The ISO56002 international standard for managing innovation systems was published in 2019. In this paper, we review the rationale, the key features, and the evidence base for this new standard. The primary objective of the standard is to promote the professionalisation of the field by providing a framework for management and organisational practice. The standard was developed by a wide range of stakeholders, including consultants and professional associations, and therefore features most of the elements we would expect from such a high-level, generic approach: strategy, organisation, leadership, planning, support, process, performance evaluation, and improvement. We examine the empirical base for each of these components in this paper. We also identify some critical shortcomings, such as the implicit adoption of a linear model, lack of specific tools to support practice, or any significant variation in application by sector or context. Finally, we recommend how the standard could be improved and implemented in practice.

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ISO56002 创新管理体系标准的审查和批判性评估：证据和局限性

管理创新系统的 ISO56002 国际标准于 2019 年发布。在本文中，我们回顾了这一新标准的基本原理、主要特征和证据基础。该标准的主要目标是通过提供管理和组织实践的框架来促进该领域的专业化。该标准由包括顾问和专业协会在内的广泛利益相关者制定，因此具有我们期望从这种高水平通用方法中获得的大部分要素：战略、组织、领导力、规划、支持、流程、绩效评价和改进。我们在本文中研究了这些组件中的每一个的经验基础。我们还发现了一些关键的缺点，例如线性模型的隐含采用，缺乏支持实践的具体工具，或在应用方面因部门或环境而有任何显着差异。最后，我们建议如何在实践中改进和实施该标准。