Theoretical background of innovation in services in small and medium-sized enterprises: literature mapping

Saymon Ricardo Oliveira Sousa (), Wesley Vieira Silva (), Claudimar Pereira Veiga () and Roselaine Ruviaro Zanini ()
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Saymon Ricardo Oliveira Sousa: Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM
Wesley Vieira Silva: Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM
Claudimar Pereira Veiga: Federal University of Parana – UFPR
Roselaine Ruviaro Zanini: Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2020, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-26

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study was to map the innovation of services in small and medium-sized enterprises, as reported on the Web of Science and SCOPUS databases, using a structured review, involving 121 papers published between 1946 and 2019. There has been an increase in the number of studies in recent years, covering 23 countries on six continents, with the UK representing 48.78% of the studies. Patterns in the use of methods applied in research were identified, as well as a conceptual structure of the field. The main areas of science were finance, marketing, energy, and green engineering. The study makes an original contribution to the literature, highlighting the interest in the expansion of knowledge among the academic community, in addition to enabling a deeper analysis of the relation between the evaluated constructs.

Keywords: Innovation in services; Small and medium-sized enterprises; Literature mapping; Systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1186/s13731-020-00135-3

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