Title: Total innovation management paradigm for SMEs – an empirical study based on SME survey

Authors: Gang Zheng, Jin Lu, X.Z. Yu, W.F. Li, X. Ding

Addresses: Research Center for Innovation & Development (RCID), Zhejiang University, No.388, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China. ' Research Center for Innovation & Development (RCID), Zhejiang University, No.388, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China. ' Research Center for Innovation & Development (RCID), Zhejiang University, No.388, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China. ' Research Center for Innovation & Development (RCID), Zhejiang University, No.388, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China. ' Research Center for Innovation & Development (RCID), Zhejiang University, No.388, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China

Abstract: Innovation plays a crucial role for enterprises| sustainable development. Total innovation management, a new innovation paradigm born in the 21st century, not merely emphasises the integration of technological innovation and non-technological innovation, but also includes all innovators and all time-space innovation. The core of TIM, |three-all and coordination| model, has been applied by many large enterprises who has owned mature conditions for innovation management. Based on more than 200 SMEs survey and a certain number of case studies, this paper implies that the innovation performance in SMEs has something to do with total innovation management competence. However, there are different models of TIM application between large enterprises and SMEs; and how adaptability of TIM pattern leverage innovation capabilities of SMEs, is our task to penetrate.

Keywords: total innovation management; TIM; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; innovation capability; innovation performance; sustainable development; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2010.034364

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2010 Vol.7 No.3/4, pp.235 - 251

Published online: 01 Aug 2010 *

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