Abstract: Management innovation can be described as a key factor to facilitate the healthy and sustainable development of small and micro science and technology companies, and TRIZ, which is rendered as the theory of inventive problem solving, has expanded its application to the field of management while witnessed certain favorable applicability to management innovation in small and micro science and technology companies. The conceptual model of TRIZ's influences on management innovation in small and micro science and technology companies, which are based on theoretical analysis, together with the data collected from questionnaires, have been used to verify the assumptions herein in the manner of structural equation model. The results indicate that, with respect to TRIZ, its management innovation principles, ideal final result, management conflict and separation principles, management revolution theory and other theories demonstrate significant positive influence on management innovation in small and micro science and technology companies. From the perspectives of theoretical research level, government level and company level, certain policy proposals concerning how to effectively promote the application of TRIZ to management innovation in small and micro science and technology companies have been presented. It seems fair to say that the research outcomes would deepen as well as expand the application of TRIZ to the filed management and meanwhile provide the management innovation practices in small and micro science and technology companies with some beneficial references and suggestions.

Key words: TRIZ, small and micro science and technology companies, management innovation, structural equation modeling, effect