Research in the Decision Sciences for Innovations in Global Supply Chain Networks: Best Papers from the 2014 Annual Conference

9. Sourcing Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review

—Christopher Rajkumar, Department of Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management, University of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Universitetsparken 1, DK-6000 Kolding, Denmark, E-mail: [e-mail]

Abstract

Sourcing innovation has become a prevalent topic only in recent years, and various descriptions have been offered as it has gained distinction. Accordingly, there is a lack of research on this key topic. The few studies that address sourcing innovation merely use this term. From the existing literature, there is no fixed definition for sourcing innovation. Consequently, the main intention of this paper is to come up with a definition for sourcing innovation within the supply chain management ...