The management of innovation has occupied a central position in academia and business. However, the implementation of effective innovation management requires the adoption of models that guide the construction of organizational processes through which innovation should be conducted. Models with this purpose have been published in recent decades and reflect a wide variety of approaches, which is a result of the multidisciplinary nature of innovation management. The assumptions and specific purposes on which each model is constructed, the types of organizations involved and the specific goals reflect the particularities of studies in this field. This paper presents a literature review of this topic based on searches in academic databases, identification of the classical models of innovation management by the number of citations and books from the collections of Brazilian universities. Using this survey, this paper conducts a critical and comparative analysis of various models of innovation management. The work provides insight into how literature shapes the process of innovation management, what its phases are, what the assumptions are on which innovative management is based and other organizational factors that constitute this process. In conclusion, we discuss the similarities and the differences between the models analyzed, their implications for innovation management in organizations and topics for future research.
Innovation management; Literature review; Organizational models
