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. 2022 Jan 14;30(22):61340–61368. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-18016-x

Table 1.

Previous reviews on digital innovation

Author Journal Article Main theory contribution
Yoo et al. (2010) Information Systems Research The new organizing logic of digital innovation: an agenda for Information Systems Research

(1) Defines the concept and characteristics of digital innovation

(2) Introduces the organizational logic of the layered modular architecture

(3) Proposes a future research agenda for information systems

Organization Science Organizing for innovation in the digitized world

(1) An introduction to the convergent and generative character of digital technologies

(2) An introduction to digital technology platforms and distributed and combined innovations

Business Horizons Digital innovation strategy: a framework for diagnosing and improving digital product and service innovation The authors propose a management framework designed to support continuous improvement in digital innovation management, covering 5 key areas: user experience, value proposition, digital evolution scanning, skills, and improvization
MIS Quarterly Digital innovation management: reinventing innovation management research in a digital world

(1) Challenges traditional assumptions about innovation boundaries, innovation agency, and the relationship between innovation processes and outcomes

(2) Builds a framework for digital innovation management with 4 new theoretical logics: dynamic problem-solution design pairing, social cognition, technology availability, and orchestration

(3) Introduces innovation research methods such as QCA

Ciriello et al. (2018) Business & Information Systems Engineering Digital innovation

Based on previous literature, the authors’ understanding is presented as follows:

(1) Digital innovation: from product to platform

(2) Organizing digital innovation: from process to practice

(3) Implementing digital innovation: from development to exploration

Information and Organization Digital innovation and transformation: an institutional perspective

(1) Identifies 3 institutions that are critical to digital transformation: digital organizational forms, digital institutional infrastructure, and digital body mechanism building blocks

(2) Examine how these new transformations gain social acceptance and create value for stakeholders from an institutional perspective

Information and Organization Recombination in the open-ended value landscape of digital innovation

(1) Introduces the value perspective of the open approach

(2) Distinguishes between use reorganization and design reorganization

(3) Presents a value space framework that illustrates how value creation and value capture can take place in digital innovation

Satish (2018) Information and Organization Architecture vs. ecosystem perspectives: reflections on digital innovation The authors contrast the value pathways perspective proposed by Henfridsson and propose a new perspective: a study from ecosystems, actors, value creation, and value capture
Information Systems Journal Digital innovation: a review and synthesis The authors build a theoretical framework from 7 aspects of digital innovation: inspiration, development, implementation, exploitation, external competition, and internal organization
Electronic Markets Digital innovations: embedding in organizations

(1) Introduces the conceptual development of digital innovation

(2) Delineates the categories of digital innovation

(3) Describes the drivers of digital innovation

(4) Describes the governance mechanisms of digital innovation