HR Risks in HR Management at Russian Innovative Organizations

The most important condition for achieving the goals and objectives of Russia's technological development is the innovative activity of organizations that create and implement new products and technologies in everyday use. Human resources play a key role in ensuring the success of their work. Currently, most Russian innovative organizations employ a strategic approach to HR management, which means intensifying efforts to address HR risks – external and internal threats that hinder the achievement of HR objectives. Clarifying the personnel risks affecting Russian innovative organizations was one of the objectives of a focused expert interview conducted from September 2024 to September 2025 with the participation of 50 experts. As interview results revealed, the main HR risks for Russian innovative organizations include a shortage of highly qualified specialists, uncontrolled salary increases, digitalization of work processes, knowledge obsolescence and a mismatch between the skills of job seekers and existing staff and employer requirements, increased environmental uncertainty, the infantilization of staff, and, as a result, a shift in paradigms and approaches to managing employees engaged in innovation. HR risk management should be carried out at both the corporate and government levels, which will significantly reduce their impact on innovative organizations. Managing the risk of a shortage of highly qualified specialists requires the greatest joint efforts of Russian innovative organizations and the state.