Journal of Innovation & Knowledge

JIK bridges the gap between theory and practice on how innovation embeds into results-oriented knowledge. Manuscripts that do not relate to innovation and/or knowledge will be rejected (usually desk-rejected). Please note that JIK papers may cross over one or more areas or fields. However, they should have an explicit focus on innovation and should include some degree of future orientation toward knowledge. They must link innovation to knowledge impacts or extend the methodologies for doing so. JIK seeks substantial and meaningful (i.e., incremental) research results. Desk-reject decisions are taken as soon as possible.

The implied meaning of innovation is broad, covering technological innovation, organizational innovation, and business and social innovation, all in the context of business, the economy, and society and always from the point of view of advancing knowledge and applying it in different contexts. Therefore, JIK covers innovation from different perspectives, which include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Innovation management

• Innovation performance

• Innovation strategies

• Issues for technological innovation

• Organizational behavior and innovation

• Innovation output

• Creativity and individual innovation

• Innovation, teams, and groups

• Innovation systems

• Institutional and social innovation

• Open innovation

• Positive and negative consequences of innovation

• Critical approaches to innovation

• Field-wide innovation, adoption, and diffusion

• Innovation alliances and networks

The implied meaning of knowledge is also broad too, but it should be applied to issues involving innovation. JIK focuses on identifying knowledge strategies and applying innovative theoretical concepts to real-world situations. JIK covers knowledge from different perspectives, which include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Integrating learning and knowledge with issues around innovation

• Organizational learning

• Technology for improving the quality of knowledge

• Linking knowledge to performance initiatives

• Intellectual capital and innovation

• Using innovation and technology to develop knowledge

JIK is interdisciplinary by nature. The following clusters fit the scope of the journal:

• Industry

• Sustainable development (and knowledge)

• Economic development

• Firms

• Enterprises

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

• Entrepreneurship (and knowledge)

• Human resources

• Green innovation

• Sharing economy (and knowledge)

• Knowledge management

• Ownership

• Spillover effects

• Digitalization

• State-owned enterprises

• Firm performance

• Human capital

• Productivity change

• Research and development (R&D)

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Business models

• Scientific innovations

• Finance

• Incentives

• Industrial structure

• Corporate innovation

• Digital transformation

• Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)

• Environmental standards

• Fintech

• Simultaneous engineering

• Dynamic capabilities

• Energy conservation

• Value creation

• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

• Future of work

• Knowledge sharing

• Entrepreneurial orientation

• Internationalization

• New ventures

Submissions are welcome from authors from all around the world. They should demonstrate contextual differences, while seeking lessons for a wider audience.