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Based on an ecosystem view of innovation management and in-depth case studies of firms in China and abroad, a novel paradigm of innovation management—Total Innovation Management (TIM)—is put forward in this paper. This new paradigm draws on three distinct areas of recent research, namely the innovation theory of the firm, the resource-based view (RBV), and the complexity theory. It introduces the theoretical framework of TIM, and presents a tri-dimensional innovation strategy model, which includes all elements of innovation, all innovators, and innovation in all times and spaces, and aims at value added and created.
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” is the Chinese word, pronounced “quan”, for “all” or “total” or “comprehensive.”
” is the Chinese word, pronounced “quan”, for “all” or “total” or “comprehensive.”References
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This paper was under the project #70372018 supported by NSFC
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Xu, Q., Chen, J., Xie, Z. et al. Total Innovation Management: a novel paradigm of innovation management in the 21st century. J Technol Transfer 32, 9–25 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-006-9007-x
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