Developing a proactive mechanism for managing the intellectual capital of an organization

The purpose of the study is to develop a proactive mechanism for managing the intellectual capital of Russian organizations and to characterize its elements to ensure effective solutions to the challenges of modifying the existing human resource management system to meet the needs of modern business and the challenges of the “new” economy. Modern achievements in the intellectual capital management in socio-economic systems have been analyzed. The paper used methods of system and structural analysis, synthesis, comparison, modeling, and description. A proactive intellectual capital management mechanism has been created to facilitate the timely identification of inefficiently implemented positions in intellectual asset management and the prompt adoption of relevant personnel decisions that support the processes of mission implementation and strategy achievement. The formed mechanism covers the entire range of issues related to human resources and considers the key specific characteristics of the functioning of a particular organization. Its practical use will not only improve HR processes, but will also become a pillar for all ongoing processes modernization, thereby ensuring synergetic effects manifestation, technological renewal acceleration, and a company’s innovative growth. The study is a valuable tool that sets the vector for developing management activities in Russian organizations and contributes to forming supra-professional thinking of managers and new approaches to doing business.