Developing Innovative Competencies and Diagnosing for Manufacturing SMEs

Abstract:

Knowledge on the SME’s present status by diagnosing firm’s innovative competencies is important to establish management strategies. It is difficult to diagnose firm’s competencies as many factors should be considered, such as human resource, technology or marketing should be considered. Many of researches regarding innovative competencies present the status of firm at the time of diagnosis. Our research aims to help SME’s to find out proper government programs to make up their insufficient innovative competencies. To achieve the aim, we propose methodology of self-diagnosing by presenting SMEs questionnaire and diagnosis report containing recommendable government programs. As the first step of the research, we propose the definition of innovative competencies and diagnosis type of SMEs.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 145)
• Pages: 446-450
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.145.446
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Yun Jeong Choi, Dae Hyeon Lim, Hyun Sook Roh, Eun Sun Kim
• Keywords: Competency, Enterprise Diagnosis, Innovation, SMES

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