Author(s):
Paredes, Alexandre ; Damásio, Bruno ; Mendonça, Sandro
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/182072
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): policy; bibliometrics; innovation; Oslo Manual; Business and International Management; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Development; Social Sciences (miscellaneous); Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty; Strategy and Management; Decision Sciences (miscellaneous); Management of Technology and Innovation; SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Description
Paredes, A., Damásio, B., & Mendonça, S. (2025). Accounting for Oslo Manual: Reflecting on the Past and Setting the Stage for Future Research. Foresight and STI Governance, 19(1), 65-79. https://doi.org/10.17323/fstig.2025.24058
The Oslo Manual is the internationally recognized ref-erence for guiding the collection and interpretation of evidence on innovation. This research explores its three-decade-long implementation and influence, emphasizing its role within the research community. We assess the con-tent’s quantity and quality through an advanced bibliometric and textmetric analysis of over 1300 research papers published in internationally indexed journals. Our study offers an evidence-based understanding of the Oslo Manual’s adoption and impact, elucidating disciplinary integration, geographical interest, and reception phases. Notably, the findings unveil the increasing significance of innovation-related topics since its inaugural edition in 1992, with a pronounced surge gaining momentum after 2008. Furthermore, the consistently cited references underscore the researchers’ focus, highlighting the rising importance of innovation and interconnected domains like entrepreneurship, performance, knowledge, and man-agement. This study enhances our understanding of the Oslo Manual’s use and influence, revealing its enduring relevance and its broader impact on shaping innovation research.
