Front-end of innovation: a systematic review and lifecycle analysis

Maicon Gouvea de Oliveira, Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes and Karina Mendes Serrano

European Journal of Innovation Management, 2022, vol. 27, issue 2, 474-500

Abstract: Purpose - This study investigates the intellectual structure of the front-end of innovation (FEI) research field and elaborates a lifecycle model, which embraces the FEI progress and conceptual development. Design/methodology/approach - This study analysed 355 papers published from 1987 to 2020 in the Scopus and Web of Science databases through bibliometrics, network analysis and content analysis. Findings - This study reveals FEI research themes and topics and explores their evolution through three periods. In addition, following a lifecycle approach, it also sets the research field foundation and discusses the maturity and potential progress of the FEI intellectual structure. Originality/value - This study complements the existing FEI reviews by capturing the most relevant topics in the area, showing how these topics relate to each other to form the intellectual domain and providing insights concerning the research progress through different lifecycle stages. It also extends the FEI database used in the other literature reviews.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; Systematic literature review; Front-end of innovation; Umbrella construct (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-01-2022-0047

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