Learning from innovation failures: a systematic review of the literature and research agenda

Khalil Rhaiem () and Nabil Amara
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Khalil Rhaiem: Laval University
Nabil Amara: Laval University

Review of Managerial Science, 2021, vol. 15, issue 2, No 1, 189-234

Abstract: Abstract Learning from innovation failures is a complex phenomenon that requires more in-depth analysis. Recent works have emphasized the importance of studying failures as an opportunity or a precursor to future success. These works suggest that entrepreneurs can fail and afterwards can learn from failures to “rise from the ashes” and succeed. This paper aims to present a systematic review and analyses of 53 conceptual and empirical research articles published between 1980 and 2017, on the topic of learning from innovation failures. This article advances knowledge on this topic by generating an integrative framework of learning from innovation failures that takes into account its three perspectives: as the main phenomenon under study, as an explanatory variable of another phenomenon, and as a mediating variable. Moreover, a research agenda based on research gaps identified in the literature has been proposed to suggest ways of moving forward for future research on this topic.

Keywords: Learning from innovation failures; Innovation; Firms; Systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-019-00339-2

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