Abstract
Purpose This paper aims to map literature about innovation capabilities (IC) taking into consideration industrial clusters to propose a conceptual framework that synthetizes the main factors and subfactors responsible for ICs; in addition, the paper also proposes a research agenda. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) was performed; academic papers were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Findings The authors provide a descriptive analysis followed by a thematic synthesis, in which we present 05 enablers and 20 critical factors (CF) of IC in clusters. The proposed framework emphasizes what needs to be done or improved to increase IC in cluster-based companies. Based on this systematic review and the framework proposed, the authors identified opportunities for future research. Research limitations/implications The enablers and CF identified through SLR were not validated empirically. Therefore, future studies on the current topic are required to validate the framework by investigating which factors are more relevant to cluster-based companies that intend to improve their innovative performance. Practical implications The present findings have important implications for the identification of the factors and subfactors that may contribute to the development of IC, which may help managers and decision-makers in recognizing which factors are the most responsible for business innovation. Originality/value The paper identifies enablers related to the development of IC in industrial cluster and presents a research agenda. The framework represents a guideline for companies to achieve better innovation performance.
Highlights
Ter Wal and Boschma (2011) argue that, to be innovative, location matters
Regarding the above-mentioned motivations and gaps, the purpose of our paper is to map literature on innovation capabilities (IC) regarding industrial clusters to propose a conceptual framework that synthetizes the main factors and subfactors responsible for the emergence of ICs in clusterbased companies. Such objective was accomplished through a systematic literature review (SLR), in which we explored papers from the ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)
This paper developed an SLR by presenting an overview on the subject as well as proposing a conceptual framework that relates enablers and critical factors (CF) for the development of IC in cluster-based companies, generating an initial architecture that supports the research topic
Summary
Literature points out that organizations tend to have better performance and opportunities when they are embedded in collaboration (Moreno & Miguelez, 2012; Whittington, OwenSmith, & Powell, 2009). Organizational competitiveness is based on the development of commercial networks (Pechlaner & Bachinger, 2010), especially in the context of clusters where the proximity between small and medium-sized companies. Innovation & Management Review Vol 18 No 2, 2021 pp. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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