Title :
Measuring technological innovation of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in China
Author :
Wang, Daoping ; Dickson, Keith
Author_Institution :
Int. Bus. Sch., Hunan Univ., Changsha, China
Abstract :
A preliminary investigation was conducted to collect data of technological innovation of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMMEs) in Hunan Province, China by questionnaire which was drawn up in close agreement with the main principles of the Oslo Manual. Then an index system and mathematical model were developed to measure technological innovation in SMMEs. Results obtained in this paper revealed that the current status of technological innovation in SMMEs is relatively weak compared to other countries according to the levels of input, intensity and outcome measures of technological innovation
Keywords :
manufacturing industries; research and development management; China; Hunan Province; index system; mathematical model; medium-sized manufacturing enterprises; questionnaire; small-sized manufacturing enterprises; technological innovation measurement; Companies; Current measurement; Employment; Innovation management; Manuals; Mathematical model; Pulp manufacturing; Technological innovation; Technology management; US Department of Commerce;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000. ICMIT 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6652-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2000.917384
