Business Strategy and Innovation
Business Strategy and Innovation is a research topic within Strategy and Management. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 21.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of 'coopetition' - a strategy where entities cooperate and compete simultaneously within business networks. The focus is on innovation, collaboration with competitors, value creation, and managing tensions in coopetitive relationships. The papers discuss the implications of coopetition for small and medium-sized enterprises, technological innovation, strategic alliances, and knowledge sharing.
- Coopetition
- Business Networks
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Competition
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Technological Innovation
- Strategic Alliances
- Value Creation
- Knowledge Sharing
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -18% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Business Strategy and Innovation research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (511 and 429 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 511 works
- 2 China 429 works
- 3 France 352 works
- 4 Germany 227 works
- 5 Poland 178 works
- 6 United Kingdom 176 works
- 7 Brazil 156 works
- 8 Russia 155 works
- 9 Italy 125 works
- 10 India 118 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Business Strategy and Innovation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Copenhagen Business School publishes the most Business Strategy and Innovation research, followed by Wroclaw University of Economics and Business and Aalborg University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 24 works
- 2 Wroclaw University of Economics and BusinessPoland 14 works
- 3 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 14 works
- 4 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 13 works
- 5 Université de MontpellierFrance 13 works
- 6 University of Beira InteriorPortugal 12 works
- 7 SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsPoland 12 works
- 8 Poznań University of Economics and BusinessPoland 11 works
- 9 University of Economics in KatowicePoland 10 works
- 10 Bocconi UniversityItaly 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Business Strategy and Innovation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Business Strategy and Innovation include Jay B. Barney, Jörg Henseler and Oliver E. Williamson.
- 1 Jay B. Barney United States 10k citations
- 2 Jörg Henseler Netherlands 7.6k citations
- 3 Oliver E. Williamson United States 6.6k citations
- 4 Ronald S. Burt United States 5.2k citations
- 5 Michael E. Porter United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Business Strategy and Innovation research done?
The largest centres of Business Strategy and Innovation research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia) and London (United Kingdom).
Where is the best place to study Business Strategy and Innovation?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Vaasa, Université de Montpellier and Copenhagen Business School score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of VaasaFinland | 80.7 | 36.0% | 42.4× | 9 | +242.1% |
| 2 | Université de MontpellierFrance | 66.7 | 25.1% | 13.9× | 13 | +23.1% |
| 3 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 66.6 | 18.2% | 37.8× | 24 | -0.2% |
| 4 | University of Beira InteriorPortugal | 63.0 | 24.4% | 29.3× | 12 | +53.9% |
| 5 | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil | 59.8 | 30.6% | 20.8× | 10 | +40.8% |
| 6 | Wroclaw University of Economics and BusinessPoland | 53.5 | 16.5% | 64.9× | 14 | +22.0% |
| 7 | Poznań University of Economics and BusinessPoland | 50.7 | 19.4% | 48.5× | 11 | +0.1% |
| 8 | University of St.GallenSwitzerland | 50.6 | 17.3% | 22.1× | 9 | +4.0% |
| 9 | Bocconi UniversityItaly | 50.0 | 14.0% | 29.8× | 10 | -10.2% |
| 10 | SGH Warsaw School of EconomicsPoland | 48.2 | 12.9% | 47.6× | 12 | +25.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Business Strategy and Innovation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Business Strategy and Innovation.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.