European Journal of Innovation Management: Volume 26 Issue 5

Factors that influence service innovation: a systematic approach and a categorization proposal

Marcus Rodrigues Peixoto, Fabio de Oliveira Paula, Jorge Ferreira da Silva

Service innovation (SI) is crucial for social and economic development. However, most of the studies about innovation relate to product/manufacturing. Aimed at enhancing the…

Does broader mean more general? Decomposing the effect of knowledge breadth on R&D and spillover of generic technology

Jie Cen, Mian Wang, Yan Yang, Jing Li, Rongjian Yu

In the context of collaborative research and development (R&D), multi-actor participation and multi-resource integration of technological knowledge has become the mainstream…

How do Chinese SMEs enhance technological innovation capability? From the perspective of innovation ecosystem

Yue Song

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence mechanisms of multi-level ecological participants on technological innovation capabilities within the focal small and…

The evolution of the disruptive ecosystem: a framework integrating disruption, ecosystems, and business models

Joao Paulo Nascimento Silva, André Grützmann

This article aims to understand the dynamics between disruptive innovations and innovation ecosystems, using disruption business models as a catalyst.

Mediating effects of employees' eudaimonic and hedonic well-being between distributed leadership and ambidextrous innovation: does employees' age matter?

Sarra Berraies

Drawing upon the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this research examines the contribution of distributed leadership (DL) to ambidextrous innovation and the mediating roles of…

Social capital as the main driver of organizationally valuable innovation

John P. Meyer

Through a juxtaposition of social capital with two other forms of intellectual capital – human capital and organizational capital – the author proposes and tests a framework that…

Barriers to external knowledge search for innovation: empirical evidence from the Korean manufacturing industry

Hee Jin Mun

This study focuses on resolving empirical inconsistencies in the relationship between external search breadth and innovation performance. Based on research on the knowledge-based…

Soft quality management practices and product innovation ambidexterity: the mediating role of market orientation ambidexterity

Younès El Manzani, Mostapha El Idrissi, Zakaria Lissaneddine

This study empirically analyzes the direct impacts of soft quality management practices (SQMP) and market orientation ambidexterity (MOA) on product innovation ambidexterity…

Investigating the role of Fintech in the banking industry: what do we know?

Gianluca Elia, Valeria Stefanelli, Greta Benedetta Ferilli

In recent years, the penetration of digital technologies in the financial industry determined the arising of Fintech, which generated a dynamic and rapid change that business…

How to benefit from digital platform capabilities? Examining the role of knowledge bases and organisational routines updating

Longjun Liu, Qing Fan, Ruhong Liu, Guiqing Zhang, Wenhai Wan, Jing Long

This study aims to explore whether digital platform capabilities (integration and reconstruction) affect technological innovation through knowledge bases in the dimensions of…

Influence of dynamic capabilities on novelty-centered business model design: a moderated mediating effect analysis

Changwei Pang, Qiong Wang, Songqiang Wu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the underlying mediating mechanism and contextual conditions in the relationship between dynamic capabilities and novelty-centered business…

Impact of ambidextrous human resource practices on employee innovation performance: the roles of inclusive leadership and psychological safety

Fuqiang Zhao, Wei Hu, Fawad Ahmed, Haoyu Huang

Human resource practices are transforming at a varying pace for different businesses to meet the increasingly intensified external challenges. The pursuit of innovation while…