Enhancing Product Innovation in Start-ups: A Scoping Review on the Integration of Lean Startup

<!-- markdown --> ## Scoping Review Planning of Leo ### I. Suggestions for Journal Article Titles **Enhancing Product Innovation in Start-ups: A Scoping Review on the Integration of Lean Startup, Organizational Culture, and AI in New Product Development** --- ### II. Journal Recommendations for submission: Based on the intersectiveness of the research topic (innovation management, technological innovation, entrepreneurship management), it is recommended to submit to the following SSCI or ScopUS-indexed journals: **Priority Options:** . **Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM)** * Research directions: Innovation management, product development processes * Publisher: Wiley * Index: SSCI, JCR-Q1       **Second Options:** **Technovation** * Research directions: technological innovation, entrepreneurship, innovation management * Publisher: Elsevier * Index: SSCI, JCR-Q1 **Journal of Business Research (JBR)** * Research interests: Corporate strategy, innovation, marketing and management innovation Publisher: Elsevier * Index: SSCI, JCR-Q1 **International Journal of Innovation Management (IJIM)** * Research directions: Innovation management, organizational innovation * Publisher: World Scientific * Index: Scopus, JCR-Q2/Q3 **IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management** * Research directions: Engineering management, innovation processes, technology management * Publisher: IEEE * Index: SSCI, JCR-Q2 --- ## III. Detailed steps for writing a Scoping Review: ### Step 1: Determine the research questions and Objectives **Core question:** * How to enhance startup product innovation by integrating lean startup methods, organizational culture building, and AI tool application? **Objective:** * systematically sort out and analyze the research hotspots, trends, current situation and future directions of the relevant literature. ### Step 2: Define inclusion and exclusion Criteria (Eligibility Criteria) **Time range:** * References from the most recent 10 years (2015-2025). * **Document type:** * Published journal articles, conference papers, book chapters. * **Language:** * English literature. * **Field:** * Product innovation, start-up, innovation management, technology management, organizational culture, AI technology. ### Step 3: Determine keywords and secondary keywords (Search Strategy) For a comprehensive search, it is recommended to use the following combination of keywords for database search: | Primary Keywords | Secondary Keywords | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | Product Innovation | Startups, New ventures | | Lean Startup | MVP, Minimum Viable Product, Rapid Iteration | | Organizational Culture | Innovation Culture, Innovation Capability | | Customer Involvement | Co-creation, User Innovation, Customer Feedback | | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning, AI tools, Generative AI | | Innovation Performance | Innovation Metrics, Competitive Advantage | | Innovation Management | Innovation Process, Innovation Framework | ### Step 4: Databases to be searched It is recommended to use the following main databases for retrieval: * Web of Science (WoS) * Scopus * IEEE Xplore * Elsevier (ScienceDirect) * SpringerLink * Wiley Online Library * Google Scholar (for supplementary search) ### Step 5: Study Selection The selection process is divided into three stages: 1. **Title and Abstract screening:** * Exclude literature that is clearly irrelevant to the research question. 2. **Full-text evaluation screening:** * Full-text screening is conducted based on detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria. 3. **Manual screening:** * Conduct reference backtracking and citation tracking on included articles to ensure that no key references are missed. ### Step 6: Data Extraction and Analysis Create a data extraction table that includes: Basic information (author, Year, Journal) * Research methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) * Research topic and key findings * Key theoretical models (such as Lean Startup, Diffusion of Innovation, RBV, Design Thinking) * Innovation metrics and measurement methods * Use technology (AI tools, social media, etc.) * Research gaps with future research recommendations ### Step 7: Collating and Summarizing Results * Categorize by topic (e.g. Lean Startup, user engagement, organizational culture, AI application). * Analyze research trends by year (evolutionary analysis). * Analysis by innovation stage (idea generation, product development, marketing). ### Step 8 : Structure of Scoping Review Article It is recommended that the structure of a Scoping Review article be: * Abstract (200-300 words) * Introduction (Background introduction, research significance and research questions) * Methodology (Detailed description of search strategy, inclusion criteria, screening process) Results (Literature distribution, research topic summary, research method summary, model application Trends) * Discussion (Theoretical contribution and practical significance, research blank identification) * Future Research Directions (Future research suggestions and trend predictions) * Conclusion * References (APA format, strictly in accordance with the standard) ### Step 9: Quality Assessment & Transparency * Optionally use the **PrisMA-SCR** (the PRISMA extension of Scoping Reviews) standard for report transparency assessment to enhance journal acceptance. --- ### Full implementation schedule(Should be shrinked to 1 month) : | Phase | Content | Time Recommendations | | ----- | ----------------------- | ------- | | Pre-preparation | Research question clarification, Keyword determination, database selection | Weeks 1-2 | | Literature retrieval | Retrieval and literature screening | Weeks 3-6 | | Literature analysis | Data extraction, literature classification and analysis | Weeks 7-10 | | Paper Writing | Writing the first draft, Methodology and Results section | Weeks 11-14 | | Revision and polishing | Literature supplementation, summary of future research directions, article revision and language polishing | Weeks 15-16 | | Journal Submission | Journal Format Adjustment and Submission Preparation | Week 17 | --- ### PRISMA PROCESS FIGURE  graph TD A[Identification - Database Searching] B[Identification - Other Sources] A -->|Web of Science, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley| C[Total Records Identified n=] B -->|Google Scholar, Reference Lists| C C --> D[Duplicates Removed n=] D --> E[Records Screened by Title & Abstract n=] E --> F[Records Excluded n=] E --> G[Full-text Articles Assessed for Eligibility n=] G --> H[Full-text Articles Excluded with reasons n=] G --> I[Studies Included in Scoping Review n=] I --> J[Synthesis and Analysis] graph TD A[Identification - Database Searching] B[Identification - Other Sources] A -->|Web of Science, Scopus, IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, Wiley| C[Total Records Identified n=] B -->|Google Scholar, Reference Lists| C C --> D[Duplicates Removed n=] D --> E[Records Screened by Title & Abstract n=] E --> F[Records Excluded n=] E --> G[Full-text Articles Assessed for Eligibility n=] G --> H[Full-text Articles Excluded with reasons n=] G --> I[Studies Included in Scoping Review n=] I --> J[Synthesis and Analysis]