Abstract—Today, any organization - regardless of the specific activity - must be prepared to face continuous radical changes, innovation thus becoming a condition of survival in a globalized market. Few managers have a wider vision that includes innovation, to enable better performance of the critical activities, namely the degree of novelty that it must submit an innovation to be considered as such. Companies need not only radical changes in the products or their services, but also to their business strategies. Not all managers have an overall view on the real size of necessary innovation potential. Unfortunately there is still no common understanding (and correct) of the term of innovation among managers. Moreover, not all managers are aware of the need for innovation. In these conditions, increasing the processes adaptability of firms (through innovation) to meet the needs and performance requirements is difficult without a systematic framework. To overcome this disadvantage, the authors propose a framework for designing an innovation management system,, to cover all the important aspects of a business system, to reach the actual performance of an organization. Keywords—Innovation, innovation framework, innovation management system. I. INTRODUCTION HE increasing pressure on global competitiveness in recent years led to many challenges in managing innovation. First, technological advances are necessary to combine and accumulate the more dispersed knowledge available in various domains. Second, being competitive forces companies to accelerate development processes, in order to shorten product life cycles. Third, consumer preferences are getting increasingly diverse, resulting in more product models and variants that lead to smaller target markets and production units [1], [2]. In the last decade we have been witnessing global economic F. Andreea Maier is PhD student in the Research Centre for Engineering and Management of Innovation (RESIN), Department of Engineering Design and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania (e-mail: maier_andreea@ymail.com). Stelian Brad, Prof. Dr., is the coordinator of the Research Centre for Engineering and Management of Innovation within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (e-mail: stelian.brad@staff.utcluj.ro). Mircea Fulea, PhD, is a key member of the Research Centre for Engineering and Management of Innovation within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (e-mail: mircea.fulea@staff.utcluj.ro). Diana Nicoară is PhD student in the Research Centre for Engineering and Management of Innovation (RESIN), Department of Engineering Design and Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania (e-mail: dannifeliss@gmail.com). Dorin Maier is PhD student at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania (e-mail:dorin.maier@gmail.com). changes that led to a stream of innovative ideas and emerging technologies. The rate and propagation speed of technological development that spreads globally is astounding. Technology is present in every aspect of our lives. It changed the way we live and do business. Innovation and technology play a vital and critical role in the competitive global economy; therefore, they need to be properly integrated in the management workflow. Technology and innovation management has been defined as "the integration and effective use of innovation, strategic, operational, and commercial enterprises mission to gain a competitive edge"[3]. A. General Aspects of Management Systems For an organization to be able to achieve success on a market where competition is becoming fiercer, it is necessary (for its performance) to grow and be officially recognized. Success can result from implementing and maintaining a management system that is designed to continuously improve performance, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders, and recognition of performance is given by system certification of the respective management system. The concept of "management system" can be defined as a "organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, practices, processes, activities and resources for developing, implementing, achieving and maintaining policies and objectives of an organization” [4]. Among the management systems, the most common are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and ISO 27001. For a long time innovation was seen as a key factor for competitiveness for many companies [5], [6]. In order to systematize innovation, the innovation management system must be integrated into other existing management systems. In addition, it should be noted that - in terms of quality management – both the ISO 9001 and innovation management system stress the importance of two main pillars: customer satisfaction and continuous improvement [7], [8]. An innovation management system aims to improve the competitiveness of the organization through a planned and systematic management of the company's innovation processes, whether be it concerned with other products, production processes or marketing or organizational processes [9]. The success of a management system requires innovation: clearly defined objectives, an innovative culture, good communication, etc. B. Limitations of Current Approaches Based on the innovation management model proposed in [10] we emphasize its important components that form a A Proposed Innovation Management System Framework – A Solution for Organizations Aimed for Obtaining Performance Andreea Maier, Stelian Brad, Mircea Fulea, Diana Nicoară, and Dorin Maier T World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering Vol:6, No:11, 2012 3235 International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 6(11) 2012 scholar.waset.org/1307-6892/12968 International Science Index, Economics and Management Engineering Vol:6, No:11, 2012 waset.org/Publication/12968