Abstract: Abstract: This paper begins with an analysis of Strategic Niche Management (SNM) and the connotations of SNM process and summarizes the research on the process of SNM. There are two major views on SNM process: one being the “fivestep theory” which includes technology choice, experiment choice, establishment and implementation of experiment, expansion of experiment, and evacuation of protective policy; the other being “threestep theory” which are made up of establishment of expectation, establishment of social network, and learning process. This paper, on the basis of case studies, sorts out five factors in SNM: technological features, management of network, framework of policy, cultural mentality, and needs of customers.

Key words: Strategic Niche Management, process, overview