Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship: Analyzing the current state of research

Octavio Escobar (), Francesco Schiavone, Tatiana Khvatova () and Adnane Maalaoui
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Octavio Escobar: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School, Psb research lab (PSB) - PSB - Paris School of Business - HESAM - HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université
Francesco Schiavone: PARTHENOPE - Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope” = University of Naples, EM - EMLyon Business School
Tatiana Khvatova: EM - EMLyon Business School
Adnane Maalaoui: IPAG Business School

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Abstract: User innovation and user entrepreneurship are established research subjects in businessmanagement literature. However, to date, prior research has not offered general, clear, and comprehensive evidence about how these two complementary phenomena are linked and, moreover, what is the role played by small- and medium-size enterprises in this relationship. We integrate bibliometric techniques to achieve a better and holistic understanding of prior research concerning these topics. Within this body of literature this article offers the first specific bibliometric study of user entrepreneurship and user innovation. Our findings indicate key prior research concerning these topics splits into four different clusters: (1) entrepreneurial marketing, customer orientation, and entrepreneur personality; (2) user knowledge and new ventures; (3) entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems; and (4) lead user innovation. Such clusters provide valid bases for exploring further research avenues, topics, and questions.

Keywords: User entrepreneurship; User innovation; Lead user theory; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-08-04
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Published in Journal of Small Business Management, 2021, 61 (3), pp.1174-1191. ⟨10.1080/00472778.2021.1955126⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955126

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