Antecedents, mediators, moderators, and theories in firm Innovative Performance: A literature review

Abstract

Over the last three decades, firm innovative performance has received notable attention from scholars and practitioners. Regardless of the rising number of publications, there is a lack of synthetic understanding of innovative performance.  This study aims to review and understand the extant firm innovative performance within the management science and business studies literature. This review utilized a systematic review approach and studied peer-reviewed articles (n=95) published between 1990 and 2020. This research introduces a nomological network of innovative Performance antecedents, mediators, and moderators. The developed model also shows that broader fields of HRM, knowledge management, and R&D are sine qua non for the firm's innovative performance. The graphical representation of innovative performance drivers enables us to develop a strategic and profound understanding of several management, organizational, and environmental concepts that improve or impair firms’ innovative performance. In addition, the nomological network also shows the way number of variables are influencing each other in the process of innovative performance.