Management innovation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of past decades of research

Pouria Khosravi, Cameron Newton and Azadeh Rezvani

European Management Journal, 2019, vol. 37, issue 6, 694-707

Abstract: Managerial innovation has gained increased popularity in research and practice because of its positive effects on organisational renewal and performance. Regardless of the growing number of studies on management innovation, there is still a lack of research that integrates and synthesises this body of knowledge. This study undertakes a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to gain insight into existing empirical studies on management innovation. Our content analysis and review of 66 studies from 1981 to 2017 analyses the trends and background of research into management innovation. In addition, we develop a model of management innovation grounded in selected theoretical lenses to advance our understanding of the different drivers, moderators, mediators and outcomes of management innovation. Results of the meta-analysis show that management innovation is positively related to organisational size (rc = .282), knowledge management (rc = 0.608), organisational learning (rc = 0.692), firms’ overall performance (rc = 0.393), and financial performance (rc = 0.269). Finally, we have identified several research gaps and provided a future research agenda in the context of managerial innovation.

Keywords: Management innovation; Systematic review; Organisational innovation; Innovation outcomes; Meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2019.03.003

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