• DocumentCode
    3530280
  • Title

    The route choice of SMEs´ technological innovation and its empirical study—Taking SMEs in Fujian Province for example

  • Author

    Fang, Jin-cheng ; Lin, Li-duan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Econ. & Manage., Fujian Univ. of Technol., Fuzhou, China
  • Volume
    Part 3
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    3-5 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1963
  • Lastpage
    1966
  • Abstract
    This paper analyzed the main problems in technological innovation of SMEs in China, and pointed out the significance of studying the route choice of SMEs´ technological innovation. Through summarizing the existing research results, it presented 5 optional technological innovation paths which SMEs could choose in their growth process. At the end, case studies were conducted to discuss how SMEs could correctly choose the technological innovation path in different growth stage, by taking SMEs in Fujian Province for example.
  • Keywords
    innovation management; small-to-medium enterprises; Fujian province; SME technological innovation path; small-to-medium enterprises; Automotive engineering; Companies; Economics; Educational institutions; Industries; Paints; Technological innovation; Technological innovation; case study; route choice; small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IE&EM), 2011 IEEE 18Th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Changchun
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-446-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIEEM.2011.6035552
  • Filename
    6035552