The impact of standardized innovation management systems on innovation capability and business performance: An empirical study

This paper provides a novel analysis concerning the impact of a Standardized Innovation Management System (SIMS) on company innovation capability, innovation performance, and corporate results that is an unprecedented contribution to innovation management literature. This research is focused on the standard UNE 166002 that is one of the first national certifiable SIMSs that exists globally. It is one of the first SIMSs in the world that has reached a sufficient level of acceptance to enable an empirical study. In order to analyze its impact on companies, a relational model was developed and analyzed using hypotheses concerning with the main dimensions. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.