Scarcity, absorptive capacity, and social networking — Antecedents of self-constructed innovation in Vietnamese SMEs?
December 2025
Literature on innovation has identified specific innovation patterns under scarcity conditions. This research investigates organizational and business environment factors that could be predictors of...
CSR innovation and CSR altruism – A model of firm classification
December 2025
The relational construct between corporate social responsibility (CSR) altruism and CSR innovation has been under-studied in the literature. By examining firms’ innovation practices and CSR altruism...
Migration, innovation and social welfare evidence from OECD countries
December 2025
Migration is a global topic that has a profound impact on various countries and societies. Using the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model, this paper examines the impact of migration on innovation...
Identifying unobserved heterogeneity in agribusiness firms’ innovation dynamic capabilities
December 2025
Innovation dynamic capabilities (IDCs) are crucial for firms in competitive markets, yet their heterogeneous development and utilization remain underexplored. This study uses finite mixture partial...
Emerging countries could be different for MSMES: Digitalization and the mediation effects of innovation confronted to environmental practices
December 2025
Our study analyses the direct and indirect effects of digital strategic orientation on the performance of micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging countries. Based on a statistically...
Customer environmental pressure, environmental initiatives and innovation as pathways to overcoming operational obstacles: The critical role of gender diversity
December 2025
Environmental sustainability has become a critical focus for many companies globally. Customer expectations increasingly pressure Tunisian firms to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. This...
The impact of knowledge inflows and outflows on NPD project performance
December 2025
Recent research indicates that companies cannot rely exclusively on their own innovation power to achieve a competitive advantage, and open innovation (OI) represents the strategy for companies to share...
Governance for structural transformation in Africa: Information technology thresholds
December 2025
This study examines the relevance of information technology in the effect of governance dynamics on structural transformation in Africa. The study focuses on 41 countries in the continent using data...
Food security concerns moderate safety concerns in the risk perception of imported agricultural and aquatic products
December 2025
Global concerns about the safety risks associated with imported food consumption are increasing due to rapid changes in political, economic, and environmental conditions. These concerns, which are largely...
The impact of innovation on economic growth: A dynamic panel data analysis using system GMM approach
Available online 6 October 2025
The theoretical and empirical evidence that innovation activities positively affect the economic performance of countries is overwhelming. However, since innovation rates vary across countries, the...
Collaborative work in the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies and its relationship with business sustainability in an emerging economy
September 2025
This study analyses the association between business sustainability and implementing Industry 4.0 through collaborative work and open innovation with stakeholders in medium and large companies in an...
Unfolding the innovation of meaning: A modified design thinking approach
September 2025
This study advances the theoretical and practical understanding of meaning-driven innovation by proposing a modified design thinking (DT) framework grounded in hermeneutic principles. Unlike conventional...
Exploration versus exploitation: The role of the business cycle
September 2025
This paper studies how the interplay between the cycle and firm-specific characteristics (firm size and exporting activities) shapes firms’ choice between exploratory and exploitative innovation investments....
Energy sanctions in the global economy: Geopolitical disruptions, market fragmentation, innovation and green transition
September 2025
Economic sanctions have emerged as critical instruments of geopolitical strategy, with significant ramifications for global energy markets, innovation trajectories, and the transition to sustainable...
The interplay between innovation adoption and pricing competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa
September 2025
The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of adopting technological innovation, non-technological innovation, and their complementarity on price competitiveness. This work employs a recursive...
Fostering farmers’ innovativeness through training and extension approaches: A systematic literature review
September 2025
Despite the recognized importance of agricultural extension approaches and farmers' innovation in addressing challenges within the agrifood sector, the existing literature on how these extension approaches...
The mediating role of innovation capability and technological capability in the relationship between absorptive capacity and SMEs' business performance
Available online 30 September 2025
This study aims to fill the research gap by empirically examining the effects of absorptive capacity on business performance within the scope of small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), with a mediating...
Addressing the micro-level challenges of research, development and innovation: The case of Welsh creative MSMEs
Available online 25 September 2025
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for most Welsh creative industries (CIs), positioning them as the main contributors to the sector’s development. Despite the documented progress of...
Emotional intelligence as an antecedent to innovation championing behavior and the effects of cultural tightness-looseness
Available online 19 September 2025
We investigate the effect of emotional intelligence (EI) on innovation championing behavior (ICB). Prior studies have found that successful innovation outcomes are closely correlated with championing...
Unravelling the relationship between absorptive capacity, innovation, and financial performance: A longitudinal study
June 2025
This study explores the intricate relationships among absorptive capacity, innovation, and financial performance in nonfinancial firms. Using data from COMPUSTAT spanning 1966 to 2020, including 25,392...
Methodology, strategies, and factors for business innovation in large companies
June 2025
Despite its recognized importance, innovation strategy remains an underexplored field, often hindered by fragmented approaches and practical barriers. To address this critical gap, this study develops...
Technological opportunism on green innovation and the ambivalent effect of atmospheric quality perception
June 2025
Despite the growing body of literature on innovation studies, there remains a paucity of research examining the role of government support and air quality perception when investigating the drivers of...
Innovation systems: a bibliometric review of the contemporary research employing natural language processing
June 2025
Innovation systems research has seen rapid evolution, expanding in both depth and scope. The increasing frequency of contributions has added complexity, posing challenges for scholars and practitioners...
User-driven innovation in the telecom sector: The power of engaging customers in new service creation
June 2025
This research examines the impact of customer engagement on the speed of innovation in the Telecom sector in Jordan, focusing on the mediating roles of employee creativity and innovation capability....
Framing startups survival research at the crossroad of entrepreneurship, strategy and business model: a literature review and a research agenda
June 2025
Startup survival depends on entrepreneurs' ability to create value by identifying and exploiting new opportunities while developing a viable business model. This article contributes to a body of fragmented...