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Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez1, Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado1, Eva-María Mora-Valentín1
1Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
This study reviews value co-creation literature from a technology and innovation management perspective. It identifies key research streams like open innovation and emerging trends such as servitization and the sharing economy.
Area of Science:
- Technology and Innovation Management
- Business and Management
Background:
- Value co-creation is a significant topic across disciplines, predominantly studied through marketing and services lenses.
- Existing literature reviews lack a focus on value co-creation within technology and innovation management (TIM).
Purpose of the Study:
- To bridge the gap in understanding value co-creation from a TIM perspective.
- To analyze the evolution and structure of value co-creation literature from 2004-2020.
- To identify key research streams and emerging trends in this field.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of publications from 2004-2020.
- Descriptive analysis of publication evolution, journals, authors, and collaborations (country, institution, author).
- Bibliographic coupling to determine content structure and characterize thematic groups.
Main Results:
- Identified eleven distinct thematic groups within the literature.
- Classified studies into three main research streams: open innovation, consumer-centric analysis, and service ecosystem/innovation.
- Highlighted two emerging trends: servitization and the sharing economy.
Conclusions:
- The study provides a comprehensive overview of value co-creation research in TIM.
- It establishes a foundational understanding for future research by mapping the field's structure and identifying key trends.
- Offers insights into the dynamic evolution and thematic clustering of value co-creation studies.
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