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Abstract: This paper aims to explore different perspectives on innovation capability of a firm. Subsequently, this study analyzes the relationships between innovation capability, innovation measurement and innovation performance at the firm level. The research is based on a bibliometric analysis, which includes analyses of research frontiers, keywords, and corresponding time propagations. The dataset consisted of 3,903 scientific publications. Findings showed that innovation capability and measurement are multi-faceted constructs. This research area has become more and more diversified over the considered periods and innovation drivers have emerged. Different innovation capability drivers were identified based on keyword analyses and research frontiers upon which an innovation capability measurement framework was established. Managers and researchers should be aware of a comprehensive view of innovation capability. There are limitations regarding the search string and the parameters used in the bibliometric analyses. Nevertheless, this study provides a state-of-the-art bibliometric analysis of innovation capability, measurement, and performance.
Keywords: Innovation capability; innovation measurement; innovation performance; bibliometrics; innovation measurement framework; innovation process; keyword analysis; bibliometric timelines
1 Introduction and Motivation:
Concepts for measuring innovation have been discussed for several years (Adams et al., 2006; Brattström et al., 2018; Dewangan and Godse, 2014; Haldma et al., 2012; Jiang et al., 2015; Richtnér et al., 2017; Roszko-Wójtowicz and Białek, 2016). So far, the term innovation measurement has been used in different contexts such as the measurement of a firm's innovation process (Edison et al., 2013; Richtnér et al., 2017). There is still no common understanding of how to measure a firm's innovation capability and activities (Dziallas and Blind, 2018; Haldma et al., 2012). As Adams et al. (2006) have stated, it is very difficult to identify a common innovation measurement framework in literature due to a multitude of approaches, the number of different measures, and diversity of disciplinary backgrounds. In addition, they mention "that the term 'innovation' is notoriously ambiguous and lacks either a single definition or measure" (Adams et al., 2006). Jensen and Webster (2009) stated that there is almost no consensus about the term innovation measurement. Innovation measurement is often associated with innovation capability. The reason might be that innovation capabilities are necessary for the creation of innovations (Yang, 2012). Haldma et al. (2012) proposed a framework for measuring innovation capability and its...