A Bibliometric Study of the Literature on Technological Innovation: An Analysis of 60 International Academic Journals

This paper aims to contribute to the debate on technological innovation, organization and work. Although
technological innovation remained a debated topic in the academic literature during the past years, its
implications for organizational processes seem still not sufficiently theorized and empirically investigated.
By using two complementary journals’ rankings a search in the ISI Web of Science platform from 1985
through 2013 was performed. To analyze the 998 scientific retrieved contributions a bibliometric analysis
has been conducted, adopting also Social Network Analysis tools. Our results reveal a significant growth
of the technological innovation literature over the investigated period, the multidisciplinarity of the field
and, particularly, the relevance of management and business and economics contributions. Overall, this
study offers a broad overview of the literature on technological innovation and emphasizes the opportunity
to investigate the role of technological innovation within the organizational life.