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<p>In a globalized economy, innovation is a priority of ensuring the competitive advantage and organizational performance of agile companies, competitiveness being the core of the development in any economic activity. Consequently, the purpose of this research is to provide an overview regarding the connections between four main constructs, respectively innovation management, competitive advantage, agility and organizational performance, through performing a bibliometric analysis by using the VOSviewer visualization tool. The information has been selected from the Web of Science Core Collection database (WoS) during February 2023. This preliminary study aims to grant relevance to the potential research areas prone to be exploited when discussing the matter of innovation management in relation to organizational performance, competitive advantage achievement and agility. The main premise is that every company has its particularities and acts accordingly to stay competitive through innovating its business model and through an articulate innovation management, also encompassing agility, with a view to reach organizational performance and strong competitive advantage. In terms of findings, the bibliometric analysis conducted confirms the existence of compelling relationships between constructs, thus supporting further scrutiny in this direction.</p>
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In a globalized economy, innovation is a priority of ensuring the competitive advantage and organizational performance of agile companies, competitiveness being the core of the development in any economic activity. Consequently, the purpose of this research is to provide an overview regarding the connections between four main constructs, respectively innovation management, competitive advantage, agility and organizational performance, through performing a bibliometric analysis by using the VOSviewer visualization tool. The information has been selected from the Web of Science Core Collection database (WoS) during February 2023. This preliminary study aims to grant relevance to the potential research areas prone to be exploited when discussing the matter of innovation management in relation to organizational performance, competitive advantage achievement and agility. The main premise is that every company has its particularities and acts accordingly to stay competitive through innovating its business model and through an articulate innovation management, also encompassing agility, with a view to reach organizational performance and strong competitive advantage. In terms of findings, the bibliometric analysis conducted confirms the existence of compelling relationships between constructs, thus supporting further scrutiny in this direction.

A Bibliometric Analysis of a Four-Construct Framework: Innovation Management, Competitive Advantage, Agility and Organizational Performance

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA)

Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy

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In a globalized economy, innovation is a priority of ensuring the competitive advantage and organizational performance of agile companies, competitiveness...

A Bibliometric Analysis of a Four-Construct Framework: Innovation Management, Competitive Advantage, Agility and Organizational Performance

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Okt. 2023

Seitenbereich: 306 - 323

Eingereicht: 07. März 2023

Akzeptiert: 01. Mai 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2023-0019

Schlüsselwörter
innovation, innovation management, competitive advantage, agility, organizational performance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

© 2023 Loredana Jerdea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Bibliometric Analysis of a Four-Construct Framework: Innovation Management, Competitive Advantage, Agility and Organizational Performance

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Okt. 2023

Seitenbereich: 306 - 323

Eingereicht: 07. März 2023

Akzeptiert: 01. Mai 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2023-0019

Schlüsselwörterinnovation, innovation management, competitive advantage, agility, organizational performance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

© 2023 Loredana Jerdea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
innovation, innovation management, competitive advantage, agility, organizational performance, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)