Abstract

ORDONEZ-GUTIERREZ, Ángela Viviana; MENDEZ-MORALES, Alberto  and  HERRERA, Milton M.. Barriers to Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review. Trilogía. Cienc. Tecnol. Soc. [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.29, e400.  Epub Dec 28, 2023. ISSN 2145-7778.  https://doi.org/10.22430/21457778.2614.

There are multiple barriers for firms to effectively carry out innovation processes. According to the Oslo Manual, these barriers can be cost-, knowledge-, or market-related. However, recent literature has shown that, in addition, there are other barriers that also prevent firms from achieving successful innovations. This paper presents a systematic literature review of publications on this topic indexed in Scopus and published between 2019 and 2022. Its main objective was to describe the trends in the literature on barriers to innovation published in recent years, especially in English. The results show that the traditional definition of barriers to innovation is evolving-from the logic of the Oslo Manual towards another more comprehensive notion of said barriers that considers that they affect not only technological innovation but also environmental and social innovations. Additionally, we found that small and young firms, as well as those operating in developing countries, have a greater perception of facing barriers to innovation. This paper contributes especially to decision makers and researchers who seek to propose solutions for firms to overcome barriers to innovation.

Keywords : Barriers to innovation; social innovation; environmental innovation; developing countries.

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