Technological innovation research in the last six decades: a bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Akbari ◽  
Maryam Khodayari ◽  
Armin Khaleghi ◽  
Mozhgan Danesh ◽  
Hamid Padash
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Environmental Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Evolutionary Trajectories ◽  
Research Stream

PurposeThis study aims to explore the evolutionary trajectories of technological innovation using 1,361 documents to determine the most cited documents, influential authors, prominent journals and leading countries in the field of technological innovation research.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the intellectual structure of technological innovation literature was studied using bibliometric co-occurrence and co-citation analyses. The authors focused on the 1,361 documents in this research stream published between 1961 and 2019.FindingsThe findings show that researchers do not appropriately draw on theoretical perspectives external to the field to study different dimensions of technological innovation. This study reveals six distinct areas within the literature: sources of innovation, environmental innovation and technological innovation, investment, economic growth of countries, technological innovation systems for sustainable development, innovation system, research and development and competitiveness.Originality/valueThis study investigates the foundations of the conception, themes and research communities within the technological innovation domain. This paper found strong evidence that technological innovation is one of the keys to the research area in innovation studies.

Unveiling contemporary dimensions in the internationalisation of family firms through bibliometric analysis and thematic analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonal Thukral ◽  
Apoorva Jain
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Stream

Purpose For sustaining a competitive advantage in the integrated world economy, it has become imperative for family firms to internationalise their operations in overseas markets. However, despite the growing set of literature, results are still inconclusive with respect to family firms’ internationalisation. Thus, this study aims to address this gap by systematically reviewing 142 articles (1991–2019) to help researchers in identifying and unfolding the unexplored themes in the underlying area. Design/methodology/approach For systematically reviewing articles, the study uses a three-step methodology following PRISMA guidelines, bibliometric analysis and thematic analysis. Descriptive statistics of 142 research articles are obtained through bibliometric analysis while thematic analysis is carried out to create themes or clusters of various factors relating to family firms’ internationalisation. Findings The current review uncovers the evolving trends in the research streams, most productive authors, top journals and articles, co-citation analysis, as well as the major themes surrounding the family firms’ internationalisation literature. Results from bibliometric analysis indicate that family firms’ internationalisation is an upcoming research area. Also, the review indicates an opportunity for scholars from developing nations to make significant contributions in the underlying research stream. Research limitations/implications Results from bibliometric and thematic analysis will help academicians and researchers in accumulating a holistic understanding relating to family firms’ internationalisation and understanding the upcoming trends in family firms’ research, thereby guiding the future research scope. Also, it will assist the family firms’ leaders and managers in understanding the important dynamics in overseas markets and various factors to be considered while planning their internationalisation. Originality/value Undertaking a systematic literature review presents readers with a state-of-the-art understanding of the underlying research topic. To the best of the knowledge, to date, the study is the first to conduct the review of literature through bibliometric analysis with the help of R Studio software in the field of family firms’ internationalisation. Also, the study is the first to review more than 100 research articles in the underlying area. Finally, the study proposes a comprehensive framework integrating the major themes and facets relating to family firms’ internationalisation.

A technological innovation system approach to analysis knowledge spillover, the case of rotary-wing technology in Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-561
Author(s):  
Tahereh Miremadi ◽  
Mahdi Baharloo
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Evolutionary Economics ◽  
National Level ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Knowledge Spillover ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Functional Dynamics ◽  
Limited Power

Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the debate of knowledge spillover by presenting a new application for the approach of the technological innovation system (TIS). Design/methodology/approach Based on the evolutionary economics of the TIS approach, a new framework for knowledge spillover is built and applied to a case. To collect data in studying the case, a mix of quantitative–qualitative methods are used. Findings TIS approach can help build a framework to analyze knowledge spillover from defense to the civil sector. This framework shows the direct relationship between the functional dynamics of the system and the spillover mechanism.. Research limitations/implications Sharing the same weakness as TIS, the suggested framework does not pay attention to the contextual factors. Practical implications This framework is an analytical tool. It could be used for educational and research purposes, but it has limited power to devise policy guidelines. Social implications This framework is an analytical tool. It could be used for educational and research purposes. But it has limited power to devise policy guidelines. Originality/value The paper deviates from the conventional literature of knowledge spillover which uses national level of system analysis. Based on TIS, it adds a new perspective to the literature which had suffered from a limited value of generalizability.

scholarly journals Fifteen years of customer engagement research: a bibliometric and network analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda D. Hollebeek ◽  
Tripti Ghosh Sharma ◽  
Ritesh Pandey ◽  
Priyavrat Sanyal ◽  
Moira K. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

Purpose In recent years, customer engagement (CE) with brands, which has been shown to yield enhanced firm sales, competitive advantage and stock returns, has risen to occupy a prominent position in brand management research and practice. Correspondingly, scholars have explored CE’s conceptualization, operationalization and its nomological networks as informed by different theoretical perspectives. However, in spite of important advances, the knowledge structure of the overall corpus of CE research remains tenuous. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the intellectual structure of CE research. Design/methodology/approach Based on this gap, this study deploys bibliometric and network analysis to map CE’s literature-based landscape. Using bibliometric analysis, important CE-publishing journals, authors and influential CE articles (2005–2020) are uncovered. Using network analysis, prominent CE themes are also unearthed. Findings The results document key CE-publishing journals and authors and their respective contributions to the literature. Five CE themes are also identified, including CE measurement/methods, online CE, CE’s value co-creating capacity, CE conceptualization and customer/consumer brand engagement. Further, an agenda for future CE research is provided based on the presented network analysis results. Practical implications The reported findings generate important implications for brand managers. For example, the identified critical role of online (vs offline) CE offers a range of strategic opportunities, as outlined. Originality/value This paper offers a pioneering bibliometric and network analysis of the CE literature, thus mapping the field. From the identified CE themes, important avenues for further CE research are also identified.

Interorganizational network and innovation: a bibliometric study and proposed research agenda

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 354-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Battista Dagnino ◽  
Gabriella Levanti ◽  
Anna Minà ◽  
Pasquale Massimo Picone
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Innovation Networks ◽  
Interorganizational Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Processes ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Research Stream

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the latent structure of the literature on interorganizational network and innovation as well as to map the main themes and empirical advances in this research stream. Design/methodology/approach – Using bibliometric coupling, the authors analyze the citation patterns in 67 management studies regarding innovation networks, published in ISI-journals from January 1996 to October 2012. Findings – The authors identify the conceptual orientations that studies share. Bibliometric analysis allows us to draw an overview of how this field of research has developed, recognizing in essence six main clustered research themes: networks as a framework that sustains firm innovativeness in specific contexts; network dimensions and knowledge processes; networks as a means to access and share resources/knowledge; the interplay between firm and network characteristics and its effects on innovative processes; empirical research on networks in highly dynamic industries; and the influence of industry knowledge domain’s peculiarities on network dimensions and characteristics. Research limitations/implications – By providing a comprehensive survey of current trends in the literature on interorganizational network and innovation, the authors eventually identify the major gaps in our knowledge and help refocusing the current research agenda in this increasingly relevant research stream. Practical implications – The systematic introduction to the field of innovation networks is of notable interest to scholars and practitioners, who have (or desire to have) some awareness in the topic. Here, practitioners may find their compass to acquire some knowledge on innovation networks and orient their choices. Originality/value – First, the spatially organized picture of the intellectual structure of the literature the authors offer is the initial thought-out comprehensive introduction to the field of on interorganizational network and innovation. Second, by developing a thorough bibliometric analysis of the extant bulk of the innovation networks literature, the authors develop specific methodological contribution. Third, we are able to map the intellectual structure in a two-dimensional space to visualize spatial distances between intellectual themes.

Service innovation in networks: a systematic review and implications for business-to-business service innovation research

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mekhail Mustak
Keyword(s):  
Service Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Service ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Business To Business

Purpose – Service innovation in networks (SIIN) is of utmost importance particularly to business-to-business firms for their profitability, growth and long-term competitive advantage. This paper aims to investigate several critical aspects of extant SIIN research: its current state, theoretical standpoints, determinants, and outcomes. Based on the findings, implications for business-to-business service innovation research are drawn. Design/methodology/approach – This is a systematic literature review. Extant publications were located from large electronic databases, analyzed, and the findings have been compiled to answer the predefined questions. Findings – The paper illustrates the overall state of extant SIIN research and presents its major topics. It reveals the six key theoretical perspectives that have been applied in SIIN studies. Determinants that affect SIIN, as well as its potential positive and negative outcomes, are shown. In addition, gaps in the existing knowledge-base have been identified and have led to the laying out of paths for future research. Research limitations/implications – The review does not cover publications that were unavailable in the electronic databases employed, or were not written in English. However, the succinct presentation of accessible knowledge provides multidimensional theoretical understandings as well as empirical insights into SIIN research. Practical implications – Managers may benefit from this study by understanding the determinants that they may influence, and the potential changes that may accompany the positive and negative outcomes of SIIN. Originality/value – The analytical review provides a concise synopsis of existing knowledge on service innovation in networks, and discusses its implications for business-to-business research and firms, which will be of interest to both academics and practitioners.

Investigating current paradigms in supply chain risk management – a bibliometric study

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Kilubi
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
Supply Chain Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain Risk ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the intellectual structure and research fronts of discipline of supply chain risk management (SCRM), in order to identify the knowledge groups in the research area to date, as well as to reveal any relationships between these subfields and the central influential trends. Design/methodology/approach – By means of a bibliometric study, the 32 most co-cited articles on SCRM published in 16 top business-related academic journals are analysed using multivariate statistical techniques, i.e. multi-dimensional scaling, cluster analysis and correspondence factor analysis. Findings – The results demonstrate a clearly identifiable structure as a result of the performed co-citation analysis. The conducted cluster analysis and factor bring forward that the research field is arranged in five different areas of interest: explaining supply chain (SC) risk phenomena, concepts, frameworks and insights of SCRM; modelling risks for SCs; inventory risks affecting supply efficiency; SC and product design methods; and SC risk mitigating strategies. Originality/value – Overall, the intellectual structure of SCRM is first examined through a bibliometric approach using quantitative techniques – for improved understanding of its origins, and to identify the state of the science – and to offer suggestions for future studies that could cover current gaps. This study represents the potential to advance the SCRM literature landscape.

Building intellectual structure of knowledge sharing

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Goswami ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Structure Of Knowledge ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to build the intellectual structure of knowledge sharing (KS) research by objectively and systematically capturing and sketching the content of research papers published in the KS research area. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a systematic literature review for data collection, and content analysis and bibliometric techniques of citation and co-citation analysis for data analyses and interpretation. Findings Based on the study, the intellectual structure of KS research consisting of five themes has emerged. The five themes identified are: models, frameworks and understanding for KS, the behaviour-oriented perspective of KS, technology-oriented perspective of KS, KS barriers and KS and firm’s performance. Research limitations/implications This study has used published literature extracted from selected journals using the web of science database. More journals and databases may be included in future studies. Practical implications This study will give future researchers a comprehensive understanding of KS discipline and serve as a quick reference and resource for those interested in KS research. It identifies major areas of KS for the practitioners to enable them to focus and apply various organizational interventions to derive a competitive advantage. The identified themes in the intellectual structure of KS will also provide a holistic view and give multiple perspectives to practitioners so that they can better manage KS in their organizations. Originality/value This is among early studies aiming to extract the intellectual structure of KS in the broad area of knowledge management research.

scholarly journals Expatriate management in hostile environments from a multi-stakeholder perspective – a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pia Charlotte Faeth ◽  
Markus G. Kittler
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Stakeholder Perspective ◽  
Expatriate Management ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Hostile Environments

PurposeThe successful management of business expatriates and their families in hostile environments (HE) is a current concern for academics and human resources (HR) practitioners alike. Terrorism and other forms of violent crime have become salient topics on the public agenda, and international organizations are increasingly affected. Hence, scholarly interest in the HR implications for organizations sending staff to HEs has recently grown, and a nascent research area has emerged. This paper is the first systematic review synthesizing emerging literature in the field of expatriate management in HEs and its theoretical foundations, applying a multi-stakeholder perspective.Design/methodology/approachFollowing accepted review procedures, systematic searches were conducted across three major databases. Manual search in target journals provided additional scrutiny.FindingsAfter analysing 28 articles, four main stakeholders were identified as follows: environments, expatriates, assigning organizations and the expatriates' social networks. Findings reveal the ways of how all stakeholders can affect expatiation success or be affected so that the success of the assignment is jeopardised.Originality/valueOur paper illustrates how these diverse articles can be linked within a comprehensive multi-stakeholder framework and provides avenues for future research. We also shift attention to neglected theoretical perspectives that might further improve the understanding of expatriates in HEs while offering actionable guidance for managerial and organizational practices.

scholarly journals The construction of science and technology innovation policy design framework—take Shandong Province as an example

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48
Author(s):  
Yongfei Jia ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Chong Yin ◽  
Qing Zhu
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Innovation Policies

PurposeUnder the background of economic and technological globalization, all countries will pay attention to science and technology innovation policies. At this time, the era of innovation policy plays an important role. In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, earnestly innovate development concepts and strengthen the key supporting role of scientific and technological innovation for social development.Design/methodology/approachThe research will make an in-depth study on the policy of scientific and technological innovation, take the change trend of the number of laws and regulations and the analysis of the basic content as the entry point, and classify it from five different aspects, such as the policy of scientific and technological system and mechanism, the policy of financial guidance, the policy of technological innovation of enterprises, the policy of scientific and technological talents, and the policy of intellectual property.FindingsThrough the comparison of the development history of science and technology policies at home and abroad, the development history of science and technology innovation policies under the special national conditions of China is obtained. Combining with the relevant basic theories of science and technology innovation system, designing from the publishing department, main content, and implementation subject, constructing a synergistic science and technology innovation system of “government, industry, university and research,” and forming an “integration of supply and demand” technology innovation framework will guide the development of China's science and technology innovation in the future.Originality/valueThe authors construct the policy framework of science and technology collaborative innovation based on the concept of science and technology innovation policies. The framework has realistic significance for its future development.

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