Pub Date : 2025-09-07DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.003
Simplice A. Asongu , Jean R.F.K. Bouanza , Ekene ThankGod Emeka
This study examines the relevance of information technology in the effect of governance dynamics on structural transformation in Africa. The study focuses on 41 countries in the continent using data for the period 2004 to 2021, and the adopted empirical strategy is the interactive generalized method of moments (GMM). The methodology is tailored to assess how four information and communication technology (ICT) dynamics (i.e., fixed telephone penetration, mobile phone penetration, internet penetration, and fixed broadband subscriptions) moderate ten bundled and unbundled governance dynamics to boost structural transformation. The findings are contingent on ICT and governance dynamics. The study highlights the negative net effects of governance dynamics on structural transformation, as well as the corresponding ICT thresholds that are essential to completely dampen the underlying negative net effects of governance dynamics on structural transformation. The provided ICT policy thresholds are within the statistical range and are thus worthwhile for policy-makers. Policy implications are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.002
Rodrigo Valio Dominguez Gonzalez
Recent research indicates that companies cannot rely exclusively on their own innovation power to achieve a competitive advantage, and open innovation (OI) represents the strategy for companies to share their innovation process with external partners through knowledge inflows and outflows. Several studies have sought to examine the background of OI and its contribution to firm-level performance. However, few studies have focused on the project team level. The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of two OI flows (inbound and outbound) concerning new product development (NPD) performance, and to study the mediator role of outbound OI in the relation between inbound OI and project performance. This study examines the Brazilian manufacturing industry, involving 242 projects from various industrial sectors, and employs the PLS-SEM method to analyze the research model. The results indicate that outbound OI has a positive relation with project performance, while inbound OI has a negative contribution. In addition, inbound OI has an indirect positive effect on project performance when its contribution is mediated by outbound OI. The mediation results indicate that while inbound OI "pushes" knowledge to project teams, outbound OI "pulls" knowledge originating from the first flow.
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Pub Date : 2025-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.008
Afef Ben Delhouma Sghairi , Hanen Sdiri
Environmental sustainability has become a critical focus for many companies globally. Customer expectations increasingly pressure Tunisian firms to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. This study examines the relationships between customer environmental pressure, environmental initiatives, innovation, and firms' operational obstacles. We analyze these interactions using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and quantitative data from the 2020 World Bank Enterprise Survey on Tunisian firms. The results reveal that customer-driven environmental pressure significantly encourages firms to adopt environmental initiatives, which fosters innovation and helps mitigate operational obstacles. Furthermore, gender diversity moderates the relationship between environmental initiatives and innovation and the link between innovation and firms' operational obstacles. These findings have significant policy implications, underscoring the need to strengthen customer-driven environmental pressure and support firms in adopting sustainable practices, as well as promoting gender diversity, to achieve environmental sustainability and mitigate operational challenges.
{"title":"Customer environmental pressure, environmental initiatives and innovation as pathways to overcoming operational obstacles: The critical role of gender diversity","authors":"Afef Ben Delhouma Sghairi , Hanen Sdiri","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental sustainability has become a critical focus for many companies globally. Customer expectations increasingly pressure Tunisian firms to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. This study examines the relationships between customer environmental pressure, environmental initiatives, innovation, and firms' operational obstacles. We analyze these interactions using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and quantitative data from the 2020 World Bank Enterprise Survey on Tunisian firms. The results reveal that customer-driven environmental pressure significantly encourages firms to adopt environmental initiatives, which fosters innovation and helps mitigate operational obstacles. Furthermore, gender diversity moderates the relationship between environmental initiatives and innovation and the link between innovation and firms' operational obstacles. These findings have significant policy implications, underscoring the need to strengthen customer-driven environmental pressure and support firms in adopting sustainable practices, as well as promoting gender diversity, to achieve environmental sustainability and mitigate operational challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 326-342"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144997647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.001
José Antonio Clemente-Almendros , Alejandro Díaz Pelaez , Gilber Chura Quispe , Jehovanni Fabricio Velarde Molina
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 representative database of Peruvian MSMEs, we use a structural equation model to test the effects of digital strategies on MSMEs’ performance as well as the mediation effect of innovation and environmental practices. Our results show the total positive effect of digital strategies, both directly and mediated by innovation. However, environmental practices do not exert either a direct or a mediating effect. It is necessary for the concurrence of innovation so that environmental practices exert the expected mediation effect. The total effect of digitalization on MSMEs’ competitiveness is almost twice the size of the direct effect, resulting from both mediation effects. We shed light on the importance of analyzing emerging countries in the literature and test the influence of contextual factors.
{"title":"Emerging countries could be different for MSMES: Digitalization and the mediation effects of innovation confronted to environmental practices","authors":"José Antonio Clemente-Almendros , Alejandro Díaz Pelaez , Gilber Chura Quispe , Jehovanni Fabricio Velarde Molina","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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 representative database of Peruvian MSMEs, we use a structural equation model to test the effects of digital strategies on MSMEs’ performance as well as the mediation effect of innovation and environmental practices. Our results show the total positive effect of digital strategies, both directly and mediated by innovation. However, environmental practices do not exert either a direct or a mediating effect. It is necessary for the concurrence of innovation so that environmental practices exert the expected mediation effect. The total effect of digitalization on MSMEs’ competitiveness is almost twice the size of the direct effect, resulting from both mediation effects. We shed light on the importance of analyzing emerging countries in the literature and test the influence of contextual factors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 354-365"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145046272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-30DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.007
Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa , Álvaro Dias , Celia Sama-Berrocal
Innovation dynamic capabilities (IDCs) are crucial for firms in competitive markets, yet their heterogeneous development and utilization remain underexplored. This study uses finite mixture partial least squares (FIMIX-PLS) to uncover unobserved heterogeneity in IDC configurations and their impact on market orientation (MO) in the Spanish agri-food sector. Three firm segments were identified, with IDCs positively influencing marketing capabilities and MO across all segments. However, relational capabilities significantly impacted MO only in segments K2 and K3. These findings challenge one-size-fits-all innovation strategies, urging managers to tailor approaches based on segment-specific resource configurations. This study advances IDC research and highlights the strategic importance of segment-focused innovation.
{"title":"Identifying unobserved heterogeneity in agribusiness firms’ innovation dynamic capabilities","authors":"Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa , Álvaro Dias , Celia Sama-Berrocal","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Innovation dynamic capabilities (IDCs) are crucial for firms in competitive markets, yet their heterogeneous development and utilization remain underexplored. This study uses finite mixture partial least squares (FIMIX-PLS) to uncover unobserved heterogeneity in IDC configurations and their impact on market orientation (MO) in the Spanish agri-food sector. Three firm segments were identified, with IDCs positively influencing marketing capabilities and MO across all segments. However, relational capabilities significantly impacted MO only in segments K2 and K3. These findings challenge one-size-fits-all innovation strategies, urging managers to tailor approaches based on segment-specific resource configurations. This study advances IDC research and highlights the strategic importance of segment-focused innovation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 312-325"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144933799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-25DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.006
Jing Pan , Bo Chen , Huaijia Zhu , Congcong Fan
Migration is a global topic that has a profound impact on various countries and societies. Using the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model, this paper examines the impact of migration on innovation and social welfare in 35 OECD countries from 1995 to 2022. There is a positive effect of migration on innovation but a negative effect on social welfare, as represented by the real annual minimum wage. When further differentiating between countries of origin of migrants, it is found that migrants from non-OECD countries have the most pronounced effect on innovation in the country of relocation. Similarly, the negative impact of migration from non-OECDs on the real annual minimum wage in the migrating country is equally significant. The results suggest that differences in migration itself can lead to differential outcomes in the country of immigration.
{"title":"Migration, innovation and social welfare evidence from OECD countries","authors":"Jing Pan , Bo Chen , Huaijia Zhu , Congcong Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Migration is a global topic that has a profound impact on various countries and societies. Using the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model, this paper examines the impact of migration on innovation and social welfare in 35 OECD countries from 1995 to 2022. There is a positive effect of migration on innovation but a negative effect on social welfare, as represented by the real annual minimum wage. When further differentiating between countries of origin of migrants, it is found that migrants from non-OECD countries have the most pronounced effect on innovation in the country of relocation. Similarly, the negative impact of migration from non-OECDs on the real annual minimum wage in the migrating country is equally significant. The results suggest that differences in migration itself can lead to differential outcomes in the country of immigration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36449,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Innovation Studies","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 343-353"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145005314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.005
Saju Jose , Krishna Venkitachalam
The relational construct between corporate social responsibility (CSR) altruism and CSR innovation has been under-studied in the literature. By examining firms’ innovation practices and CSR altruism level, this study introduces a conceptual model for categorizing firms. The study proposes that firms can be divided into four groups (trendsetters, strategists, copycats, and actors) based on their level of CSR altruism and innovation practices. The theoretical underpinning of the model is based on stakeholder and institutional theories. The proposed model suggests that firms have diverse perspectives on CSR innovation. Some firms perceive it as a means to enhance profits, some question its significance, and some emulate others by following emerging CSR trends. The model is anticipated to offer insights into the conflicting evidence found in the CSR and innovation literature and encourage further empirical investigation. Additionally, policymakers can acknowledge firms' underlying innovation and CSR motivation within each category.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.004
Farêne G.K. Nouatin , Mori W. Gouroubera , Ismail Moumouni-Moussa
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 influence farmers' innovativeness remains fragmented. This fragmentation provides limited guidance for policymakers and practitioners, hindering effective decision-making and the development of best practices. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, the review analyzed 33 empirical studies focused on enhancing farmers' innovativeness in Africa. This analysis was based on a search that yielded 2891 records published up to June 29, 2024. These records were meticulously screened to meet predefined inclusion criteria. The studies were sourced from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, with additional documents identified through Google Scholar. The findings reveal that (1) farmers' innovativeness varies across different extension approaches; (2) digital-based approaches promote the highest levels of innovation adoption, mainly for non-technological innovation, while integrated approaches perform best for technological innovations; (3) both digital-based and integrated approaches are more effective for knowledge acquisition; (4) digital-based and multi-stakeholder approaches are more effective for fostering continuous innovation; (5) capacity building, community and social networks, and access to resources and support emerged as the most significant drivers of farmers’ innovativeness; and (6) positive impacts with a greater focus on environmental and economic dimensions were reported, although variability in outcomes suggests that context-specific factors play a crucial role. This review provides valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners aiming to improve agricultural extension services and foster farmers' innovativeness. It emphasizes the need for context-sensitive approaches that support farmers in navigating complex agricultural challenges.
尽管人们认识到农业推广方法和农民创新在应对农业食品部门挑战方面的重要性，但关于这些推广方法如何影响农民创新的现有文献仍然分散。这种碎片化为决策者和实践者提供了有限的指导，阻碍了有效的决策和最佳实践的发展。根据系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）指南，该综述分析了33项侧重于提高非洲农民创新能力的实证研究。这项分析是基于对2891条发布到2024年6月29日的记录的搜索得出的。这些记录经过仔细筛选，以满足预定的纳入标准。这些研究来源于Web of Science和Scopus数据库，其他文件通过谷歌Scholar确定。研究发现：(1)不同推广方式农户创新能力存在差异；(2)数字化方式对创新采纳的促进程度最高，主要体现在非技术创新方面，而集成方式对技术创新的促进效果最好；(3)数字化和集成两种方式对知识获取都更有效；(4)基于数字和多方利益相关者的方法更有效地促进持续创新；(5)能力建设、社区和社会网络以及获得资源和支持成为农民创新的最重要驱动因素；(6)尽管结果的可变性表明，具体环境因素起着至关重要的作用，但报告的积极影响更侧重于环境和经济维度。这一综述为旨在改善农业推广服务和促进农民创新的政策制定者和实践者提供了有价值的见解。报告强调需要采取对具体情况敏感的方法，支持农民应对复杂的农业挑战。
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Pub Date : 2025-07-16DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.002
André Dumas Tsambou , Yannick Fosso Djoumessi , Benjamin Fomba Kamga , Simplice A. Asongu
The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of adopting technological innovation, non-technological innovation, and their complementarity on price competitiveness. This work employs a recursive bivariate probit model applied to microdata from 1897 firms in three Sub-Saharan countries: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. This model allows us to solve the endogeneity problem by assessing the complementarity relationship between technological and non-technological innovation practices and their effects on firm competitiveness. The results confirm that technological and non-technological innovations are complementary and have significant effects on firms' competitive advantage in terms of price. This complementarity constitutes evidence that their simultaneous adoption contributes more to firms' competitiveness than the individual adoption of each type of innovation. Non-technological innovations facilitate the effectiveness of technological innovations, which leads to a competitive advantage of about 26 % when both types of innovations are adopted together. However, firms can also suffer significant losses in market share as a result of the non-adoption of innovations. Indeed, firms that do not adopt any innovations deteriorate their competitive advantage in terms of price by 4 % on average.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ijis.2025.07.001
Son Thi Kim Le , Laurent Scaringella
Literature on innovation has identified specific innovation patterns under scarcity conditions. This research investigates organizational and business environment factors that could be predictors of Jugaad-driven innovation to gain insight into the mechanisms of how resource-constrained firms can innovate following an informally recognized innovation paradigm. In particular, we explore the drivers of self-constructed innovation—a form of Jugaad-driven innovation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in resource-constrained environments in developing countries. Using quantitative analysis of 2929 Vietnamese SMEs, we investigate how resource scarcities, social networking, and absorptive capacity influence the emergence of self-constructed innovation. Our findings reveal that weak infrastructure plays a significant role in triggering self-constructed innovation, whereas capital and human resource constraints do not show a significant effect. Additionally, we find that strong social networking and higher absorptive capacity enhance SMEs' ability to access external knowledge and develop self-constructed innovations. The study also highlights that self-constructed innovation primarily emerges as a cost-effective, non-R&D alternative for firms facing resource limitations, reinforcing its strong connection with bricolage and frugal innovation. By examining the combined influence of external knowledge sources and internal capabilities, this study contributes to the literature on non-R&D innovation management, in particular Jugaad innovation and responds to the call for further research on innovation networks in developing economies. The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers and managers seeking to support SME innovation under resource constraints.
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