FEATURES AND PROBLEMS OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AT THE MESO- AND MICRO LEVELS

Efficient innovation management is an important task to improve the management system at all its levels. The main applied research problem of the article lies in the insufficient efficiency of innovation management at enterprises and in Russian regions. It is reflected in the retardation in the dynamics of innovation-driven development from the targets set by Russian Government. The article aims updating the features and problems of innovation management at the meso- and micro levels. The methodological basis of the research is the organization theory, the territory sustainable development theory, the modern efficiency theory, the innovative development concept. The article analyzes the features of the assets in innovative enterprise as a management object, identifies the problems of innovation management and identifies areas for improving the innovation management system at enterprises. The author mainly touches on the problems in Russian manufacturing sector; however, most of them are the same for other business areas, as well as for other developing countries. Further improvement of the innovative enterprise management system is seen in the diversification of funding sources, the intensification of indirect measures to support innovative growth, including tax instruments, innovation funds, infrastructure, etc.