Value orientations of managers and innovation management at enterprises

Values and value orientations are key components of the individual’s development: they reflect the characteristics of his/her personality and determine personal behavior. At one time value orientations fell out of the focus of social sciences in Russia, but at present this topic has particular importance and relevance. The results of a study of value orientations in the innovation activity of the CEO’s of Russian enterprises (case studies of foundry and metallurgy enterprises) are presented. This analysis is a continuation of studies of innovative values of leaders in the knowledge economy conducted in 2011-2012. It is aimed at finding the innovative development problems of modern enterprises in the context of value orientations. What innovations are required by enterprises in the first place, what managers value in subordinates, whether corporate values correspond to the enterprise development strategy, what problems creative people face and what methods of recognition of talents are used, what forms of organization of innovative activity are prioritized and which are not, - these questions were answered in this study. The results are compared with the best practices and features of the leading companies in Japan and South Korea in order to develop recommendations and proposals.

management, innovations, values, strategy, enterprise, social partnership