The impact of labor market institutions and corporate governance on the development of Russian innovation culture

Abstract

Aim. The presented study aims to investigate the system of factors affecting the development of innovation culture in Russian companies.Tasks. Based on qualitative research, the author comparatively analyzes the main structural components of innovation culture in typologically different Russian companies; determines internal and external conditions for the development of innovation culture; substantiates the leading role of the government in regulating formal labor market institutions that form the patterns of innovation culture in society and facilitate the innovative development of Russian companies.Methods. This study uses the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalization, and general logical research methods.Results. Innovation in Russian companies involves not only new technologies and materials, the production of new products (services) and their introduction to the market, but also the creation of a cultural environment favorable for innovation. The key role in this process is played not only by internal corporate factors, but also by external ones. A company's internal innovation development system includes the strategic commitment of top management to innovation, creativity as the highest value of corporate culture, and implemented management practices aimed at increasing employee receptivity to innovation. System-wide factors of innovation culture are predetermined by the national education system and labor market institutions.Conclusions. The government plays a leading role in the formation of an innovation culture in society. Creative activity in the Russian Federation has only recently found financial and organizational support at the government level. Therefore, it is important not to lose this value orientation and continue the modernization of social processes aimed at the innovative development of the economy. The focus on the formation of innovative culture should be reflected in the activity of labor market institutions (the Ministry of Labor, employment services, migration service, etc., and in the mechanisms of labor market regulation (state employment policy, trade unions, social partnership, and collective agreements).