“…Data-driven innovation (DDI) consists of procuring, analyzing, and making decisions based on customer data (Babu et al, 2021 ; Bhatti et al, 2022 ; Rindfleisch et al, 2017 ). A huge amount of data obtained from using emerging technologies, such as blockchain, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and the Internet-of-things enable firms to create DDI in developing new products or improving existing ones (Akter et al, 2016 , 2022 ; Babu et al, 2021 ; Ciampi et al, 2021 ; Duan et al, 2020 ; Wamba et al, 2017 ).…”