Ștefan Cătălin POPA, Ana Alexandra OLARIU, Corina-Elena MIRCIOIU
{"title":"An innovative customer-centric approach to enhancing the competitiveness of tourism destinations","authors":"Ștefan Cătălin POPA, Ana Alexandra OLARIU, Corina-Elena MIRCIOIU","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100922","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The tourism sector has grown considerably thanks to digitalization, which facilitates planning and enables businesses and potential customers to connect more efficiently. This study analyzes the need for investment in Romanian tourism infrastructure and evaluates industry performance using data from 466 respondents who completed an online questionnaire about tourism attributes and outcomes based on their recent experiences. Through the triangulation method—including a content analysis, an analysis based on partial least squares structural equation modeling, and a combined importance–performance map analysis and necessary conditions analysis—this research identifies key elements of the tourism framework, the relationships established between them, and the priorities that require increased managerial attention to enhance customer-perceived performance. The study contributes to the scientific field by offering a novel customer-centric perspective on defining tourism infrastructure and provides practical insights for industry stakeholders to identify tourists’ needs and implement targeted strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100922"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation Capabilities and Firm Performance: A Meta-analysis of the Schumpeter’s Hypothesis","authors":"Filip Lestan, Tommy H. Clausen","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prior empirical evidence on the relationship between innovation capabilities and firm performance remains inconsistent, leaving unresolved questions regarding the magnitude of this association and the conditions under which it varies. This study addresses this gap by conducting a cross-national meta-analysis of 54 independent samples from 19 countries (<em>N</em> <em>=</em> <em>320,529</em>). Grounded in Schumpeter’s hypothesis that innovation is a primary driver of economic growth, we distinguish between the Mark I. pattern (characterized by creative destruction) and the Mark II. pattern (characterized by creative accumulation). In support of Schumpeter’s hypothesis, our findings indicate that, on average, innovation capabilities exhibit a positive, small-to-moderate, and statistically significant association with firm performance. When decomposing Schumpeter’s hypothesis into its ‘narrow’ forms, the relationship is strongest for Mark I. and for studies combining both Mark I. and Mark II. patterns, whereas evidence for the Mark II. pattern alone suggests no meaningful performance effect. Additional analyses show that heterogeneity across studies is partly explained by contextual and methodological moderators, including the proximity of capability measures to performance outcomes, performance indicators, and study design characteristics. By synthesizing a broad base of empirical evidence and identifying the conditions under which innovation capabilities are associated with firm performance, this study provides a more precise and generalizable understanding of the innovation capabilities–firm performance relationship and strengthens the empirical foundations of the Schumpeterian framework.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100943"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146014779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Astrid Jaime , Mariutsi Alexandra Osorio-Sanabria , Deysi Yohana Bernal Torres
{"title":"Similarities and differences between Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0: Towards a transitioning model","authors":"Astrid Jaime , Mariutsi Alexandra Osorio-Sanabria , Deysi Yohana Bernal Torres","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100921","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100921","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and Industry 5.0 (I5.0) represent milestones in global industrial development, signaling changes in the design, management, and optimization of production processes. These two industrial paradigms have also reshaped the labor market, productivity, and competitiveness. Despite their revolutionary potential, they have caused confusion among scholars, professionals, and members of society. This study seeks to reduce this confusion. Based on a systematic literature review, the study examines the similarities and differences between I4.0 and I5.0. Bibliometric data were gathered from the Scopus database for the period 2019 to 2023. The review reveals similarities and differences between I4.0 and I5.0 in terms of their technological, human, productive, and environmental dimensions. These dimensions are the bases for proposing a model for transitioning from I4.0 to I5.0, which, in addition to the dimensions identified, includes the challenges, enablers, and critical success factors. The model could serve for establishing the bases for a holistic strategy for those interested in this transition. The findings offer a structured introduction to the topic and provide value for research and practice in academia and business contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100921"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How does energy infrastructure affect corporate innovation? Evidence from ultra-high voltage transmission projects in China","authors":"Ting Chen , Qiuwang Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100932","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100932","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission projects are a cornerstone of China’s supply-side energy reforms, enhancing the national power system’s balance, efficiency, and resilience. Although their macroeconomic importance is widely recognized, evidence regarding how they affect corporate innovation remains limited. This study investigates the innovation effects of UHV deployment by exploiting its staggered rollout as a quasi-natural experiment. Using a difference-in-differences approach on a panel of Chinese listed firms from 2007 to 2023, we find that UHV deployment significantly boosts firm-level innovation output, increasing patent applications by 13.1 % on average. The effect is stronger in electricity-exporting provinces, central-western regions, areas with weaker grid capacity, and manufacturing firms. Thus, UHV yields higher innovation returns in structurally constrained environments. Mechanism analyses identify two key channels: alleviating financing constraints and facilitating digital transformation. UHV deployment also facilitates regional resource reallocation and supports corporate green transformation. By integrating energy infrastructure into the innovation literature, this study demonstrates that large-scale projects such as UHV serve not only as technical upgrades but also as strategic levers for innovation and sustainability. Overall, the findings offer actionable insights for developing economies seeking inclusive innovation-driven growth amid global green transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100932"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Market orientation and green innovation: Empirical evidence from double machine learning","authors":"Yanqing Guo , Chang Zhao , Ming Pang , Di He","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100933","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100933","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amid the growing global emphasis on sustainable development, green innovation has attracted significant scholarly and practical attention in recent years. However, existing studies have largely emphasised external institutional and policy drivers, leaving a limited understanding of how internal strategic orientations endogenously foster green innovation. Grounded in dynamic capabilities theory, this study examines whether market orientation serves as an internal strategic driver of green innovation. Analysing panel data on Chinese A-share listed firms from 2012 to 2024, we apply a double machine learning framework to estimate the effects of the two core components of market orientation (customer orientation and competitor orientation) on green innovation. We find that both components significantly promote green innovation, with these findings remaining robust across several rigorous tests. Furthermore, government green subsidies positively moderate the relationships of market orientation dimensions with green innovation. Additional heterogeneity analysis indicates that these relationships are particularly pronounced in non-state-owned and high-tech firms. Overall, this study extends the green innovation literature by foregrounding internal strategic orientations and advances methodological practice in this field by applying double machine learning. It offers valuable implications for future research on green innovation and for policymakers and managers committed to promoting sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100933"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Foundations of opportunity conviction: A configurational analysis of the COVID-19 recovery","authors":"Adam W. Smith , Amir Pezeshkan","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100925","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100925","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We examine the concept of opportunity conviction as a key indicator of the resilience of countries’ entrepreneurial ecosystems during crises. For entrepreneurship, opportunity conviction constitutes a joint-threshold outcome: it materializes only when opportunity visibility (the presence of credible signals of near-term demand and cash-flow potential) is sufficiently high, and deterrent risk (the perceived downside given institutional stability, available buffers, and hazard control) is sufficiently low. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and applying fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), we identify how configurations of foundational contextual factors combine with policy measures to foster high opportunity conviction in 2021. Five configurations demonstrate the alternative recipes of contextual and policy conditions that achieve opportunity conviction in times of crisis. Theoretical and practitioner implications are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100925"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145785787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge Sharing and Value Co-Creation behaviors on Tourism Platforms: The Moderating Role of Sharer Reputation","authors":"Guoyin Jiang, Wanqiang Yang, Rong Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>User engagement in knowledge sharing (KS) and value co-creation (VCC) is essential for the sustainability of a travel-focused user-generated content (UGC) platform. However, systematic research exploring the drivers of these behaviors within such platforms remains limited. This study draws on social capital theory (SCT) and social exchange theory (SET) and employs a mixed-methods approach to identify the antecedents influencing KS and VCC. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 30 users, along with two survey rounds yielding 705 valid responses from <em>Mafengwo</em>, one of China’s leading travel-focused UGC platforms. The findings reveal three key antecedents—credible signals (CS), platform relational embeddedness (PRE), and prosocial motivation (PM)—that significantly influence users’ motivation to share knowledge, subsequently fostering VCC behaviors. Additionally, KS serves as a mediator for the effects of these antecedents on VCC, while the knowledge sharer’s reputation (KSR) moderates these relationships. This research contributes to a deeper theoretical understanding of user behavior within the travel-focused UGC platform communities and offers practical insights for platform managers seeking to boost user participation and promote collaborative value creation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100938"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146000514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From boardrooms to greenrooms: Directors' environmental background and green innovation","authors":"Farman Ali , Asif Ali , Ding Haotian , Imran Ali","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100928","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100928","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green innovation plays a crucial role in achieving sustainable development goals, particularly in countries with tremendous economic growth over a given period, such as China. Thus, our study selected a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms from 2003 to 2022 and employed the ordinary least squares (OLS) method to investigate the impact of directors’ environmental backgrounds on corporate green innovation. The outcomes show that directors’ environmental background positively and significantly affects green innovation, thereby suggesting that directors with an environmental background are more likely to promote green innovation. These outcomes are congruent with the imprinting theory and the upper echelons theory. In addition, this study examines the moderating role of industry pollution intensity and finds that the impact of directors’ environmental background on green innovation is weaker for highly polluted firms than for low-polluted firms. Further outcomes reveal that directors' environmental background stimulates green innovation more significantly in low-pollution firms. Overall, our results suggest that firms and the government should attract and retain directors with an environmental background to promote green innovation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100928"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Díaz-Marcos , Óscar Aguado Tevar , Alberto Tomás Delso Vicente , María García de Blanes Sebastián
{"title":"Knowledge and behavior of young people on music streaming platforms: Factors driving their use","authors":"Luis Díaz-Marcos , Óscar Aguado Tevar , Alberto Tomás Delso Vicente , María García de Blanes Sebastián","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100927","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100927","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Music consumption has undergone a transformation with digitalization, establishing streaming platforms as the primary channel for accessing musical content. This transformation has been driven by ease of use, algorithmic personalization, and seamless integration with mobile devices. The objective of this research is to analyze the factors influencing the adoption of music streaming platforms, based on the UTAUT2 model. Four key variables are incorporated: ease of use, perceived usefulness, hedonic motivation, and habit, along with the additional variable of perceived innovation. A survey was conducted among 202 young people using streaming platforms, and the data were analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using IBM SPSS V.27 and AMOS V.27. The proposed model identifies the factors that determine usage intention and those that have no significant impact. The results show that habit is the primary predictor of usage, surpassing other variables such as ease of use, perceived usefulness, hedonic motivation, and innovation. This finding suggests that repeated behaviors automate platform use, reducing the influence of other factors on user decision-making. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of the central role of habit in the adoption of music streaming platforms, providing key insights for the development of user retention and loyalty strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100927"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145785782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic analysis of digital transformation for manufacturers considering innovation and digital technology spillover in a competitive environment","authors":"Siman Liu, Xin Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100946","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2026.100946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital transformation is imperative for sustainable manufacturing in the digital era. However, it heightens competition, creating a dilemma between overinvestment and underinvestment, with inevitable digital technology spillovers further complicating market dynamics. This study investigates a supply chain comprising a single supplier and two competing manufacturers. A dynamic game model is employed to analyze the impact of manufacturers’ digital transformation and the associated technology spillover effects on market competition, and to explore the optimal digital transformation strategies and responses of supply chain participants in a competitive environment. The findings are as follows. First, a manufacturer who leads in digital transformation can gain a competitive advantage and expand market share, and the follower can also recover lost share through digital transformation. However, specific digital transformation strategies should be determined based on the availability of financial resources, consumers’ value perception, and digital spillover. Second, digital transformation reshapes pricing strategies, as the transformed manufacturers can adopt digital value-oriented or cost-oriented competition depending on the market and technological conditions. Moreover, digital technology spillover exerts dual effects, weakening differentiation yet fostering win–win outcomes under moderate investment. Finally, suppliers in a monopolistic position adjust wholesale prices strategically and also benefit from the overall expansion of digitalized supply chains.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100946"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146032727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}