Digital innovation in management and business: A comprehensive review, multi-level framework, and future research agenda

Dejan Uršič and Tomaž Čater

Journal of Business Research, 2025, vol. 197, issue C

Abstract: The paper investigates the landscape of digital innovation publications in management and business journals. By integrating bibliometric, topic modeling, and qualitative analyses, we introduce a novel approach to synthesize the foundational, current, and future topics. Analyzing 684 documents, we first identify three foundational topics: digital transformation, digital platform ecosystems, and digital innovation foundations. Second, we reveal ten current topics: digital business model innovation, digital process innovation, digital strategy, digital product innovation, digital capabilities, open innovation, digital platform ecosystems, digital transformation, digital service innovation, and digital innovation adoption. Third, we analyze the theoretical perspectives and foundations that underpin these topics through qualitative interpretation. The paper contributes to digital innovation literature by providing an overarching multi-level framework that links contextual conditions, mechanisms, and outcomes across individual, organizational, and industry levels. Furthermore, it identifies key underlying theories that shape the field and proposes a future research agenda for multidisciplinary theoretical bridging.

Keywords: Digital innovation; Management; Business; Bibliometric analysis; Topic modeling; Multi-level framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115475

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