Innovation Drivers and Outputs for Software Firms: Literature Review and Concept Development

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Sketch for high-level factor model of software innovation with hypotheses. (H1) Innovation tools and techniques are positively associated with product/service innovation. (H2) Development framework is positively associated with product/service innovation. (H3) Teamwork is positively associated with product/service innovation. (H4) Creative cognition is positively associated with product/service innovation. (H5) Software design capability is positively associated with product/service innovation. (H6) Infrastructure moderates (H1–5). (H7) Innovation tools and techniques are positively associated with process innovation. (H8) Development framework is positively associated with process innovation. (H9) Teamwork is positively associated with process innovation. (H10) Creative cognition is positively associated with process innovation. (H11) Software design capability is positively associated with process innovation. (H12) Innovation evaluation is positively associated with process innovation. (H13) Innovation leadership positively associated with process innovation. (H14) Community and network is positively associated with knowledge leverage. (H15) User involvement is positively associated with knowledge leverage. (H16) Knowledge leverage is positively associated with process innovation. (H17) Knowledge leverage is positively associated with product/service innovation. (H18) Process innovation is positively associated with product/service innovation.