Open Innovations in Modern Radical Innovation Activity

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AbstractThe article is devoted to the study of the features of the modern innovation process and the identification of key factors that ensure successful breakthrough innovation activity. The main focus of the research is aimed at identifying the role of open innovations in the activities of large and small organizations, as well as analyzing modern types of organizational structures for generating various types of innovations. The purpose of the article is to identify the optimal parameters of the activities of organizations that correspond to the features of the modern radical innovation process. As a result of the conducted research, the authors determined that the main share of breakthrough innovations falls on small and medium-sized enterprises, and also identified the main reasons for this pattern. The role of the concept of open innovation in innovation activity at the level of startups and mature enterprises is investigated. It is concluded that it is necessary to use it in the implementation of breakthrough projects. For supporting activities, the implementation of the provisions of this concept is not so important. A new type of matrix organizational structure, optimal for radical innovation activity, is presented. It is based on the synthesis of the provisions of open innovations and well-known types of organizational structures, including network and matrix structures.KeywordsRadical innovationIncremental innovationNetwork structureOpen innovationMatrix organizational structureJEL ClassificationO31O32