AN INSTITUTIONAL THEORY INVESTIGATION: ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN TRENDS IN INNOVATION

The present study aims to conduct a systematic review of the literature on Institutional Theory and innovation with a focus on investigating the respective trends and influences between the theories. Innovation is the use of new knowledge for the design of new products, services or processes, especially with an unprecedented character, in order to meet the current and future demands of industries, organizations and individuals. Globalization encouraged by innovations through development and diffusion, has increased mainly in the last two decades. The methodology used was a systematic literature review, the main articles were identified without a delimited time frame. The databases adopted were: Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect. For that, filters were applied to the total portfolio of articles among the selected databases. Initially 106 articles were identified and 22 articles were selected to identify the trends and relationships between Institutional Theory and innovation. The results show the main trends in the literature between 2010 and 2020, the possible links between institutional theory and innovation, as well as the continents that carried out studies. Yet, it can be seen the main countries housing publications with impact factor on the approached themes and their locations. In addition, this study shows the most cited journals and presents an overview of Institutional Theory and Innovation. As future research, the authors suggest theoretical contributions on distinctions between formal and informal institutions, regulatory, normative and cultural-cognitive types of institutions. O presente estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática de literatura sobre a Teoria Institucional e a inovação com foco de investigar as respectivas tendências e influências entre as teorias. A inovação é o uso de um novo conhecimento para a concepção de novos produtos, serviços ou processos, especialmente com caráter inédito, com o objetivo de atender as demandas atuais e futuras de indústrias, organizações e indivíduos. A globalização incentivada pelas inovações por meio do desenvolvimento e difusão, aumentou principalmente nas últimas duas décadas. A metodologia utilizada foi uma revisão sistemática de literatura, foram identificados os principais artigos, sem um recorte temporal delimitado. As bases de dados adotadas foram: Scopus, Web of Science e ScienceDirect. Para tanto, foram aplicados filtros ao portfólio total de artigos entre as bases de d