agent”, “economic activity”. The following forms of interaction between business entities (economic agents) are distinguished: cooperation, coordination and collaboration. The following definitions are proposed in the article: “the form of interaction between business entities (economic agents)”, “the way (method) of interaction”. Business entities can choose different ways (methods) of interaction organizing with each other, for example: joint venture, public-private partnership, cluster, etc. At the same time, business entities can combine ways (methods) of interaction organizing, for example: in the beginning to set up a joint venture and then the joint venture becomes to be a participant of cluster. The following key features of business entity interaction are discussed in the article: interaction on the basis of a “contract” or “pooling of capital”; the need to create a new legal entity; the need of business entity restructuring (future interaction participant). The knowledge of distinctive features of the ways of business entities interaction organizing makes it possible to conclude decisions reasonably under planning and implementing measures to organize the interaction of business entities takes place.