Leverage innovation capability : application of total innovation management in China's SMEs' study / edited by Qingrui Xu ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Qingrui, Xu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--China--Management.

Small business.

Technological innovations--Management--China.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (518 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Innovation is widely recognized as a major source of modern productivity growth. Indeed, it is seen as constituting a central process of economic advancement in industrialized countries. Despite this, a considerable gap still exists in knowledge and technological capability between industrialized countries and the more dynamic developing countries such as China. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major contributor to China's economy and SME's contribution to China's GDP is close to 60%.This book studies the strategy and mechanism of leveraging innovation capability in China's SMEs

Contents:

Development via innovative firms

Status of SMEs' innovation

Auditing innovation capabilities in SMEs

Theoretical background and research design

Framework of total innovation management for SMEs

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via vision and strategy

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via technology innovation and its management

Mechanism of leveraging SME's innovation capability via organization innovation

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via market orientation and related elements

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via corporate culture and all-involvement innovation

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via entrepreneurs in SMEs

Mechanism of leveraging innovation capability via networks and all time-space innovation

Pathway of building SME innovation capability through cluster innovation systems

Innovation policy for SMEs in China

Case study

Case A: Sunyard System engineering Co., Ltd. (Sunyard)

Case B: Hangzhou Focused Photonics Inc. (FPi)

Case C: Hangzhou Honyar Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (Honyar)

Case D: Fujian Haiyuan Automatic Equipment (s) Co., Ltd. (Haiyuan)

Case E: Supcon Group Co., Ltd. (SUPCON)

Case F: Jinfuchun Group Co., Ltd. (Jinfuchun)

Case G: QP Textile Chemical Industry Holding Corporation (QP)

Case H: Uni-power Guaranty in Zhejiang province (UPG)

Case I: Hangzhou "R&D Design" Corporation ("R&D Design")

Case J: randv.com : reality and virtuality

Activities of RCID project team

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

981-4317-86-1

1-299-15965-6

OCLC:

828792701