Excellence In Innovation Management: A Meta-analytic Review On The Predictors Of Innovation Performance (entrepreneurship)

Innovation management is commonly understood as a central system and function of a firm’s ability to keep up with developments in the market. Markus Sattler reviews the predictors of successful innovation management on firm level with a meta-analytic approach. His findings suggest that the role of knowledge management and an environment of learning are important success factors on which managers can have a substantial effect. Furthermore a clear managerial commitment to innovations and a sophisticated innovation process are further central predictors of a successful innovation management. Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII Introduction....Pages 1-8 Successful innovation management in current research literature....Pages 9-38 The method of the quantitative review “meta-analysis”....Pages 39-76 Identification and coding of single studies of success factors in innovation management....Pages 77-112 Application of meta-analysis mathematical procedure on identified effect sizes of success factors....Pages 113-150 Discussion of the findings and implications for practice and research....Pages 151-172 Conclusions....Pages 173-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-213 Markus Sattler reviews the predictors of successful innovation management on firm level with a meta-analytic approach. His findings suggest in that the role of knowledge management and an environment of learning are important success factors on which managers can have a substantial effect.