The Concept of Total Innovation Management as a Mechanism to Enhance the Competitiveness of the National Innovation System

With the increasing percentage of innovative economy in the global world, the question of competitiveness is becoming more and more relevant. A rise in competitiveness means economic changes as a result of new technologies and new methods of production being introduced, as well as new skills being developed. Innovation is fundamental to this process. The structure of success factors is changing, shifting more and more from the material prerequisites towards the importance of human capital. The knowledge gained in new technologies and processes has led to a growth of competitiveness. The development of a knowledge-based society requires an adequate level of investments in research, development, education, and the creation of favorable conditions for innovation. Thus, the high importance of innovations in ensuring the competitiveness of any economic agent, as well as the multifaceted side of innovations and the high risks relating to them, necessitate the development of special mechanisms for managing the innovations. Innovation management is a complicated task for leadership and is aimed at a system process of change in all strategic and operational approaches. This field of knowledge and practice has gained the name "innovation management" and has gone through several stages in its development. In this research we analyze the innovation management systems in the context of market globalization, digital revolution, and dynamic development of technology, products, and services. The paper discusses the concept of total innovation management as a tool to enhance the competitiveness of the national innovation system. A study of the national innovation system of Russia is also presented in this paper, taking into account its position in the world from an innovation standpoint.