Microfoundations in the strategic management of technology and innovation: Definitions, systematic literature review, integrative framework, and research agenda
2023 (English)In: Journal of Business Research, ISSN 0148-2963, E-ISSN 1873-7978, Vol. 154, article id 113351Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
While innovations and new technologies are often pivotal to the long-term prosperity of firms, such firm-level outcomes emerge from the actions and interactions of organizational members who develop innovations and use new technologies. The “microfoundations movement” seeks to understand how micro-level (e.g., individual) actions and interactions lead to macro-level (e.g., organizational) outcomes and mediate relations between macro-level variables. Although the movement has grown tremendously over the last decade, it has yet to deeply pervade the domain of strategic technology and innovation management. Due to its tremendous growth, it is quite fragmented and dispersed, which impedes the identification of the most promising opportunities for future research. To overcome this problematic situation, we conduct a systematic literature review of existing research on microfoundations in the strategic management of technology and innovation, synthesize it into an integrative framework, and chart promising paths for future research. Specifically, we apply a multi-coder, multi-step approach, identify 87 relevant articles published in 23 leading academic journals over the period from 2003 to 2022, and propose a research agenda comprising more than 20 promising avenues for future research based on the resulting insights. These findings have important implications for the academic literature and management practice.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2023. Vol. 154, article id 113351
Keywords [en]
Microfoundations, Strategic management, Technology management, Innovation management, Systematic literature review, Integrative literature review, Research agenda, Multi-level research, Cross-level research, Coleman’s boat
National Category
Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-93630DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113351ISI: 000911162300006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85139846591OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-93630DiVA, id: diva2:1704180
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-10-17 (joosat);
2022-10-172022-10-172025-02-20Bibliographically approved