Design thinking and artificial intelligence: A systematic literature review exploring synergies
September 2024
This article examines how design thinking and artificial intelligence (AI) work together and what it means for the design sector. The goal is to understand how AI technologies may advance the design...
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...
Artificial intelligence innovation in education: A twenty-year data-driven historical analysis
December 2020
Reflecting on twenty years of educational research, we retrieved over 400 research article on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) techniques in teaching and learning....
Environmental, social, and governance performance and corporate innovation novelty
June 2024
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, along with the novelty of innovation, are significant factors in promoting sustainable development for corporations. This study employs the Heckman...
Innovation capabilities and their dimensions: A systematic literature review
September 2024
Innovation capabilities (ICs) represent a crucial source of competitive advantage for firms. However, the literature on ICs is extensive, leading to a diverse understanding of their nature and measurement....
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...
Innovation: A state-of-the-art review and typology
December 2023
Innovation is often an object of study in economics and management. However, the social and behavioral aspects of innovation acceptance are as important as the economics of product development. A significant...
The impact of innovation on economic growth: A dynamic panel data analysis using system GMM approach
March 2026
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...
The nature and variety of innovation
June 2018
What is our current understanding of innovation and how many types of innovation do we know? Broadly, innovation landscapes are characterized by well-established categories, such as product, process,...
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...
The Metaverse: Innovations and generative AI
September 2024
Today, the Metaverse consists of various platforms, including digital twins of the physical world as well as virtual and blended digital-material environments that offer immersive experiences for individual...
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...
Influence of self-perceived creativity and social media use in predicting E-entrepreneurial intention
September 2022
Entrepreneurship has gained widespread attention in the 21st century. This study aims to examine the direct effect of self-perceived creativity on e-entrepreneurship intention and the moderating effect...
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...
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....
The future of competitive advantage in Oman: Integrating green product innovation, AI, and intellectual capital in business strategies
June 2024
This study delves into the dynamics of green product innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) adaption, and intellectual capital, investigating their impact on the competitiveness of firms in Oman....
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...
Perceived value of microfinance and SME performance: The role of exploratory innovation
June 2024
This study examines how perceived value of microfinance and exploratory innovation affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) performance in the context of a developing nation. Drawing on the strategic...
An exploratory examination of the barriers to innovation and change as perceived by senior management
June 2023
The banking industry has undergone significant shifts as innovations have enabled new banking services and created new customer requirements. While banks strive to incorporate innovation and change...
Fostering firm innovativeness: Understanding the sequential relationships between human resource practices, psychological empowerment, innovative work behavior, and firm innovative capability
March 2024
This study investigated the relationships between human resource (HR) practices, employee psychological empowerment, employee innovative work behavior, and firm innovation capability in the context...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Industrial upgrading based on global innovation chains: A case study of Huawei technologies Co., Ltd. Shenzhen
September 2018
Although China is a global trade power, it has low value-added trade, which lies at the bottom of the global value chain. Therefore, there is an urgent need to change the unfavorable position of the...