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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Exploration versus exploitation: The role of the business cycle
Available online 26 June 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....
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Unfolding the innovation of meaning: A modified design thinking approach
Available online 13 June 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...
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Collaborative work in the implementation of industry 4.0 technologies and its relationship with business sustainability in an emerging economy
Available online 6 June 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...
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What typology of risks and methods for risk management in innovation projects?: A systematic literature review
March 2025
Performing an appropriate risk management methodology is essential to support early decision-making in innovation development projects. In parallel, research and practice in innovation have evolved...
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Trust creation as a factor for the solidarity of government, business, and society in regional innovation development
March 2025
Increasing trust in public and state institutions has been a challenging problem worldwide. It is especially imperative for developing countries due to the unfolding economic crisis and the urgency...
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A marginal effect approach to analyzing the contingent effects of perceived political instability and informal competition on the relationship between foreign technologies and product innovation
March 2025
This paper empirically examines how foreign technologies impact firms' product innovation; specifically, we consider the moderating effects of perceived political instability and informal competition....
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Achieving social innovation in the digital age: A case study of microbusiness
March 2025
This study explores the feasibility of micro-enterprise cluster applications in online-to-offline service platforms to better understand the impact of social innovations and information and communications...
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Digitalization, innovation, sustainability and performance: A causal analysis applied to tourism MSMEs
March 2025
Given a situation of moderate instability in Colombia's tourism, a sector of high importance for the development of this country, it is relevant to analyze the factors that could be influencing the...
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Business model innovation as a mediator between construction 4.0 and firm performance: Evidence from Turkish construction companies
March 2025
The construction industry has a crucial place in any country's economy. However, compared to other sectors, construction companies have been relatively slow to adopt new technologies, while most companies...
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Digital transformation and innovation and business ecosystems: A bibliometric analysis for conceptual insights and collaborative practices for ecosystem innovation
December 2024
This research aims to provide an ecosystem-inspired approach to digital transformation (DT) for sustainable innovations by reviewing state-of-the-art research. Focusing on DT innovation pathways for...
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Unpacking the multilayered nature of entrepreneurial ecosystems: A conceptual complex adaptive system model
December 2024
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) is gaining increasing attention from academics, professionals, and policymakers because of its potential as a policy tool for promoting economic growth....
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The role of multidisciplinary collaborations in publishing innovation
December 2024
Product innovation is crucial for the future of the publishing industry, and the objective of this study was to understand the role of multi-disciplinarity in publishing innovation teams, typical patterns...
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Evolution of policy-driven ecosystem of original innovation talents
December 2024
In an era of unprecedented global challenges, the cultivation, attraction, and retention of original innovation talent have become critical determinants of national competitiveness and sustainable development....
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Green human resource to stimulate low carbon behaviour through the mediation role of innovation practices and organizational commitment
December 2024
Sustainability issues have long been a critical notion in business, while successful green human resource management (GHRM) has the potential to help organizations perform better in terms of environmental...
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Education program and experiential learning in Chinese entrepreneurship education: A year-long Social Cognitive Theory intervention's impact on self-efficacy and intention
December 2024
Entrepreneurship education helps young people create their first job, typically through either experiential learning or education programs. Our study evaluated the effect of integrating both methods...
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Allocentrism and numerator-based innovation: Panel data evidence
September 2024
We explore the existence of a relationship between firms' allocentric approach, measured by their collaboration activities for innovation, and the orientation of their innovation. In particular, we...
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Strategic management and business ecosystem scientific relations—key areas review
September 2024
This study explores the interaction between the business ecosystem and strategic management. This research is driven by the necessity of understanding how the principles of the business ecosystem influence...
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Reliability and validity of the public innovation Hexagon (PIH) as applied to the Spanish social services
September 2024
Social services are a protection system that seeks to assist people throughout their lives. Innovation is essential for enabling us to respond to the problems that society is currently facing and to...
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Eco-innovative development of industrial ecosystems based on the quintuple helix
September 2024
This article explores how eco-innovation practices are integrated into different industrial ecosystems in different national and regional contexts, and the role of the quintuple helix model in this...
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