Journal Of Product Innovation Management Research Articles

Fueling innovation management research: Future directions and five forward‐looking paths

AbstractResearch about innovation management explores how the future is created—who is creating it (organizations, collaborations, etc.), for what aims (customer satisfaction, market performance, etc.), and with what broader effects (social, environmental, etc.). With this extended essay, we explore the potential futures of innovation management research in three ways. First, we briefly review the history of past research agendas and priorities published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM), highlighting three broad topic areas (technological, social/environmental, and organizational) that have emerged over time and their potential disruptive implications for innovation management research. Second, we describe the outcome of a gathering of leading scholars in innovation management tasked with the challenge of identifying critical research paths for our field. This collaboration resulted in five “deep dive” essays into areas ripe for innovation management research in the years ahead: liquid innovation, artificial intelligence in innovation, business model innovation, public value innovation, and responsible innovation. Third, we reflect on this expansive effort and offer a discussion of implications (tensions, challenges, and opportunities) for future innovation management scholarship.

Patagonia’s Substandard Brand Awareness in China

Patagonia has consistently employed marketing methods that deviate from conventional approaches. Nevertheless, its performance in the Chinese market has consistently fallen below expectations. The objective of this research is to examine the factors contributing to the limited recognition of Patagonia within the Chinese market. This study examines the diverse factors that exert influence on the level of brand awareness of Patagonia in the Chinese market. By doing a comprehensive analysis of several published papers and reports, one notable source being an article titled "Competitive Advantage through Product Performance Innovation in a Competitive Market" published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, it has been identified that there exists a weakness in Patagonia's product innovation strategy as observed in its recent product launches. The study findings indicate that Patagonia's underwhelming success can be attributed to insufficient promotional techniques, uneven product innovation, and a dearth of distinctive brand identity. Furthermore, the strategic utilization of social media, collaborative partnerships with other brands, heightened allocation of resources towards research and development, innovative designs, improved product positioning, and a more explicit articulation of brand values serve to address the challenges that Patagonia encounters while entering the Chinese market. This study asserts that Patagonia's advancement in the Chinese market has been impeded by three primary factors: inadequate marketing techniques, limited product innovation, and a lack of a distinct brand identity. Therefore, in order to surmount these obstacles, it is imperative for Patagonia to adopt and execute the answers and recommendations outlined in this research.

From the Editors: Engaging with generative artificial intelligence technologies in innovation management research—Some answers and more questions

Journal of Product Innovation ManagementEarly View EDITORIAL From the Editors: Engaging with generative artificial intelligence technologies in innovation management research—Some answers and more questions Jelena Spanjol, Corresponding Author Jelena Spanjol [email protected] Institute for Innovation Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany Correspondence Jelena Spanjol, Institute for Innovation Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCharles H. Noble, Charles H. Noble Department of Marketing, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this author Jelena Spanjol, Corresponding Author Jelena Spanjol [email protected] Institute for Innovation Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany Correspondence Jelena Spanjol, Institute for Innovation Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCharles H. Noble, Charles H. Noble Department of Marketing, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 June 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12689Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES Bouschery, S. G., V. Blazevic, and F. T. Piller. 2023. “Augmenting Human Innovation Teams with Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Transformer-Based Language Models.” Journal of Product Innovation Management 40(2): 139– 53. COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics). 2023. “Guest Editorial: The Challenge of AI Chatbots for Journal Editors.” February 23, 2023 https://publicationethics.org/news/challenge-ai-chatbots-journal-editors Kasneci, E., K. Seßler, S. Küchemann, M. Bannert, D. Dementieva, F. Fischer, Urs Gasser, et al. 2023. “ChatGPT for Good? On Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models for Education.” Learning and Individual Differences 103: 102274. Korneeva, E., T. O. Salge, T. Teubner, and D. Antons. 2023. “Tracing the Legitimacy of Artificial Intelligence: A Longitudinal Analysis of Media Discourse.” Technological Forecasting and Social Change 192: 122467. Noble, Charles H., and Jelena Spanjol. 2019. “Opening Thoughts from the New Editors.” Journal of Product Innovation Management 36(1): 2– 4. Peres, R., M. Schreier, D. Schweidel, and A. Sorescu. 2023. “On ChatGPT and beyond: How Generative Artificial Intelligence May Affect Research, Teaching, and Practice.” International Journal of Research in Marketing 40(2): 269–75. Roose, Kevin. 2023. “A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn.” The New York Times, May 30 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/ai-threat-warning.html Staiman, Avi. 2023. Academic Publishers Are Missing the Point on ChatGPT https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/03/31/guest-post-academic-publishers-are-missing-the-point-on-chatgpt/ Štiglic, Gregor, and Roger Watson. 2023. Guest editorial: the challenge of AI chatbots for journal editors https://publicationethics.org/news/challenge-ai-chatbots-journal-editors The Editors. 2023. “Editorial: Tools Such as ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are our Ground Rules for their Use.” Nature 613: 612. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation

Examining sharing economy operations: A process perspective

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Advances in the innovation of management: a bibliometric review

As the production model transforms from industrial manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy, management innovation becomes a strong driving force for economic growth and social development. This study examines academic findings on management innovation using the latest bibliometric methods and visualization tools based on papers published in top management journals in the Web of Science database from 2008 to 2022. (1) There are three main research hotspots. Through citation orientation, the research hotspots are business model innovation and environmental innovation; through outcome orientation, the research hotspot is knowledge innovation; and through intermediary orientation, the research hotspot is open innovation. (2) Regarding the distribution of major research institutions, seven institutions in the United States focus on innovation research and have a high impact. Six institutions in the United Kingdom focus on innovation research. Meanwhile, nine and three related institutions in Europe and Asia focus on innovation research, respectively. (3) Distribution of innovation articles in journals, Research Policy, Technovation, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and Industrial Marketing Management, contains the largest number of innovation research articles. Furthermore, this study examines new hot topics with time change and digital innovation. This paper provides the latest overview of innovation research in management and discusses the evolution and development of this field.

The professionalization of innovation management: Evolution and implications

AbstractJust over two decades ago, in a Perspective article in the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM), Tomkovick and Miller, called for the professionalization of new product development (NPD). Professionalization of innovation management (as the broader function in which NPD is embedded) was posited to require a combination of scientific knowledge coupled with specific expertise. We revisit that call to (1) assess whether innovation management has established itself as a formal, professional function similar to human resources or marketing, and (2) critically discuss whether (and if so, how) the professionalization of innovation management impacts both academic research and professional practice in the field. We suggest four tests as hallmarks of a profession and apply them to the emerging field of innovation management. Based on our findings, we propose a set of actions for innovation management academics and practitioners. We also recommend directions for future research to promote discussion on this topic within the JPIM community.

My Own Creation as a Dynamic Subcultural Objectified Authenticity of Adult Fans of LEGO

My Own Creation as a Dynamic Subcultural Objectified Authenticity of Adult Fans of LEGO

Atypical package design and product category prestige

AbstractInnovation in the design of products has become an important competitive tool of success in the market for many firms (see the virtual issue on Design Innovation in the Journal of Product Innovation Management [2020]). A few firms have had success in the market by adopting innovative designs. But not all innovative designs give success to firms. This research focuses on package design as an important marketing tool of innovation, influencing consumer responses to products. When designing packaging, firms typically follow category‐based visual codes, but they can adopt an innovative design that deviates from the codes, producing atypical package designs. This research shows that the effectiveness of atypical package design depends on product category prestige. Consumers respond to signals about product quality, such as package design, when they believe the signals are credible. When a product category is prestigious, consumers perceive package design as a diagnostic signal. Consumers are more likely to infer high product performance from an atypical package design and choose that product. We compare three dimensions of product design (aesthetics, functionality, and symbolism) to reveal that functionality is the reason why consumers prefer an atypical package design in a prestigious category. A series of studies show that the preference for atypical package design becomes stronger when consumers are choosing products in a prestigious category than in a standard category. The preference for atypical package design is attenuated when other information related to performance is provided, even when the aesthetics and symbolism of atypical package design do not change.

Editorial: The Innovation and Project Management Department in the Journal of Operations Management

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Designing the Future: Past and Future Trajectories for Design Innovation Research

Designing the Future: Past and Future Trajectories for Design Innovation Research

A Twenty‐Year Citation Analysis of the Knowledge Outflow and Inflow Patterns from the Journal of Product Innovation Management

Since its inception in 1984, an emphasis on cross‐functionality and interdisciplinary research was encrypted into the DNA of the Journal of Product and Innovation Management (JPIM). This essay explores the extent to which the journal has served as a platform for exchange of ideas between different disciplines by examining knowledge outflow and inflow with other scientific journals and disciplines over a 20‐year period (1994‐2013). Based on an extensive bibliometric database, we gain insights about how JPIM has evolved. We show that the journal has become a gatekeeper, importing knowledge mostly from the marketing and management literatures, and exporting knowledge to the technology and innovations management and the operations management domains.

How Family Firms Can Innovate With Less

Family firms often face limits on the financial and human capital available to them. But in Germany, a class of small- to medium-sized businesses known as the has learned to transcend these limits and innovate anyway, accounting for a half million firms and $8.7 billion in R&D spending in 2010. Familybusiness.org editor Alfredo De Massis, Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Business at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and colleagues David Andretsch, Lorraine Uhlander and Nadine Kammerlander researched what made the Mittlestand so successful. Their findings, entitled with Limited Resources: Management Lessons from the German Mittlestand, were published in January 2018 in the Journal of Product Innovation Management. This video, published with permission from the four authors, summarizes the six things that have helped make the Mittlestand strong and successful.

Team Diversity in Innovation––Salient Research in the Journal of Product Innovation Management

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Collecting Robert G. Cooper's Articles as Author or Co-Author From The Journal of Product Innovation Management 1984-2016

Journal of Product Innovation ManagementVolume 34, Issue 3 p. 384-386 Virtual Issue Editorial Collecting Robert G. Cooper's Articles as Author or Co-Author From The Journal of Product Innovation Management 1984–2016 First published: 01 March 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12371Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract See virtual issue: Collecting Robert G. Cooper's Articles as Author or Co-Author from the Journal of Product Innovation Management, 1984–2016 Volume34, Issue3May 2017Pages 384-386 RelatedInformation

INNOVATIVE BRAND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SHARE IDEAS WITH COMPANIES

With the aim of contributing to the existing knowledge of brand community members and their willingness to share ideas, we investigate whether and how brand community innovators’ (i) lead user characteristics, (ii) brand community identification, (iii) brand knowledge, (iv) brand loyalty and (v) preferences regarding the brand owner’s interference in community activities influence their willingness to share their ideas with the company. In contrast to earlier studies, which inquired into brand community members’ intentions to share their ideas [see Füller, J, K Matzler and M Hoppe (2008). Brand community members as a source of innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 25, 608–619], we studied members who had already innovated and were actively involved in innovation processes. Using a survey of the Adult Fans of Lego (AFOL) community, we found that brand community members’ willingness to share their ideas is positively related to the ahead of the trend (AT) dimension of lead user characteristics, brand community identification and brand loyalty. Interference by the company in community activities also plays a role. Surprisingly, the brand community innovators perceive this role oppositely to what prior research on firm-hosted and open-source communities suggests. This study extends our knowledge of brand communities by demonstrating how brand community innovators’ interpersonal contexts, personal traits and brand perceptions may promote or demote willingness to share.

Erratum

Journal of Product Innovation ManagementVolume 32, Issue 5 p. 843-843 ErratumFree Access Erratum This article corrects the following: The Impact of Family Ownership, Management, and Governance on Innovation Kurt Matzler, Viktoria Veider, Julia Hautz, Christian Stadler, Volume 32Issue 3Journal of Product Innovation Management pages: 319-333 First Published online: July 13, 2014 First published: 26 July 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12282AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL In Volume 32, Number 3, there was an unintended error made by the publisher on page 328. The article, which is titled “The Impact of Family Ownership, Management, and Governance on Innovation “ (Matzler et al., 2015), has an error in Table 3 wherein Family ownership in Model 1b should not be significant. The table below has been corrected and should be substituted for the published table. Table 3. Family Influence and Innovation Input Model 1a Model 1b R&D Intensity (log) Controls Firm performance −.006*** −.005*** Firm size (log) −.345*** −.425*** Firm age (log) .127 .067 Firm risk .611*** .526*** Firm leverage −.000 −.000 Firm capital intensity .169*** .154*** Firm intangible assets intensity −.527*** −.492*** Industry R&D intensity .200*** .177*** Industry investment share .077** .156*** Explanatory variables Family ownership −.093 Family management −.393*** Family governance −1.194*** Year dummy Yes Yes Mill's lambda −.140 −.145 Constant 2.120*** 2.893*** Observations 829 829 R&D, research and development. ** p < .05; *** p < .01. The publisher apologizes for this error. Reference Matzler, K., V. Veider, J. Hautz, and C. Stadler. 2015. The Impact of Family Ownership, Management, and Governance on Innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management 32 (3): 319– 333. Volume32, Issue5September 2015Pages 843-843 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Editorial

Our June 2015 issue is a rich one, with two specials to get you inspired over the summer. The first one is on the role of constraints in organizing creativity within organizations, and the second one is on Gamification. Both specials have their own more elaborate introduction, which is an academic contribution in its own right. Therefore, we keep this editorial short. Marjolein Caniels and Eric Rietzschel put a lot of guest-editing effort into their special of eight high-quality contributions. The starting point for this special was Marjolein's Key Note and subsequent call for papers presented at the CIM community meeting in Berlin in 2012. The aim of their introductory special is twofold. Firstly, they introduce the topic of constraints and creativity, and raise some of the open questions in this field. By way of illustration, they also report on a preliminary study about the role of constraints. Secondly, the stage is set for the contributions in the special issue on creativity and innovation under constraints, by identifying four central themes for further research: (i) the impact of specific constraints on individual creative behaviour, (ii) the nature of the creative process, (iii) the nature of the task at hand and (iv) organizational factors that constrain or facilitate creativity. The special on Gamification is introduced by Steffen Roth, Dirk Schneckenberg and Chia-Wen Tsai, titled ‘The Ludic Drive as Innovation Driver’. In it they claim that gamification has recently been receiving increased attention in corporate innovation and business research alike. In their article, they first outline the main streams of research on gamification in the creativity and innovation literature. Then the selection of four contributions is introduced by theoretically embedding them in their application contexts. Thus referring to research fields as different as business model innovation, design thinking and crowdsourcing, Roth et al. indicate theoretical challenges for future research on gamification, among the most important of which they count theoretical approaches to the question of whether and how organizations actually can play with persons. Reading these two highly relevant CIM specials over the summer also prepares you optimally for our 5th Creativity and Innovation Management Community Meeting, which will be held on 1–2 September 2015, hosted at the University of Twente (Enschede, the Netherlands) and will coincide with the 25th EIASM European Doctoral Summer School on Innovation and Technology Management Research and Publishing. In addition to our own editorial team (Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors and members of the Editorial Review Board), also colleague-journal editors from R&D Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management and Research Policy will be present. Please find the programme for the CIM meeting on our website (detailed questions can go to j.m.visser-groeneveld@utwente.nl). Application for the Summer School should go via the EIASM website: www.EIASM.org. Enjoy our Summer issue, and we look forward to meeting you at one of our September events! Enschede, April 2015

WITHDRAWAL: Füller, Johann; Hutter, Katja; Hautz, Julia; and Matzler, Kurt; Open Innovation within Company Boundaries: What Motivates and Hinders Employees to Engage in Internal Innovation Communities

The above article, published online on 16 June, 2014 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by the journal Editor in Chief, Gloria Barczak, and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The article has been withdrawn for legal reasons as it was based on data used without approval by the individual who gathered it and without approval from the data source.ReferenceFüller, J., K. Hutter, J. Hautz, and K. Matzler. 2014. . Journal of Product Innovation Management. doi: 10.1111/jpim.12187

Retracted: Antecedents and Outcomes of Radical and Speedy Product Innovation: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation

AbstractThe above article, published online on 3 June, 2014 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Gloria Barczak and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The retraction has been agreed due to unattributed overlap with previously published material in:“Antecedents and Outcomes of Strategic Thinking”, Byeong‐Joon Moon, Journal of Business Research 66 (2013), p. 1698–1708.“Determinants and Outcomes of Radical Product Innovations by Korean Firms”, Byeong‐Joon Moon, Journal of Global Academy of Marketing Science 16:4, p. 13‐38.In correspondence with the Editor, Prof. Moon has indicated that Prof. Oh was not responsible for any of the overlapping material in their 2014 article and Prof. Moon accepts sole responsibility for this article being retracted.ReferenceMoon, B.‐J. and Oh, H.‐M. (2014), Antecedents and Outcomes of Radical and Speedy Product Innovation: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. doi: 10.1111/jpim.12179.

Product Design: Research Trends andan Agendafor the Future

Academic research in product design is growing in popularity, and new challenging research questions are emerging. This article explores several of these product design research issues. We first explore the role of design as a driver of innovation and as a strategic resource to senior managers for competitive advantage. We revisit the topic of functional integration on the new product team, focusing in particular on the cooperation between designers and marketers. There is also a rich literature emerging on customer-initiated design and user toolkits for design, and we explore this intriguing stream as well. Considering these topics, and several others identified in a recent special issue on design research in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, we present an agenda for research in product design. We conclude with a discussion of how these design research trends affect researchers as well as practitioners involved in high-fashion or luxury-brand goods.