The challenge of measuring innovation types: A systematic literature review

Measuring innovation has long posed a significant challenge and has been the subject of extensive scientific research. Various definitions and measures of innovation exist, and each measurement approach faces limitations. This research aims to conduct a systematic literature review to expose the ten...

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Main Authors: Alina Stundziene, Vaida Pilinkiene, Mantas Vilkas, Andrius Grybauskas, Mantas Lukauskas
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of Innovation & Knowledge
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444569X24001598
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description Measuring innovation has long posed a significant challenge and has been the subject of extensive scientific research. Various definitions and measures of innovation exist, and each measurement approach faces limitations. This research aims to conduct a systematic literature review to expose the tendencies in measuring various types of innovation, thereby revealing different approaches, challenges, and limitations. This paper systemises and groups indicators, highlighting similarities and differences in measuring various innovation types. The systematic literature review includes 172 papers from the WoS Core Collection and Scopus databases, presenting innovation indicators across nine types of innovation: product, process, service, technological, management (or organizational, administrative), business model, supply chain, green (or environmental, eco), and open innovation. The analysis reveals that researchers often employ a broad range of indicators, many of which are not even closely aligned with specific innovation types. Accordingly, this paper offers recommendations for selecting indicators tailored to innovation type.
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spelling doaj-art-c76b2ec50b0d4d9abb8940d1ac699c252025-08-20T02:21:07ZengElsevierJournal of Innovation & Knowledge2444-569X2024-10-019410062010.1016/j.jik.2024.100620The challenge of measuring innovation types: A systematic literature reviewAlina Stundziene0Vaida Pilinkiene1Mantas Vilkas2Andrius Grybauskas3Mantas Lukauskas4Kaunas University of Technology, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas, Lithuania; Corresponding author.Kaunas University of Technology, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas, LithuaniaKaunas University of Technology, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas, LithuaniaKaunas University of Technology, School of Economics and Business, Kaunas, LithuaniaKaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Applied Mathematics, Kaunas, LithuaniaMeasuring innovation has long posed a significant challenge and has been the subject of extensive scientific research. Various definitions and measures of innovation exist, and each measurement approach faces limitations. This research aims to conduct a systematic literature review to expose the tendencies in measuring various types of innovation, thereby revealing different approaches, challenges, and limitations. This paper systemises and groups indicators, highlighting similarities and differences in measuring various innovation types. The systematic literature review includes 172 papers from the WoS Core Collection and Scopus databases, presenting innovation indicators across nine types of innovation: product, process, service, technological, management (or organizational, administrative), business model, supply chain, green (or environmental, eco), and open innovation. The analysis reveals that researchers often employ a broad range of indicators, many of which are not even closely aligned with specific innovation types. Accordingly, this paper offers recommendations for selecting indicators tailored to innovation type.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444569X24001598O30O31M21
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