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Innovation Competencies in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Students: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract:

The study has two objectives: 1) To identify the trends, main documents, and authors in innovation competencies and 2) To identify the innovation competencies that emerge from the literature review for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). We performed a bibliometric analysis using Scopus databases, to do a systematic literature review in innovation competencies. The study found that innovation competencies is a nascent area with low degree of academic consensus. This article shows a general approach to improve conceptual specifications of innovation competencies. We identify trends in the literature review and connect them with innovation competencies. We proposed the following innovation competencies in this research: teamwork, sustainability, leadership, creativity, communication, collaboration, digital skills, flexible thinking, critical thinking, and goal oriented. The insights of this study can help universities to analyze this innovation competencies in the curriculum for their programs. We propose for future research the measure of the innovation competencies we defined for Latin American HEIs.