Title :
Technical and non-technical innovation models in China´s SMEs: A case study
Author :
Jin Chen ; Juxiang Zhou ; Feng Xu ; Yue Yin
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Sci., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
SMEs are the important part of China´s economy and innovation entities. Based on theoretical analysis, this paper puts forward an applicable innovation models for SMEs. An in-depth case study of Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment Co. Ltd is carried out to show how a firm´s various kinds of technical and non-technical innovations influenced its business performance. This paper concludes that ingenious combination of technical and nontechnical innovation would promote enterprises´ overall performance, and would be the driving force of their consistent development.
Keywords :
innovation management; macroeconomics; small-to-medium enterprises; Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment Co. Ltd; China SME; China economy entities; business performance; nontechnical innovation model; technical innovation model; Biological system modeling; Companies; Industries; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Technological innovation; Business performance; non-technical innovation; technical innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bangkok
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2013.6962659
