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Through in-depth investigations and analyses of the Haier case, we enriched and developed further a new paradigm of innovation management—Total Innovation Management (TIM). The TIM framework and the synergistic relationship of the elements of innovation in the company’s innovation management are discussed along with the direction and routines for technological innovation management.
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This paper was under the project #70372018 supported by NSFC
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Xu, Q., Zhu, L., Zheng, G. et al. Haier’s Tao of innovation: a case study of the emerging Total Innovation Management model. J Technol Transfer 32, 27–47 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-006-9008-9
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