Dear Shafiq,

It seems that Johanssen framework has outlasted itself -- management fads do not live longer than 10 years, while good academic models may be valid for centuries. To see how it is possible to measure together different types of innovations in one company (set of companies) please see the paper enclosed.

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Igor Gurkov

Article Innovation Processes in the Russian Manufacturing Subsidiari...

Dear Shafiq,

It seems that Johanssen framework has outlasted itself -- management fads do not live longer than 10 years, while good academic models may be valid for centuries. To see how it is possible to measure together different types of innovations in one company (set of companies) please see the paper enclosed.

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Igor Gurkov

Article Innovation Processes in the Russian Manufacturing Subsidiari...

Thank you. Can you please refer any quantitative paper? please

The proxies that are commonly used in the literature are the number of patents (output), the number of workers devoted to R&D and the expenditure in R&D (inputs)

The following papers, articles and books can help you. I am adding an article about innovation and performance, but it is in spanish

Best regards

Gabriel

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The % of innovative sales is also a good performance indicator.

I have a paper in this subject, if you want it, go to my page and request the full text.

I do not think you can, but if you like complex, quantitative approaches and scores, the European Innovation Scoreboard is a good start

Shafiq,

Gregorio Giménez is right in saying that "The proxies that are commonly used in the literature are the number of patents (output), the number of workers devoted to R&D and the expenditure in R&D (inputs)" - and that is a big problem for a very simple reason: these "proxies" are very, very far from innovation. They measure R&D processes (inputs to, and outputs of, R&D activities, as rightly indicated by Gregorio).

In case you want to measure incremental, radical, destructive, nondestructive innovations, don't dismiss qualitative research. Without qualitative research one could never judge if an innovation is incremental or radical; destructive or nondestructive.

The share of new products in sales is a good indicator of innovation performance, indeed. Yet, (i) it is already aggregated at a firm level; and (ii) it does not say anything about the nature of a given innovation (incremental or radical, destructive or nondestructive). 

The Innovation Union Scoreboard (used to be called European Innovation Scoreboard) measures R&D and innovation processes (as for the latter, mainly R&D-based innovations) at a national level. (See my article on that: Social and Business Innovations: Are Common Measurement Approaches Possible?, which you can find at RsearchGate)

Again, the IUS does not (cannot) say anything about the nature of a given innovation (incremental or radical, destructive or nondestructive).

As for the impressive list compiled by Gabriel, let me add one important name: look for pieces written on measurement of innovation - and more generally, economics of innovation - by Keith Smith (Imperial College, London).

What is the units of analysis of your work?

good luck,

Attila

Thank you, unit of analysis is organization, though i have dropped the plan to measue innovation nature, now it is simple on innovation performance using Johanssen scale, with open innovation, and BoS as IV.