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A Design Management Tool for Product Development in SMEs: The Integrated Design Management (IDM) Tool 中小企业产品开发的设计管理工具：集成设计管理（IDM）工具

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.05.001

Vitor Carneiro , Augusto Barata da Rocha , Bárbara Rangel , Jorge Lino Alves

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Review of Somaesthetics and Design Culture 躯体美学与设计文化综述

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.04.002

Estelle Berger

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2405-8726(25)00032-2

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Realizing Accessible and Environmentally Sustainable Medical Devices in Low-Resource Healthcare Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Personal Narrative of the Designer’s Roles and Competencies 在撒哈拉以南非洲低资源医疗环境中实现可获得和环境可持续的医疗设备：设计师角色和能力的个人叙述

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.01.005

Karlheinz Tondo Samenjo

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Isotype in Mexico: The Untold Story 墨西哥的同种异型：不为人知的故事

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.01.001

María del Mar Navarro

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Shaping Entrepreneurial Design Identity in Design Education 在设计教育中塑造创业设计身份

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.01.003

Beate Cesinger , Sandra Dittenberger

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The Cross-pollination Approach: Conditions for Incubating and Cascading Collaborative Civic Design Initiatives 异花授粉方法：协同城市设计倡议的孵化和级联条件

IF 1.8 2区社会学

She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.01.004

Katerina Alexiou , Vera Hale , Sophia de Sousa , Theodore Zamenopoulos

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2405-8726(25)00011-5

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Wicked Problems: Flexible Characterizations and Visual Representations 棘手的问题：灵活的特征和视觉表现

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sheji.2025.01.002

Nathan Crilly

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Contributors and Acknowledgment to Referees 2024 贡献者和对审稿人的感谢2024

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She Ji-The Journal of Design Economics and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2405-8726(24)00111-4

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