The Value of Design-led Innovation in Chinese SMEs

Bolton, S.

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dc.contributor.author	Bolton, S.
dc.contributor.editor	Rajkumar Roy
dc.contributor.editor	Essam Shehab
dc.date.accessioned	2009-10-01T10:10:27Z
dc.date.available	2009-10-01T10:10:27Z
dc.date.copyright	2009
dc.date.issued	2009-03-31
dc.identifier.citation	S. Bolton, The Value of Design-led Innovation in Chinese SMEs, Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design, Cranfield University, 30-31 March 2009, pp369	en_UK
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9557436-4-1
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3717
dc.description	Organised by: Cranfield University	en_UK
dc.description.abstract	This paper focuses on understanding the role and use of design-led innovation in Chinese SMEs. The insights were gained by undertaking a pilot study, based on an applied developmental research approach involving participatory workshops, quantitative and qualitative positioning activities, in depth case studies and an individual pilot project undertaken with SMEs in the Pearl River Delta [PRD] over an 18 month period. It will discuss the findings, highlighting key areas of uncertainty that SMEs experience when attempting to make the transition from OEM to OBM, and how the findings have contributed to the development of a new design-led innovation framework.	en_UK
dc.description.sponsorship	Mori Seiki – The Machine Tool Company	en_UK
dc.language.iso	en	en_UK
dc.publisher	Cranfield University Press	en_UK
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Design Conference – Competitive Design
dc.rights	Copyright: Cranfield University 2009
dc.subject	Uncertainty	en_UK
dc.subject	Design-led Innovation	en_UK
dc.subject	Transition	en_UK
dc.subject	Creative Risk Management	en_UK
dc.title	The Value of Design-led Innovation in Chinese SMEs	en_UK
dc.type	Conference paper	en_UK