A research on the mechanism of building total innovation management system via information and communication technology: Case studies in the context of China

Total innovation management(TIM) is a new management paradigm adapting to Chinese context. It derives from innovation management theories and a large number of enterprises´ business management practice in and out of China. Previous studies mainly focus on the role of TIM on enterprise´s development and the internal relationship in TIM system, but lack of the concern for the antecedents of TIM. As a crucial factor promoting the social development, information and communication technology(ICT) is also considered as one of the major drivers of TIM. By the implementation of ICT, enterprises leverage their information capability (including information acquiring capability, information sharing capability, information processing capability and information materializing capability), which pushs forward the construction of TIM system. This paper first proposed a concept framework of building TIM System via ICT . With the case studies of Haier Group, Honyar and FPI, the mechanism that informationization facilitated the establishment of TIM system under different industries and business models was discussed, and the research framework for future empirical research was confirmed. Finally, the paper illustrated the limitation of theory and practice.