Interconnection of the innovation, competence and achievement motive in the activity of manager
The article reveals the peculiarities of the mutual influence of innovation as innovation activity, the motivation for achieving success in management activity and the level of manager's competence. A relatively easily measured feature of innovation activity is substantiated, which is multivariance or variation of ways out of difficulties in management activities. A technique for identifying innovative activity was developed. It is based on the presentation of management tasks. By means of the sample, consisting of middle managers of state and commercial organizations (n=120), the author of this article shows that the level of innovation activity is the highest with a strong motive of achievement combined with competence which is insufficient to solve subjectively new tasks or to overcome subjectively new problems in the management activities. Representations about innovations in the activities of the manager are contradictory and undefined at the same time. Public opinion dictates to the leader the necessity to be an innovator. The practice of management activity shows that innovations include a vital risk, which is sometimes not justified, moreover, innovations do not guarantee the further success and productivity of the update organization.